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Newsletter October 2010 Dear friends, Since our last newsletter much has happened. There have been new developments and we have made a few important decisions. Move to England in the summer of 2011 Our first important decision is that - God willing - we will move to England at the beginning of September 2011. The owners of the holiday cottage that we rented twice before have offered us to rent the cottage for our period of study. After a lot of thinking we have decided to take the plunge and accept the offer. The good thing about the cottage is that the place and people are already known to us. This makes it a lot easier to make the transition. We are also happy about the fact that it is a working farm. We like animals and so do the children - especially from some distance! A different bible college for Jurgen We have had contact with a bible college in Birmingham for some time and we thought it was a good match. Apparently we were wrong for at the beginning of October 2010 we were told that the college in question will stop their long term courses. After some distress we gladly found a good alternative in the Trinity School of Theology, formerly known as the Bible College of Wales. It has a good program, with much emphasis on training for worldwide mission. Another positive feature is that the lessons are given on only 2 or 3 days a week. This gives a lot of stability and clarity. The children The children have been told we will move to England come the summer of 2011. It is difficult for them to grasp what this means. They look forward to seeing the friends they made during previous holidays and like the fact that Katja will be at home with them. They will also be homeschooled in England, mainly by Katja. When we move to England we hope to be six in total: we are expecting our fourth child in February 2011. Thank you for your prayers and encouragement! With greetings, Jurgen, Katja, Vanya, Issa & Abbey Hofmann |
