The "windmill Wissel" is located in the town of  Wissel about 15 km from the Dutch border.

Families from Germany and Holland joined the  group on the Sabbath for church services.

There were plenty of opportunities to chat!

22 people attended the 2nd annual international young adults activity hosted by UCOG and the Vereinte Kirche Gottes ["United Church of God-Germany"]. Young adults from Belgium, England, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United States met from July 2 to 4 at the "Windmühle Wissel", an authentic windmill that has been restored with hostel-style accommodations. The windmill is located in Germany about 15 km from the Dutch border.

The young adults arrived at the windmill on Friday. Three visitors from England arrived on Thursday at the Cologne-Bonn airport and spent the day touring the city of Cologne. Others arrived by car or by train at the train stations in Goch, Germany and Nijmegen, the Netherlands. On Friday evening the group enjoyed a barbecue dinner of hamburgers with grilled corn on the cob.

After a hearty breakfast on Sabbath, July 3, the young adults were divided up into five groups for an interactive Bible study related to the theme "The church in the 21st century: meeting the challenge". Each group was given a couple of scriptures and corresponding questions to answer. The five teams researched their answers and then presented them in an hour-long discussion.

Following a light lunch, several families from Germany and the Netherlands joined the group for church services in the afternoon. Louise Kleinberg from England and Myriam Moriceau from Paris performed special music prior to main message. In his sermon, UCOG President Paul Kieffer discussed the "spiritual law of biogenesis", explaining how the church survives from generation to generation because spiritual life imparts spiritual life via the preaching of gospel, both in the public arena and within the church. He showed how the apostle Paul instructed Timothy to find faithful men who would continue to teach the truths that Paul had taught Timothy. Not all of these men would have been elders, since the ability or gift of teaching in the church is not limited only to those who are elders.

After services the visiting families and the young adults enjoyed coffee and cake. In the evening another barbecue was prepared on the large outdoor grill at the windmill. This time various sausages and salads were on the menu. After sunset the group enjoyed various games including a finger painting relay and identifying each other in various assumed identities.

On Sunday the group traveled to nearby Xanten, an historic town dating back to Roman times. Xanten was a Roman military outpost along the Rhine river, home to the 18th legion, which, along with two other Roman legions, was destroyed by the German chieftain Arminius ["Hermann"] in a battle in the Teutoberg forest in 9 A.D. The young adults enjoyed a guided tour in English, followed by a light lunch in a local restaurant. After lunch it was time to head in various directions for the trip home.

The weekend was a welcome opportunity for young adults of like belief to fellowship and encourage one another. Hannah Ellams from England described her experience this way: "I am so excited to finally meet young people of our belief who I never knew existed all these years!" Jesmina Allaoua from Germany, who coordinated the activity, commented on the rationale for the event: "Some young people only see their friends once a year at the Feast. We are happy to provide an additional opportunity for like-minded young adults to meet and strengthen ties within the Church in Europe. It was fun to see how quickly everyone made friends and laughed a lot together."