Missionary Retreat

CHN volunteers who came to Poland to serve missionaries

The Christian Hospitality Network believes that missionaries should take time out from their work to be refreshed and rejuvenated.  They also know that many missionaries do not have the funds to take vacations, so they provide a wonderful service to them. 

Worship in English.

We were among the over 250 missionaries from 31 countries who took advantage of their offer to provide hotel rooms, breakfasts, dinners, worship in English and much more in Krakow, Poland last week.  All we had to do was pay for our own transportation there, lunches and any sight-seeing we wanted to do. 

The 8-hour trip through Slovakia was a beautiful drive through the mountains full of fall colors. We saw three different castles off in the distance along the way. 

On Tuesday, we found a tour guide who took us through Krakow's Old Town, the Jewish Quarter, and the Jewish Ghetto including Schindler's Factory.  Then on Wednesday we went back to the Old Town and walked through the Walaw Castle.  Here are a few pictures from our tour.

The Cloth Hall on the Old Town Square

The Old Town Gate and the Bastion in front of it

St. Mary's Church on the Old Town Square

One of the two remaining active synagogues in Krakow

Gate to the cemetery in the Jewish Quarter

One of the chairs in the memorial to the thousands of Jews who died in the Jewish Ghetto during World War II

A section of the wall that surrounded the Jewish Ghetto

The gate to Schindler's Porcelain Dish Factory.  Schindler was responsible for saving 1200 of his workers from execution

A street leading to the Square.  St Mary's is at the end of the street.

The courtyard of the castle palace

Polish beet soup.  Mike liked it.  Nancy not so much.

Thanks, CHN, for caring for the missionaries!