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Meet the family...
Here is a short introduction
to the Bauer-Clan. If you would like to contact any
of them directly then just click on their picture.
 Norbert
Norbert, (born 53) comes from the city of Nuremberg
in Germany. He ran away from home as a teenager and
ended up in Sweden, where he became a Christian in 1972.
Right away he felt that there was no better purpose
in life than to serve God with all his heart. Just a
few weeks later he felt God had given him a calling
to serve Him in Asia. Little did he know that it would
take 16 years for that dream to come true. While studying
at a Bible School in the USA (FST), he met Cathy, from
New Jersey, and they got married in 1976.
 Cathy
Cathy (born 57) was born in Florida and grew
up in New Jersey as the 9th of 10 children. Her Dad
was of Norwegian descend, and her Mom is mainly German.
Her parents always wanted to be missionaries to Africa,
but because of their big family, no organization would
send them out. Today, all the children are believers,
and are serving God in some way. Cathy met Norbert while
she was still in high school. Shortly before that she
had rededicated her life to Jesus, and was ready to
serve Him anywhere. She has not lived in the US since
1976.
 Björn
Born in Nuremberg in 1980, Björn grew up
in 4 different countries (Germany, Philippines, Cambodia,
Malaysia). After graduating from Dalat School in Penang,
he immigrated to the US and is currently teaching art
in Oklahoma City. With a height of 6"7' (2.02m)
he was always a natural choice for playing basket ball,
which he enjoyed during high school years. But his true
love and talent is in the fine arts where he excelled
even as a small boy.
In 2002 Björn got married to Laura, the oldest
daughter of Charles and Diana Bello (pastors at the
Vineyard, Oklahoma City). Having known them as friends
for the past 20 years, we could not be more thrilled
to have them as relatives as well!
In December 2004 their first child was born, Ava Noel, and in March 2006 their son Eli.
They reside in Edmond, Oklahoma.
Here is a link to Bjorns Art Website: http://www.bjornbauerart.com
 Nils
Nils was born in 1982 in Nuremburg, Germany,
and has lived in Asia since the age of 6. It is hard
to deny his Norwegian Viking roots (from Cathy). He
is the musician, the adventurer, the writer and creative
mind, and is more like his Dad than he cares to admit.
He graduated from Dalat School in Penang, Malaysia.
While still living in Thailand he was involved in a
movie shoot. He worked as a stand-in for Noah Emmerich
in the movie "Beyond Borders" with Angelina
Jolie. In 2003 he also immigrated to the US. After moving
around a bit he settled down in Davis, California.
 Carina
Carina's middle name is Joy, and that is what
she brought to our family, when she was born in Lörrach,
Germany in 1984. After Faith Academy in Manila came
a season of home schooling. Then back to "regular"
school at Dalat School in Penang, Malaysia. She graduated
high school at Grace International in Thailand. In November
2003, Carina got married to Josh Napier, and is living
in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. Carina loves working with children
and wants to become a Kindergarten or grade school teacher
like her Grandma in New Jersey. Her many gifts and talents
will enable her to reach that goal, and whatever else
will develop in the future.
She has 2 children, Brandon and Audri.
 Lars
Lars was our last child born in Germany in
1986, so he was only 2 years old when we left for
Asia He is a lot like his older brother Björn.
With a height of 2.02m (6"7') he eventually caught up to him. After home-schooling in the Philippines
and Cambodia, he went to Dalat School in Malaysia,
and graduated from Grace International in Chiang
Mai, Thailand. He is our nature specialist,
and knows all about snakes and other reptiles.
Lars is also very artistic and spends much time in playing
guitar and recording his creations.
In July 2005 Lars moved to California, and is now living in Davis with 2 of his brothers. He is working at Starbucks and is studying part-time.
 Leif
Leif was born 1988 in Antipolo, Philippines,
and he has lived his whole life in Southeast-Asia. He
also graduated from Grace International School
in Chiang Mai. He likes to do what most boys his age
like: Computer games, basket ball, and music. He is
turning into an accomplished bass player and has won
a talent show some years ago. Leif does not quite know what
he wants to do with his life yet. He enjoys creative
writing and likes to clown around. That makes him popular
with other kids, and he has never lacked friends wherever
we have lived. He has now joined his brothers in California.
 Eja
Eja was born in our bedroom in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
in 1993, and like some of her other siblings she has
lived in Asia all her life. While in her mother's womb,
we received a prophecy that she would be extremely sensitive
towards the poor and suffering. That word has proven
itself to be true, and many times we have had to shield
her from seeing people that are crippled or deformed,
because she would talk about for days. Eja is being
home-schooled by Mom together with her sister Helena,
and the two are very close, constantly playing together.
Besides playing with "girlie" things, she
has a keen interest in science and mechanics. When she
is not out playing, she enjoys watching videos and singing
worship songs, and just recently discovered reading
novels. She also graduated from Grace International in June 2011, and is taking a gap-year in Thailand.
 Helena
Her full name is Helena, but we call her Lena
for short. She was born in Penang, Malaysia on Cathy's
birthday in 1995. At that time we were still living
in Cambodia, but had felt to leave the country for this
birth which turned out to be God's way to save her live.
Unknown to us, Cathy had some kind of infection in her
body which she passed on the baby at birth. Ten days
later, Lena almost died of Meningitis. But the doctors
at the Adventist Hospital were on the ball and treated
her effectively. She could have become blind or otherwise
brain-damaged, but she recovered fully, and there is
nothing whatsoever wrong with her. With the poor medical
service in Cambodia we are not sure if she would have
survived if we had stayed there for the delivery.
Lena loves to sing and dance like her older sister,
and has a natural gift for acting which became evident
when she was still a baby. Like all the other kids she
loves animals and helps take care of all the kittens
in the neighborhood. She is planning to home school all the way to graduation in 2013.
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