Author: Martin

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

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

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

Since Martin has now finished his winter semester, we are more free to travel again and visit some of the colonies. The translation work in this project is also moving along steadily, for which we are very thankful. The gospels