17. Sep 2025

Želenzná Ruda - Regen

Photo 1: The first step across the German border today at 10:17 AM...

Photo 2: The sign marking the German border at Bayerischer Eisenstein...

Photos 3+4: It was a beautiful hike today walking along the Regen River to the city Regen. My spirit just rejoiced the whole way. My feet made it! My shoes made it! With God's help I made it!!! After today it would be just five more hikes to home.

Photo 5: I asked God to direct my way to a place where I might get something to eat in the evening in Regen, whether there might be someone he wanted me to speak to. I also did not want to walk very far from the place where I was staying. The first place I saw was this bistro. The only people in it were the husband and wife owners. I ordered lasagna and salad. We started to talk. They are from Romania and I told them that we have Romanian "roots" in our family and that I had been there a number of times during the time of communism to bring Bibles and Christian literature across the border. I shared my story with them and about walking with Jesus from the Baltic States to Bavaria. When I went to pay the bill, they said that the meal was for free, that they had never met someone like me before. It was the fragrence of Jesus. I prayed for them and their business. The first of November they will be moving to a larger and better location. If you ever come to Regen after November 1 for a visit, be sure to go to Bistro Laura, Bahnhofstraße 7. Tell them that you read about their kindness on the Snail-Trail blog.