David & Valerie Norris

I was born in Wolverhampton, England and studied in France where I met my wife Valerie who held a German passport although she was born in Ukraine, at the time Poland. I am a graduate of Birmingham University and gained an MA. I spent a year at the University of Constance in Germany where I took a particular interest in literary theory.

We spent some years working in Austria and Germany and have travelled in Poland and Ukraine. Apart from my native English, I speak fluent German and some poor French. Valerie the same. 

Some of you will already know that on the late afternoon of 9th June, 2023, my dear beloved wife, friend and spiritual companion Valerie passed from this world to behold the face of her precious Saviour whom she loved and served for the best part of her life. I miss her terribly, of course I do. She had suffered with Parkinson’s disease for many years, but she possessed much spiritual courage and backbone.

Interior of Luther’s Castle Church, Wittenberg, Germany

Photo left: The famous Church Tower