Russell in Lutherland

I landed in Berlin, where I was met by representatives of the Luther Study event.
This event is funded by the Lutheran World Federation to foster celebration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation by Lutherans around the world. I was one of three Americans, a Canadian, two Swedes, and then one pastor from each of Argentina, Chile, Denmark, Latvia, Ethiopia, Liberia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Palestine, India, and Hong Kong. Two others were not able to make it.
We were hosted by a helpful German pastor and his assistant. Classes were led by three Lutheran professors -- two Germans and a Zimbabwean.