In early February Chinese New Year was celebrated here in Taiwan. Is Christmas not an official holiday, Chinese New Year are even six holidays in a row. The exact date is determined by the lunar calendar, which is why Chinese … Continue reading
Advent celebration with the girls from 5th floor and Christmas service German Christmas Eve service Getting the Christmas tree ready Christmas Presents Despite the many Christmas decorations that can be seen here in Taiwan, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are … Continue reading
Last Sunday we started our journey to Taiwan. A lot of people came to the airport in Frankfurt to say goodbye to us. It was nice that our parents, Joe’s siblings, friends from our church and Helga from the Marburg … Continue reading
Now it’s already a month since our sending service at our home church in Neuenbürg. We were so busy the last few weeks with clearing our appartment, packing, … that we did not get to write something. Now it’s just … Continue reading
After several months of waiting, many phone calls, emails, visits to various Taiwanese embassies … we finally have our visas. It is exactly the type of visa we need for our work in Taiwan and now we can go ahead … 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
In recent weeks I was able to see two men again, of whom I learned a lot. First my tutor and physics teacher from school and second my dean of my computer science studies. I have not seen both since … 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
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