A short update

We would like to give you a very brief update. We have been in Frauchwil (municipality of Rapperswil BE) for three weeks now. We can live there in a large, old farmhouse until around the end of February. The house is used by seasonal workers from spring to fall. In the first week after our arrival, we cleaned the house, replaced broken light bulbs, cleared blockages in the siphons, etc. In the meantime, the house has become cozy and we have gotten used to the smells that are still present despite the cleaning. We enjoy the large rooms and the boys are happy to have so much space to spread out their toys (we've never lived in such a big house before).
After our “cleaning week”, we caught scarlet fever. Marlen got away with two days of “sickness”. The rest of the family needed a little more time to get rid of the “bugs". In the meantime, however, most of us are fit again. We “only” have one “sick” boy left and will soon be “ready for the public” again!

We still don't know what the new year will bring and where we will live. At the moment we have no solution for a place to live that would serve us in what we consider to be our “mission”.

The PraiseCamp in Basel is planned over the New Year. Marlen will certainly be there to supervise the Compassion stand. At the moment, the question is whether Christoph (with some of our boys) will also come and work as a “helper”.