Intro

On this site I'd recorded some of our experiences during our years in Europe. Turns out, we were forced to return to Canada due to my health, or lack of it! I've left the Euro-posts below, but have now added some more current ones.

This site is not set up to accept feedback directly. Our email address is gbhildebrand@googlemail.com, and you can contact us that way if you like.

The most recent posts are at the top. The postings began in December 2004. All can be accessed through the Archives section in the sidebar, even if you cannot reach them by scrolling down through the main page. By going to the archives and accessing things by date, you can follow things in chronological order. Most months have two posts, but not all. Click on any photo to see it full-size! Before proceeding through the archives, read the immediately following post for some context.

This photo was taken on one of many hikes above Sitzenkirch. It reminds me that life consists of many paths, some of our own choosing; many not. Our desire is to make the right choices when the choice is ours to make, and to respond rightly to situations not of our choosing that confront us. We are dependant on God both to choose well, and to respond in an honourable way.

The Way we Were

For 20 years we worked in Niverville (Manitoba). God gave us a beautiful family, allowed us to acquire all the good things most people could want, and we more or less did what we liked. We had many friends and good relationships. Though Niverville is arguably the most boring and ugly town in Canada, those were nevertheless wonderful years! Yet, with time, it seemed something was not quite right. Was there something else that God had used these years in business, and our former teaching years, to prepare us for? It seemed so.

We sensed that God was directing us to move into something new, perhaps something less secure, something He would take charge of. Eventually, in 2000, we left Canada for Prague, where we worked with Riverside School for two years. Then, in '02, it was on to Kandern in Germany for a position with the Black Forest Academy.

Kandern is a few minutes north of Basel, Switzerland. This is pretty country indeed, and the town in the picture above is where Bernice worked, at the elementary school. Kandern is 3 km to the left, just off the picture.

All good things come to an end to make way for other things, and in Aug 06 we moved back to Canada, this time Winnipeg.