Jonathon 1 month later

I was at Lake Constance (Bodensee) last week, teaching.

Here is a great foto taken on the 5th of October of Leah, Silke and Jonathon.


They all had just arrived 20Km away for a few weeks of Reha..

It was a joy to be able to talk with Jonathon (albeit that he's speaking slowly) and watch him be able to get around. He is dragging the left side which is obviously partially paralysed, but he IS walking.




Please keep the prayers going as there are signs of epilepsy on the EEG and he's just not the old Joni. Pray specifically that as he has the plaster on the left arm removed this week that he'll start to use the arm / hand more and that his walking would improve more.

Praise God for what He has done and for what He is doing and will do in the future in Joni's life and that of his family. This weekend the Grandparents (Wolfgang and Erika) will also visit along with Michael and the other two children, Simon and Miriam.


Here again is Jonathon.
He laughs so wonderfully
from the stomach out!

He may get home for the
Autumn holidays
(30th October -5th November)
or may be all that week still in Reha.

The family just can't wait to be re-united.

Jonathon

We have been in constant prayer for Jonathon since last Wednesday (5 days ago).
He is the youngest son (5) of Silke and Michael - good friends in our House Group.



























Last week, whilst on holiday in Passau, he was riding his bike and hit an UPS truck doing 50Km/hr. His helmet was broken in 3 places. He still hasn't woken from the coma, although he seems to recognise people and sometimes calls out "Mama" or "Auto".
In these photos he's asleep - he is looking relatively awake when he opens his eyes.


Joachim and I went to visit them today. His left arm was plastered as we were there - a fracture in his hand. His left side seems paralysed - but the Dr.'s say there's no brain bleeding and no skull fractures.

If you know our God, please pray for him.

Various Photos

Here are a few photos which I feel turned out pretty well this year.

Poppies














The Manx flag at home














Carole, in Cognito in Portugal!















Jenny in Portugal in August.














Jan in Portugal in August


For more photos of our Teeny Mission Trip to Caldas da Rainha this summer, go to www.bgab.de then onto the "Portugal...Link" side. Then look up "Bildergalerie". We'd a great time there, which was very challenging for all. If it's no longer available I guess I'll have to put a few more photos onto this side.

The Family

Here are some photos taken in Heidelberg on Mutti / Mama / Omi's Birthday (April 19th).

Joachim and Jenny.














Joachim in front of Heidelberg Castle














Omi / Mama / Mutti. Looking very chic




















The rest of the family. Don't know why the kids aren't smiling!

Further pictures of Mallorca.

We had time to relax....
.............by breakfast


......................by an evening walk in the hotel grounds














...........by a walk on the beach opposite the hotel














..............on a drive along the rugged coastline
















...........or in the "Mulligan" pub in the evenings!













Did we have fun?....Of course!

Mallorca in May

In May I went on a working week to the beautiful Spanish Island of Mallorca. We'd a very strenuous time.....
in the evenings................













with Joachim.....talking about life to anyone who'd hear................















Drinking Cocktails at the pool.....

Jenny's First Horse Jumping Competition

Here she is...our Jenny. At a local Riding Centre (Wolfsangle).
First the last Voltigier photo,




.........then, a few hours later, by her first triumph


























at her first Gymkhana.


She looks pretty cool in all her riding kit, doesn't she?!!!

Jenny looking Fit

This summer Jenny has spent as much time as possible at the stables.













Here are some pictures of her looking pretty fit!

Voltigieren is acrobatics on a (usually galloping) horse.

Progressing

Our bedroom in the making :













....and how it looks now :-
















Jan's room
















Jenny's room














...and my study, finished!!! (the facing wall is pale green!

House is coming on

We've moved in! Here are some of the latest photos, but I'll get some new ones of us actualy living in the beautiful rooms in the next few days.

Painting

Here we are on the same day as the tree-felling (see below), this time painting.




















The Tall (Joachim) and the short (Fritz) of it!!

The family, with the kids supposedly in the rare position of helping, but really larking around.

Jan - full of concentration because he's painting HIS room.
Jenny and Joachim painting our bedroom.

Jenny doing a bow! ......Bye-bye

"Timber"

Today a bit of garden work had to be squeezed in












as we thought 2 trees were in danger of falling














on our new roof.









Here are the photos of Michael and Joachim at work!