by Gentille from the Democratic Republic of Congo

He talks to us about his creatures, he crosses borders just to talk to us and show his greatness. It was a day when I wondered where all the people living in this world can meet. A little later I said again, „Can there be a place where we could meet before the Second Coming of Jesus Christ?“ My heart doubted, but with faith I answered myself: God is the Father of Miracles, He will do all things so that my heart never doubts again. When I heard people talking about Church Day, I thought that maybe the Kirchentag could be an answer to my question.

I did not know what to say, but then that time came on the church day when I missed my train because the first train was too crowded with people. So I waited and took the next train. I heard that there was a choir on the train. I turned and sang with them … and my answer was already there. The moment in which I received the answer to my request was that moment in the Kirchentag. There was a moment of shared prayer, worship, praise and general meditation in honor of the Creator of heaven and earth. My wish is to re-experience this atmosphere of the Kirchentag with the whole world every day. The Kirchentag was the answer to my question that has existed for years …