Okay, so I’ve talked a little
about it and hinted around here and there. But I’ve postponed making any
official declarations until it was 100% certain. Here it is:
I am going to Poland.
I received my passport a few
weeks ago and the money has been put down.
I am to join Eva Mozes Kor
and the C.A.N.D.L.E.S. Museum on their tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau and the city
of Krakow. Eva Mozes Kor and her sister Miriam were Mengele twins, meaning Dr.
Joseph Mengele ran experiments on them as little girls. The C.A.N.D.L.E.S.
Museum is the only Holocaust museum worldwide that advocates forgiveness
against the Nazis and every other perpetrator of genocide. As a Christian I
believe in forgiving my enemies, but what Eva and the museum practices is
beyond my comprehension. Such love and forgiveness can only come from God.
Not only is this a dream come
true for me, visiting the country I am writing about (WIP “Hidden Places”), I
am taking a big step. As a former (or continual, depends on what’s going on in
my life) agoraphobic, it is an extraordinary thing for me to go out on my own
in an unfamiliar place. Maybe on this trip, I can learn from Eva and the other
Holocaust survivors. Not only is this an adventure for me, I am viewing this as
a spiritual journey. I think I’ll come back a different person, a better
person.
It is barely three months
until I head off. At times I can hardly believe it, but then I feel something
that helps me admit that this is reality.
Until next time…
How exciting! Have an awesome time! :)
ReplyDeleteYou deserve this! And you have no idea how truly excited, happy, elated, etc... I am that you get to experience this. I know you'll come back a changed person and memories that will last you a lifetime. Just bring me back some Polish amber? :)
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