April 19th- 22nd,
2019
The weekend after
the craziness that was enmodes, I went to a church youth conference called
Youth in Mission. I really needed that conference. I was able to forget about
school, make new friends, listen to great music, sing worship songs, hear
inspiring messages about prayer, and go hiking! The hike had incredible views
and a castle! I also would like to think I got better at reading in German
because many of the songs were in German. But, I am pretty sure my
pronunciation still sounds very American.
Down a Vineyard Path
Castle Tower Views
Sunset on Sunday Night
April 25th, 2019
On Thursday of the
following week, we finally went to Bingen to learn about Hildegard von Bingen
and see "Das Binger Artzebesteck."
Hildegard von Bingen
was an abyss, musician, healer, counselor to Kings, and received visions from
God in an age where women were treated as second class citizens. She was truly
an incredible woman and became a saint in 2012. She used herbs and also precious
stones to heal people (the later of which I thought was very unique). After our
museum tour, we searched for herbs in a beautiful garden outside the museum.
Herbs in the Garden
Herbs in the Garden
"Das binger
Artzebesteck" is a collection of an ancient Roman doctors tools. Many of
the surgical tools from back then are very similar to today's materials (with
the exception of the materials) because the human body has not changed since
those days.
Some of the Roman Doctor's tools
Bingen also sits
right next to the Mouse Tower, castle ruins, and beautiful wine country.
Germany is truly gorgeous in the spring!
More Beautiful German views!
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