Lately we were invited to a Taiwanese wedding. First there was the wedding service in our church – similar to a wedding in Germany or in the US. Amy and another girl were flower girls and they had to wear … Continue reading
In Amy’s preschool they also celebrated Christmas. The whole preschool was decorated. December 22nd Amy’s preschool came to our church to hear and see what Christmas is about. First our pastor’s wife told them the Christmas story, then they looked … Continue reading
Christmas here in Taiwan is very different from Christmas in Germany or the US… Our church had a Christmas party on the Saturday before Christmas. Some people sang a song, some people did a little performance and there was a … Continue reading
Last Saturday we went with a group from our church to a trip into the area of Yilan in North Taiwan. We went to a village which is mainly inhabited by the Atayal people, an aboriginal Taiwanese group (our pastor’s … 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
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
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
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