One interesting aspect of IBTS we learned from Tima. The Certificate of Applied Theology students (CAT) come from all over Europe, and come from all sorts of church backgrounds. People worship in different ways, wear different types of clothes, listen to very different types of music ... and when the group first meet there are tensions. The students all live together, and Tima says that one of the aims of the CAT course is to build a community of different types of Christians, with the aim at the end of the course that they become close friends and that they see that there are different ways to worship the same Lord.
Prague itself is incredibly beautiful. In the city centre itself, it seems there is nothing ordinary. All the buildings are incredibly ornate, many are painted or covered with sculptures. Buildings of different ages and styles are crowded together separated only by huge open oddly shaped squares and tight narrow winding roads. The city is very hilly and this helps to show off the city, as does the river and its many bridges. Transport is excellent, buses, trams, Metro ... everything runs to time and services are frequent. The trip from IBTS into the city centre takes only about 30 minutes.
We thoroughly enjoyed our time at IBTS and Prague, seeing our friends and seeing a little of the city.
Paul, Linda, Michael and David Watson
