How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk conference, 3-5 Aug 2007, Germany
From Christian Report
Because of the funding of Chaplain (Major General) Carver and the USAG-Darmstadt Religious Support Office, 18 of us were able to go to Hinterbrand Lodge in Southern Germany for this conference. We used the material from www.nojerks.com, created by Dr. John Van Epp. It's been in the media due to its catchy title.
During our free time, we went to www.eagles-nest.de/en, "designed as a birthday present for Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday by Martin Bormann on behalf of the NSDAP (Nazi Party). The Allied bombing of World War II did not damage the Eagle's Nest, and thanks to the intervention of former Governor Jacob, the Eagle's Nest was spared being blown up after the war." We need to remember the past.
After the tour and seeing Christ's beautiful creation, we went to the town of Berchtesgaden for a traditional German festival. It was good to see some culture.
Sunday morning, we had an optional Bible study. We worshipped, looked at the No Jerks material from a Biblical perspective, and then we closed in prayer. I'm thankful to Christ and the Army for allowing us to participate in this conference. See www.strongbonds.org for more info, and try to go on one of these if you can!
