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Schulenburg, Texas--The City of Painted Churches
Little did we know that painted churches does not describe the outside of the churches, but rather the inside. We went inside 4 different churches and it was unbelievable what we saw. These churches were hand painted with artwork as elaborate as the stained glass windows. These are the original churches of the settlers in this area who were either German or Czech. We are very familiar with German churches in Colorado and they are not Catholic churches. That's all there is here in the area of Schulenburg. So, we learned something new today in addition to seeing such beauty. It was a fun and interesting and actually very relaxing afternnoon in an extremely unique part of Texas. We also saw antelope being raised on a ranch. That was a first. We saw lots and lots of Longhorn cattle. We drove past some beautiful ranches, all with locked entry gates. The grass is still green here and that was a treat. We are so glad we took the time to take the self guided tour of these churches. What few parishoners are left living here are working very hard to keep these houses of worship updated and in excellent shape. We are glad they were open for us to enjoy. Almost all homes in this are have signs in front that say "Pray for our country. II Chronicles 7:14". We do not normally travel on Sunday as it is our day of rest, but we must move tomorrow to sandwich us in between fairly big storms. We'll be on the other side of Houston before the storm hits, hopefully. Please enjoy your day of rest.
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