This year we celebrated Amy’s birthday three times. On her actual birthday we as a family have been on vacation. Besides presents and birthday cake, we enjoyed our time in the hot springs and flew a kite on the beach. … Continue reading
Last Saturday we went with Amy’s preschool to a small farm. Amy usually goes on excursion with her preschool once or twice a month and sometimes the parents can join them. We played some games, made crafts, looked at the … Continue reading
After Chinese New Year, we were able to have a few days of vacation in the South of Taiwan, in Kenting. We went together with a German-Taiwanese family which we got to know at language school. Kenting about 250 miles … Continue reading
The last three weeks we were on vacation. We travelled with Joe’s parents and some friends from Neuenbuerg to Lake Maggiore in Italy. The weather was perfect and Amy loved to splash in the water. We were riding boat, visited … Continue reading
A little after Pentecost we once again went to the Lago Maggiore with our “bible club girls” for a few days. It was the fourth time that we were together for a retreat in Italy… Every morning we had a … Continue reading
After a good week in Columbia, we travelled to New Jersey to visit our former neighbors Sam and Sarah with their kids. Since the distance is quite far we have stayed in Pennsylvania for one night and visited the Amish. … Continue reading
In May we had the opportunity to visit once again our old home in the US. We stayed for a week in Columbia and we were able to visit many good friends from university and church. We were even able … Continue reading
The end of April we were on a weekend retreat with our German church close to Stuttgart. We thought about all the blessings God has given to us, talked a lot and just had fun together. Joe helped with the … Continue reading
The last two weeks we have been in Marburg in the mission’s headquarters. In the first week we participated there in a Candidate Orientation. We and two other future missionaries dealt with the history of the Marburger Mission, the structures, … Continue reading