Week at an Evangelical Convent

This past week I had the opportunity to go to an evangelical convent called Kanaan. It was really cool. I had a bedroom to myself which was really nice change after sharing a room with 8 other girls. It was also a really refreshing week of contemplating on all that Jesus has done for us and just taking time to smell the roses. There were roses everywhere--different kinds and colours and they smelled so wonderful. 

The following are a couple of quotes that spoke to me this week from Mother Basilea Schlink:  
 
"I never want the Holy Spirit to have to tell me something twice."

"My gift of love has no equal. But there is one condition: that you make room for it... Empty your heart of everything filling it, and you will find the most valuable gift, the most wonderful gift in all the world: a love relationship between you and Me--the deepest, closest, purest, holiest and strongest possible. Surrender all else, and you will find it!" My All For Him page 28

"Jesus as Love everlasting

Descended from on high

To show to sinful beings

The way of love divine.

Jesus as Love everlasting

Enkindled many souls

To dedicate their everything 

For love of Him alone.

Jesus with love still seeking

For hearts aglow with love

Their lives and longings yielding

To Him who's from above.

Once more the Saviour is knocking

At every heart and door.

Oh, can't you hear Him pleading,

Accept me as your Lord."

My All For Him page 28-29

And here are some pictures:

Picking apples to help the sisters get all the apples off the trees before the frost. They have so many apple trees and other fruits and veggies too.

 A view of part of their property.

They publish material to share the Gospel in so many languages around the world. It is really awesome to see it all. I even found a bookmark in Khmer but I couldn't read it...as it has been too long.

Here are some of the sisters leading worship.

 Here is a picture of myself and two of the sisters who are from Canada.

Two girls from our team in their main chapel where we went for a liturgical prayer service every day.

Here is another picture of some of the grounds.

They have a special path where you can walk through and reflect on the suffering and resurrection of Jesus. It is a really cool experience to go through each station and really reflect on Jesus' actions and what they mean for us today.

 

 

 

 

It was an amazing week! I recommend checking out this place if you are ever in Germany and remembering the sisters (and there are a couple of brothers too) in prayer for all the work they do to bring Christ's love to this world.