Day 8

Our first morning in Gdansk began with everyone dragging themselves out of bed to eat an early breakfast and have devotions in another building. We listened to Elyse while she gave her brief spiel about a scripture verse, and then we dispersed and prepared to venture out into the Old Town of Gdansk.

Upon reaching our determined destination, we hung out around town, sang in the streets after every hour or so, handed out invitations to our evening concerts, and then took a break for lunch at Subway. We also got to meet Pawel, his family, Mariusz, and Ewa. After a satisfying meal, we repeated the same process minus handing out invitations. Instead, a large group of us went to Saint Mary's cathedral and climbed up the several hundred steps to see a magnificent view. The beauty of it was glorious and really reflected God's creation.

Dinner was eaten at a catering place near the hostel and, after we had consumed our fill of chicken, potatoes, salad, and soup, we went to the hostel to change into our concert outfits. We then took a tram to our first concert in Gdansk at an enclosed area called La Fontaine. We had a pretty good turnout and we listened as Mr. Unger delivered a short sermon. The people there seemed to be blessed by our singing as we talked to many of them afterwards, thanking them for coming. It was a marvelous night of singing and having refreshments that the people at La Fontaine had so graciously laid out for us.

It was a satisfying day. The weather was warm again, but still cloudy. It was altogether a wonderful first day in Gdansk.

Walking up the rather steep stairs leading to the tower of the Saint Mary's cathedral.

The beautiful view at the top of the tower.

Inside the cathedral.

An interesting calender/clock thing in the cathedral.

The presentation picture that Pawel painted and talked about during our street evangelizing.