As we start our day, you are all still
fast asleep. One thing I forgot to tell you in the email. Simon, the
man from Ghana, that we have been teaching, lives in the Bijlmer. This
is a community just South of where we live. It is a place where most of
the people living there are black, illegal people from Africa. The
streets are just covered with litter, there is nothing but tall 10 story
apartment buildings. People are just kind of 'hanging around' not doing
anything but watching others walk by. I really don't like going into
this part of the city. Anyway, as we go to visit Simon, the Sisters
warn us NOT to touch anything. We carry hand sanitizer wherever we go,
but here we Really have it handy. The floors are filthy and our shoes
stick to the floor.....and the smell, UGH. Yesterday there was a notice
in the 'lift', elevator, telling people NOT to 'pee' in the corners of
the hallways, on the sidewalks, in the lift....only in the toilets! Now
you know why we carry sanitizer, our feet stick to the floor, and the
smell. The joys of Missionary work!. It is really sad because some
children live their whole life in conditions like this. Their
playground is the balcony of the apartments or the streets. There are
some grassy areas, small, but we do see children playing ball there.
There is LOUD rap music coming from many apartments as well. The other
day as the Sisters were tying to teach Simon about the Restoration, they
could hardly be heard above the music coming from next door. Are we
blessed to live where we do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a GREAT Sunday.
We will go to Haarlem for the Confirmation of Madina, then hurry back
to Amsterdam for Sacrament meeting...then have a couple that are in the
process of moving in for lunch, then go with the Elders to teach Levi's
sister, then come home and pack for JoVo camp. No, we are NOT sitting
around doing nothing:)
We LOVE YOU TONS:)
Vader and Moeder
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