Some questions

It's time for an update. We keep getting all kinds of questions and we want to answer a few of them:

How are you doing?
On the whole, we're doing very well!
At the moment, the balancing act between "packing boxes" and still being "fully involved on the farm" is a little challenging. Sometimes it's also difficult to comprehend that we'll be away from here in less than two months. We are still living firmly in the "here and now". When the apartment will be empty and we will close the door behind us for the last time, saying goodbye to the animals and all the experiences, we will certainly feel melancholy and a few tears will flow.
We truly believe that there is a place somewhere where we belong. During this process, we have also repeatedly realized that this conflict (which was there, but never really came to the table until now) has also robbed us of a lot of energy and perhaps also partly prevented us from really living in what we believe is our calling.

Are you moving abroad now?
First of all: At the moment, we firmly expect to stay in Switzerland. We have thought about whether we should look beyond Switzerland's borders, but at the moment we really feel that we should stay in Switzerland. A door has opened for Marlen: in future, she will be working 50% for Compassion (compassion.ch). She is very much looking forward to this job. Her task is to sensitize Christian churches and groups to the topic of poverty and justice and to present the work of Compassion in this context. She will also focus on youth groups and family services.

Do you already know what's next?

We don't know much. However, Marlen's work will mainly focus on western German-speaking Switzerland. We are therefore planning to settle within a 45-minute drive of Bern. You can find out more about what we are looking for here.

Christoph would like to become an independent farmer again, but on a smaller scale. When we find the place - where we think we should stay for the next few years - is written in the stars. So we are putting our belongings on hold for the time being. And God has made wonderful provision in this area. Even before we started our search, we received an offer from friends that they had space for our belongings (thank you very much, Bucher family). So we are assuming that we will live "out of the car" throughout the summer and stay here and there.

How do you earn your money?
Marlen's 50% job will give us the money we need to make ends meet for the time being. We hope that we will be able to build up an income from farming again in due course. Many things are still open and we are taking it step by step at the moment!