Winds of Change

I saw a link to the blog "Winds of Change," and I was reminded of the song of the same title by The Scorpions from over a decade ago. What a great song, talking about the changes going on in the former Soviet Union (song lyrics to 'Winds of Change' by The Scorpions).

Then I was reminded of an AISEC International meeting I attended back in college. Some of the members had returned from an international meeting in which there were other members from around the former Yugoslavia. These members, our local group reported, vowed that they would not fight each other, even though they saw that their country was headed toward civil war. Our local delegation reported that, at the end of the conference, they all had joined hands and sang "Winds of Change." Tears were in everyone's eyes. It must have been a moving experience.

I also remember hearing about how our church had just sent a mission team to Moscow, and how God's Winds of Change were moving there.

It's interesting how a single phrase can bring back all these memories.