English Ministry/Sibiu
A web journal of Rev. Joel and Susan Schlachtenhaufen's trip to Sibiu/Hermannstadt, Romania, to work in cooperation with the Evangelical Lutheran Church to provide offerings in English.
A web journal of Rev. Joel and Susan Schlachtenhaufen's trip to Sibiu/Hermannstadt, Romania, to work in cooperation with the Evangelical Lutheran Church to provide offerings in English.
September 16, 2011
Our friends in Sibiu have blessed us in so many ways during our three trips and nine months in their very interesting city and land of a rich history. We have so much to reflect on, given the stories of our friends and many unforgettable experiences and events at our host church, the Stadtpfarrkirche of Hermannstadt/Sibiu and the European Culture Capital that Sibiu is. We look forward to our return in the Spring of next year and to introducing this place and these people to more visitors from the United States and our Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Now we eagerly anticipate the October 7-28 visit to Wisconsin and elsewhere by our hosts, Pastors Kilian and Elfriede Doerr and their daughter, Paula. They will meet and talk with hundreds of people, replacing stereotypes and misinformation about Transylvania and Romania with the inspiring stories and visions of dedicated, faithful people who have survived very difficult times and face an exciting, challenging future.
Here is a spur-of-the-moment video greeting by the Doerrs taped between services on Pentecost Sunday.
