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As you must have noticed, we stopped posting news updates quite some time ago. We are leaving the older content, however, as long as there are no significant changes. The reason for this is that we are just not generating

Our trip to the Dawawa people will begin on March 23 in Vancouver BC. Coming back we will spend a short time in Germany to see our moms and also to pay a short visit to Wycliffe. Beate will also

If the Lord brings us to your mind, then please pray especially for our trip to Papua New Guinea. Especially that the Lord would keep us from getting sick and that our checking and recording work may go smoothly without

We are very busy preparing to leave for Papua New Guinea on 23 March. We are planning to have two short stops in New Zealand and Australia where we hope to meet up with our son Simon and his girlfriend

Martin is traveling again to various Hutterite colonies. On the map above you can see a rough outline of his route. He will be driving over 6000 km, so he’ll be gone for a while. Purpose of the trip is

It’s not just us who are getting ready, but also the Dawawa in PNG. Jino and his team want to have five Old Testament books ready for checking by the time we arrive in the first quarter of 2016. There

https://blog.knauber.info/wp-admin/post.php?post=951&action=editAs we have already mentioned in another post, we were privileged to participate in a Hutterite wake. Such a wake for a deceased person usually lasts several days – one of the reasons being to give enough time for relatives

It’s finally done! On April 18 Martin was doubly rewarded for all his hard work. At the graduation ceremony Martin was first given his Master’s degree and then to everybody’s surprise was also presented with the governor’s gold medal award

Beate and I will be in Germany from 27 May to 21 June for some family matters. We will also be going to the Wycliffe Conference in Holzhausen in June.

As we have already mentioned in our last newsletter, we are planning several trips in the next 12 months, including a longer one to Papua New Guinea, which requires a great deal of planning. First up is a visit to

I am still involved as mediator and frequently hold seminars on Biblical Conflict Resolution at various churches in our area. I feel privileged and blessed to be able to help people work through their problems and strengthen their relationships. Sometimes

Studies: Martin is in the final stages of his study program. Although he is still very engaged in the Hutterite project, and also has regular contact with the translation team to discuss translation issues, his main focus at the moment

On March 10 our third grandchild, Dominic Jacob, was born. Mirjam and the baby, as well as the rest of the family are doing well and we all are very happy with the addition to the family. Dominic weighed in

The last few months have been very busy for us and without much time for a breather because there was just so much to do. Unfortunately there wasn’t much time for relaxation during the Christmas season either because we were

I am very thankful that I am now an official member of the ministry team at our church here in Abbotsford. Through teaching, coaching, and mediation I am helping people to deal with their conflicts in a way that will

After many months of uncertainties, we finally received a letter from immigration saying that we have been granted Permanent Residency (PR) status. This is a real miracle, especially since we encountered some problems along the way. So there is no