A Secular and Sacred Odyssey to the Land of Luther

By the Senior Youth of Messiah Lutheran Church

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June 23 – German Homes: Both of a Possibly Crazy King and Definitely Generous German Families Another early checkout this morning. On the day’s schedule: Neuschwanstein Castle, Linderhof Palace, and meeting our host families in Augsburg and its suburb Kissing. After another breakfast of lunch meat and an hour drive we […]

June 23 – Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Host Families

26 Jun, 2016 in Information by Odyssey_MLC

It gets to that point in our trip where exhaustion sets in, tempers run high, and homesickness rears its ugly head. It also didn’t help that today was one of the more walking-intensive days. In our trek up to the elusive Wartburg Castle. We hiked about a half mile straight […]

June 20 – Eisenach – Wartburg Castle

26 Jun, 2016 in Information by Odyssey_MLC

June 17 – Halle – Leipzig Anna Flowers Today started really early … we ate breakfast at 7 am and were off by 8. After breakfast, we drove to Halle and after a quick look around took a guided tour around the city. We saw churches, sculptures, a cool garden, […]

June 17 – Halle – Leipzig

22 Jun, 2016 in Information by Odyssey_MLC

June 16 – Berlin to Wittenberg Justin Walker Yesterday, after a breakfast of lunch meats, we went to an old cathedral which was pretty cool. There was a giant organ and huge stained glass windows. At one point I was looking for a coffee shop and I ended up finding […]

June 16 Berlin to Wittenberg

17 Jun, 2016 in Information tagged Odyssey by Odyssey_MLC

GERMANY ODYSSEY Monday, June 13: 10:15 AM: We left from the church parking lot at 10:55 AM to travel to Atlanta. That is early when the flight to Istanbul does not depart until 10:45 PM. This day has some ‘firsts’ to it. Thomas and Muriel Irvin had never before driven […]

Arrived Safe: June 13 – 14

16 Jun, 2016 in Information by Odyssey_MLC

Group Departure Photo — Odyssey to Germany Underway for 15 Youth, Four Adult Leaders This morning at around 10:30 a.m. the group traveling on the “Odyssey to Germany” departed for the airport in a number of vehicles driven by leaders and parents. A Blessing and Sending of Odyssey Senior Youth took place for the […]

The Odyssey is Underway!

13 Jun, 2016 in Information tagged Odyssey by Odyssey_MLC

MLC Youth — Dates & Cities Trip Dates: June 13 to June 25 June 14 – Arrival in Berlin June 15 – Orientation – Berlin, Welcome Dinner June 16 – Guided tour of Berlin June 17 – Halle & Leipzig, Torgau, overnight in Wittenberg June 18 – Guided tour of Wittenberg June 19 […]

Oh! The Places We’ll Go!

31 Dec, 2015 in Information by Odyssey_MLC

Montage — Please support the Senior Youth on this Odyssey. Travel changes one’s perspective on the world. The goal of the Odyssey is for this to be both a journey of discovery and a journey into faith. They’ll see, hear, taste and learn about the culture of Germany and walk in the […]

Luther: An Odyssey

31 Dec, 2015 in Information tagged fundraising / gifts by Odyssey_MLC