One of our churche's regular outings, was a meeting point, on Sunday afternoon, at the Monopteros, in the English Gardens. It is a famous landmark of Munich; a round ornamental temple in Greek style, that towers 16 meters high. It was built on a raised grassy embankment and especially attracted, subculture groups such as the hippies in the 1960s. It has always been a tourist attraction, with a great vantage point for taking pictures. Today it's also a hang-out spot for students from around the world. For those of us from California, the place brought back memories of Hyde Park in San Francisco, where the hippie gatherings took place.
In other words, it was the perfect place to meet people and share the gospel. Thomas wrote in the church brochure, that the meeting time was every Sunday, when it wasn’t raining, at 2:00. He encouraged everyone, to be brave and take a turn, to share the testimony, or story about how they met Jesus. Thomas, Randy and Steve brought their guitars, and led our group in songs of praise, to draw in the passerbyes.
I have a cool photo taken one day when Marc, who even though his German wasn’t perfect, loved to tell the people how Jesus set him free. Sometimes friends from other churches, would come and join in. Many lives were touched during those years. I wonder if other Christians go out there today. Sadly, I cannot remember the last time, I have ever been there again.
