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
Since the end of February we have been at three mission conferences in the South of Germany (Pfalz), in Berlin, and in the West (near Cologne). For such a mission conference many people from surrounding churches come together to learn … Continue reading
Since begin of March we work now officially with Marburg Mission Foundation and have started preparing us for our time in Taiwan. The first two weeks we were on a language and culture course at Wycliffe (Missionary Society that deals … Continue reading
We are back now in Germany for about a month. It’s nice to be back with family and friends but we miss our friends in America, of course. On the first of March we start working with Marburg Mission Foundation … Continue reading
On our way back to Germany we experienced God’s care for us in the “baggage miracle.” About a week before we went back to Germany we have been at Columbia airport to get an infant ticket for Amy. Normally this … Continue reading