A life long dream comes true

For the first time in his life Gil owns a tuba. We got it from eBay and we picked it up this weekend. Gil is thrilled to own his first tuba. After more then 50 years palying the instrument a dream came true for him. Did you know that Gil played for the Inauguration of President Johnson? We had a blast and as you can see he is very happy and handsome.

Happy Valentin's Day

Gil & I spend a wonderful afternoon in a cozy cafe, eating Black Forest Cake. Celebrating love is a true gift from God. The weather was wonderful and we posed for a picture outside the beautiful place. We enjoyed the company of my sister and brother-in-law. (top left corner)

Have a happy valentine's day,

Maria

Rosy and I are going way back to the late 80's where we studied together Christian Counseling in Philadelpia. Today she works as an Art Painting Therapist/Counselor near Zuerich.

We realized we look just the same then two decades ago or maybe even better!

Gruezi mitanand

"Gruezi mitanand" (roll the "r" really strong in the back of your mouth)
This is a typical swiss german greeting we heard this past weekend as we traveld to Switzerland and visited friends. We had a great time and it was fun to meet our friends after almost 15years. The weather was nice and if you look closley, you can see the mountain range in the background of one of the pictures. The other picture shows Rosy our friend and Maria. Switzerland is just beautiful!
We are doing well and are back in Germany.
Love, Gil & Maria

Trip to Hamburg

Dear FriendsWe just returned from a very nice trip to Hamburg. Two friends from Bible School, Martin & Moni are working there as Missioanries in the harbor of Hamburg. They visit seamen on the ships. Often they reach Nationals from countries where no Missionary can go offically to share the good news. We had a great time getting to know their ministry better.

Gil's high point of the week was to go with Martin on a ship to share the Gospel. I loved the evening on an old ship where they made out of the machine room a Jazz club. The music was fun and we had a great time. Later we went for a short sight seeing tour through the city of Hamburg. Enjoy some of the pictures we took there.

We are doing well and are back in the Black Forest! Greetings, Gil & Maria