Author: philipp

In Chiang Mai

We are back in Chiang Mai. It’s our first full day here. I went shopping for groceries. There was nothing in the house. But not before noon. This is about how long I slept. The flight was okay. We flew from Zurich to Singapore. The first hours the entertainment system didn’t work on our side.…

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“Aren’t you glad you are in good company?”

I found this some time back…. There are many reasons why we may think that God shouldn’t have called us. But don’t  worry. We’re in good company. Moses  stuttered.David’s armor didn’t  fit.John Mark was rejected by  Paul.Timothy had ulcers.Hosea’s wife was a  prostitute.Amos’ only training was in the school of fig-tree pruning.Jacob was a liar.David…

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Blessings

We have spent the last 25 days in Switzerland. We came home this morning one o’clock from Liestal in Basel where we had a great time with a mix of new won friends, people we know from way back and people who were in the mountains with short term teams. It was such a blessing.…

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Legoland

"Have I shrunk in the kids play room?" No we made the trip to the Legoland in Germany near Ulm. We were visiting friends in Stuttgart the day before. As a child it was my dream to go to Legoland. It took twenty years to finally see this dream fulfilled. Even better I could fulfill…

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Financial struggle in Switzerland

It is strange to be here and at the same time wonderful. We left Switzerland for SEasia over seven years ago. Since then we came for visits every two years. Switzerland hasn’t changed much compared to Thailand which is in a constant change typical for a developing nation. Switzerland seems to stand still. At least…

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Lavendula

While in Switzerland I’m confronted with all the different plants here. I just can’t remember all the names anymore. I used to know them all by their Latin and German names. The fauna in Thailand is so different from here.One of the plants I miss most in Thailand is lavender or "lavendula angustifolia". Most gardens…

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