6.12.2004

hey friends! sad do think that this is my next to last email from the land of the sauerkraut. strange indeed... yesterday was fast sunday. it was great! my last chance to bear my testimony in German,... or so i thought. we ate after church with our first counsellor, and he told me that i would also get a chance to say goodbye to the ward next week as well, so cool! i am very happy... as i think back on my mission, all the wonderful things i´ve seen and experienced and stuff, i really am sure it´s been ´the best two years´. i´ve made so many friends, and seen so many proofs that God loves us and is there for us... i dont want to get sappy, but i know that it´s all been worth it, more than i ever dreamed. i just hope i havent forgotten how to drive.... we took a few minutes to visit the Hamburg christmas market last week, as well as the small one that was held in Lauenburg. they were amazing.. i cant describe the feeling, walking through the narrow strets with the smell of roasted almonds and warm Glühwein in the air, hearing the music and taking in the stands of colorful stuff... simply amazing.. like something from a book. i love life! we ate Fufu again last saturday with Christina, the Ghanan lady who got baptised a few weeks ago. many of her friends were there, and we ate it at another members´house, so there were quite a few people there. another awesome experience! i gotta get going.. there are still people to find in my last 10 dayys... i am sad to leave but excited to get home.. it´s a strange time for me... have a great week please!