Welcome Rev. Katinka Schulte-Ostermann
The North American Region welcomes Rev. Katinka Schulte-Ostermann! Rev. Schulte-Ostermann arrived in Sacramento. CA, on May 20th, where she will begin her work in the US.
You can read her bio below.
Rev. Katinka Schulte-Ostermann, born in the 1970s, grew up in a large family (three older and 7 younger siblings) in the seaport city of Kiel in northern Germany. She attended the Waldorf School there, and after graduation she worked for one year in the Camphill Community Sheiling in Great Britain. Read more
I adored my first Youth Conference. The effect that it had on the participants was described as a “Golden Bomb” in their year, and after experiencing one, I couldn’t agree more. The memories of that weekend will live with me forever. I still feel the confidence in our group as we sang, care free, parading down the street. I still see the sun and the smiles as we reflected on a labyrinth and conversed under an old oak tree. There was a power in reading I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King as the sun rose in the same spot where he read it. We made true connections with complete strangers during profound conversations with other teenagers. The sheer verve created by the youth conference instilled me with hope. All these joyous moments helped me grow and heal. Finally, I can testify that these youth conferences really do create a “Golden Bomb” in one’s year.