Sunday, April 28, 2013

Time is flying

Dear Family and Friends,

Wow, if the time keeps flying like this past month, we will be home before we have our bags packed. It seems like we just start a Monday, and a new week, and it is Monday and another new week before we know it.. Guess that is what keeping busy does. The office is training two new Elders and we are preparing for the arrival of twelve new Missionaries this Tuesday. WE DID IT!!!!!!! Six apartments found and furnished. We do have to go back to Groningen and Leeuwarden, the two most Northern apartments this coming week to take some beds, as President Robinson is putting three Missionaries where we thought there would be two, and some 'extra' items needed in an apartment we thought was furnished with everything. But, pat on the back for what we accomplished. Now we can almost take a breath, as we only have  four apartments to furnish, we have them under contract, before June 10th. Then another big push, as eleven have to be found and furnished by July 23rd. You think we know our way around the grocery store. You should see us at IKEA. Stay out of our way! This past week, the Mission Office has looked like a 'mini IKEA', and finally yesterday, it again looks like a Mission Office. With so many Missionaries arriving, there is no room at the Mission Home, so the new Missionaries will stay at a Hotel right across the street from the Mission Office. Something new, and it will be interesting to see how it goes. With us working in the Mission Office, we are sure we will be involved in some way. The new OFFICE couple will arrive this Saturday....YAY......and we have been asked to help get them settled into their apartment, and show them a few things around Rijnsburg, where they will live. We are SOOO happy they are finally coming. We think we have done a pretty good job at keeping things going. We laugh when the phone rings and a question is asked, and we DO know the answer. I even got to call SLC the other day, and talk to someone at Church Headquarters. We still don't know what will happen for the next two months with our calling. We think we will still be helping with apartments, along with our JoVo calling, and hope we can stay in the apartment we are living in now. Another Senior Couple will arrive the middle of May, and it is still undecided where they will go. I am starting to clean, just in case we are asked to relocate. Never a dull moment for sure! Friday when we came home, dad took a two hour nap, and I was in bed at 9:00, just from pure exhaustion. Dad has pulled a muscle in his leg from lifting heavy refrigerators and washing machines, and can hardly walk.  I hope we get home without having to be wheeled off the plane in wheelchairs :) We know this is the Lords work, and we are being blessed. Dad made the comment the other night, that we are going to have some adjusting to do when we get home. Maybe we will have to dig that hole in the backyard for the swimming pool. We give thanks to the other Senior Couples serving here, as they have been such a great help. When we know which apartment needs to be furnished, we give them a call. They in turn get members of their Ward or Branch to meet us, help carry all the things purchased, and put all the IKEA items together. The Elders have been so great to help as well. They help with the heavy lifting and disposal of containers. We could NOT do this all by ourselves.

The weather this week has been beautiful. FINALLY the trees are starting to show signs of green. The plastic has been taken off the Tulips, and the fields are a blaze of color and beauty. As we drive through the country, there are little lambs everywhere, and tiny ducklings following their mothers. The stork on the the church steeple, we think, has had her eggs hatch, as she stands on the edge of the nest and looks around, like she is trying to look for juicy bugs to feed her babies. The cows are once again back in the fields, and they can't but help enjoy being in the fresh air again. The Netherlands is a beautiful place.

Queens Day is alive and well. I told you last week how everything was turning orange. Well, you should see this place now. Everything IS orange. FHE has been cancelled, because the JoVo's have to come from Central Station in Amsterdam, and Monday night people are getting drunk already, preparing for Queen's Day Tuesday. They don't want to even come close to Amsterdam. The Missionaries here have been asked to be in their apartments by 4:00 Monday afternoon, and NOT to go into large crowds Tuesday. All bus and Trams do not run on Tuesday, so if people want to go places, they walk or ride their bikes. Several other Centers are not having FHE because of the same reason......too many crazy people out. We will be welcoming the new Missionaries Tuesday, and we are going to tell them that the celebration is for them :) 

We were happy to see pictures of Corey with his 'cap and gown'. Congratulations on your graduation, and with high honors. One chapter of your life closed, now another BIG chapter opens! Shelby, your music is beautiful. You should make your own CD. Thank you for sharing on Facebook so everyone can enjoy. Cameron for his award. Holywood next???We are anxious to hear news of the birth of Lincoln.....it will be so fun to have a 'little one' in the family. So many hugs waiting to be given. We love you ALL, for all your talents. We could just keep going mentioning everyone.

Well, with the Netherlands turning Orange this week for the Queen's Birthday, and a new King being crowned, or whatever they do......we LOVE the color of white. This past Thursday dad had the blessing of Baptizing Fabien. She is the young lady from the Ukraine that we have helped love and teach the Gospel. She loves dad, and said that IF she were to be Baptized, dad would be the one she would want doing the Baptism. When we arrived at the Haarlem Chapel, Fabien was so nervous, and I was afraid she might back out. She had purchased her own white clothes, and when we finally encouraged her to get dressed, she came out of the dressing room looking like an angel. The clothes she had purchased were so her style. She had asked me to give the talk on Baptism, and what a privilege that was. The Sisters have been teaching her for over a year now, and two of the Sisters that have transferred out of Haarlem, were able to be come and be in attendance that night. The four of them sang "Teach me to walk in the light." Fabien told dad to keep her under the water for a long time, so she would know she was clean...and she did have to be Baptized twice, as her hand came up the first time. After the Baptism, dad told her to just stand there for a minute, and feel the Spirit. The room was full of that Spirit! After she had dressed, and came back into the Chapel, her comment was: "I feel so different, soon as I came out of the water, I felt different. I feel calm." She has had some struggles in her life, and she told us, "I want to start a new chapter in my life, a clean life." Amazing what the Gospel does in people's lives. After a talk was given on the Holy Ghost, the Bishop asked Fabien to say a few words. She stood at the pulpit for some time without saying anything, then expressed again how she was feeling. She thanked the Sisters who had taught her, and then turned to dad and I and expressed her love for us. She said she felt like she was our daughter, and she looked at us as her Father and Mother. Kleenex moment!!! Her dream IS to come to Utah and stay with us. The Sisters wanted to give her a gift. They had called me a week before and asked if I knew where we could get a small statue of the Christus. Would you believe that we had just such a statue here in our apartment, that we had found in an apartment left behind. I wrapped it and we all wrote in a card for Fabien.  When she opened the gift she just gasped...."Oh this is beautiful, just what I wanted to have in my apartment." She just sat and looked at it, turning it from side to side. Her whole countenance had changed, from when we came to the church, to her 'Gospel Glow' after the Baptism. She asked that dad Confirm her as well, so today we attended the Haarlem Ward, and after Sacrament meeting, she did not want to be confirmed 'with so many people watching,' dad confirmed her and gave her a beautiful blessing. After days of shopping, driving from city to city to get keys and meet Realtors, cooking, cleaning, wondering if we can make it another day......we have a sweet experience of seeing what Missionary work is all about. It is hard to express the feeling of seeing someones life change. To see them so happy. We are so very blessed to have the 'Gospel Glow' ourselves. Now share that 'glow' with someone who does not have it! 1 Peter 2:9 " Ye are a chosen generation, a royal Priesthood, an Holy Nation, a peculiar people." Aren't we a happy 'peculiar' bunch :)

As of right now, our release date is still July 9th. Our plane tickets home can come earlier, we have been told, but as of TODAY, July 9th is the ticket time.

We love you, we asked that you keep all the Missionaries in your prayers, as the Lord is Hastening his work. Have a GREAT week.

Hugs and Loves,
Opa and Oma
Vader and Moeder
Elder and Zuster deLeeuw

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Busy week

We can't believe how quickly the week whizzed by,

When we picked the girls up at the airport, we made the comment that it would seem like just a day, and we would be taking them back. That is exactly how is was. It was so fun 'showing off' our four daughters to everyone. We kept them on the go, and we think they will be happy to get home and 'rest.' These Dutch stairs we have in our apartment really was an 'eyeopener' for them, to see what we do each day, MANY times a day. They said they didn't feel guilty about eating all the yummy pasties and chocolate, because of the stairs. They were able to be in the temple with us on Tuesday for Zone Conference, and meet many of the Elders and Sisters that we love. Monday night they went to FHE so the JoVo's could meet them as well. We took them into Amsterdam on  Monday on the Tram, but they wanted to stay longer than we could. So, here are four 'UTAH' girls, on their own, in busy downtown Amsterdam. We told them where to catch the Tram # 9 and what stop to get off. They were like pro's :) Thursday, Dayna Lee spent the day  with us shopping for apartment needs, while the other three returned to Amsterdam and spent the day. GO GIRLS!!!! Tuesday after the Temple we visited Haarlem where many scenes of 'The Best two years' were filmed. We also visited the Corrie Ten Boom House (Hiding Place). It was COLD and WINDY that day, and we all wished we had worn warmer coats, as the day started out bright and sunny, and we were thinking, yay, a warm day! Wednesday we walked through the Keukenhof Gardens which is suppose to be full of thousands of BLOOMING flowers. This spring being so cold, we could not believe how many flowers had not bloomed. There were boxes of flowers on the walkways, that were put there to add the color that the flower beds were suppose to provide. It was beautiful, but in another week it will be breath taking. Yesterday as Opa and I drove to the Mission Office we noticed that FINALLY, the tulips in the fields are ready. The Netherlands is a beautiful place to be in the Spring. I could just keep tying all the things we did. Many pictures were taken, so someday we will have a party and put all the pictures together and have ONE big show. We SO enjoyed their visit......just like having four 'little girls' around again.......sometimes they acted like 'little girls':)

We wanted the girls to experience a day in the life of us shopping, for all the new apartments that are needing to be opened these next few months. Thursday, it was decided that having all of us shop would maybe be to much. Dayna Lee stayed with us to shop, and the other three went into Amsterdam. We started at 10:30 am, and returned home about 6:45 pm. We spent two hours in Ikea alone. We had 5 shopping carts filled to the brim, plus the Office Elders had met us with the Mission Van, and we filled that with the large tag items......bookcases, wardrobes, tables, mirrors. Yesterday, Saturday, we drove to Leeuwarden with all the items needed, to get that apartment ready for the next transfer May 1st. President Robinson sent Opa an email yesterday informing him of what is needed in the coming few months. We have two apartments ready, and will do four this week, for the six needed for this transfer. Nine sisters and three Elders will arrive April 30th. THEN-----four more before June 10th, eleven more before July 23rd, and twelve additional before September 3rd. And this is just the Belgium/Netherlands Mission. Yes, I cry, and Opa has a knot in his stomach lots of the time, but we are trying to take 'one day at a time.' The Mission Office looks like a small Warehouse with dishes, bedding, mattresses, rugs, mops, buckets, towels, and the list goes on. We have them in 'like' piles, so I just go down the list and grab what is needed for each apartment. The other Senior Couples are helping us when we have an apartment in their area. We show up, unload, and they have people there to put all the IKEA things together, and set things up. We received some sad news this week about one of the Senior couples. The Elder had a hernia that needed surgery, so they returned to Utah thinking they would return in four to five weeks. During the surgery a cancerous tumor was found, so they will not return. They had been here just six months. They will be missed.

Two weeks ago we told you about the students coming from Amsterdam University to visit our Institute. 25 came!!!! We fed 62 that night. I had made Sloppy Joes, and those who had never had them were going crazy. We had taken what we thought was enough buns and cookies, but Milt had to run to the store for more. One young man ate 5. The night was amazing, as we watched the JoVo's answer questions, and bear their Testimonies. We had taken 'pass-a-long' cards and Books of Mormon to give to the students. A couple of the students wanted to know if they could buy a Book of Mormon, and were thrilled to be given one free. We also had the four Elders and two Sisters serving here in Amsterdam there. We did not leave the Church until after 10:00 pm, as everyone just stood around and visited. The JoVo's all said that this needed to be done again. We hope some 'seeds' were planted, and someone will want to know more. That's what it's all about!!!! Gotta love these YSA's.

Queens day is the 30th of April, and the Netherlands is slowly turning orange for the occasion. Remember that this County gets a new King this year so the day will really be celebrated. Many of the manikins in the store windows are being dressed in orange. Orange everything is on sale in the stores. Even the pastries and candy are all orange now. Between New's Years Eve and Queens day, this place knows how to party. Guess we will put on our orange, and party with them:)

This coming week, with all the coming and goings with the apartments, we will have a Missionary night. The girl from the Ukraine, Fabiena, that we have been helping to love into the Gospel from Haarlem, is being Baptized Thursday, and Opa is Baptizing her. We are so happy! She has asked that I give the talk on Baptism. She has had some struggles understanding the Gospel, and several Sister Missionaries have taught her the lessons. Two new Sisters came to Haarlem, and started from the beginning. She caught the spirit, and will be baptized this week. She is another one of 'our Mission daughters,' and so wants to come to Utah for a visit. Another joy of Missionary work.

 We want to end with the Facebook posting we received from Junior this week. He is the young man from Brazil that come to Amsterdam, met the Elders, was Baptized, then was kicked out of the house by his stepfather because he had been Baptized. His stepfather has now turned his mother against the church, and Junior. This is what he wrote: " I spoke at Stake Conference last Sunday and it was awesome. Well, I was pretty nervous of course, but everything worked out. When I finished my speech, the Stake President, the Mission President and one area Seventy came to me and said:" you are already prepared to go on a mission." That was such a wonderful thing to hear. I love this Gospel and I love when people say I'm a good example to follow. This Gospel is powerful and it changed my life. I'm much more blessed today. I've been invited by the Mission President to go on a mini Mission so I'm really excited. My mother did not like that and she said she'll stop paying for my stuff. I did not know it would be so hard to be the only member of the church in my family. Although my family is absolutely against the church, I'm sure I made the best choice of my life when I joined the LDS church. I know good things will come. Can you believe I'm already getting things ready to go on a full time Mission? I miss you and think of you each day. What more needs to be said!
Express your gratitude each day, to a loving Heavenly Father, that you are a member of HIS church. We are SOOOOO blessed.

We send 'hugs from Holland'
Opa and Oma
Vader and Moeder
Elder and Zuster deLeeuw

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Happy Easter

Dear Family and friends,

You are getting your Sunday letter on Saturday this week because tomorrow, Sunday, we will be doing Missionary work all day. It will be interesting to see what happens at church tomorrow.  It is suppose to be  'Fast Sunday', but a big Easter Program is planned with a ward choir and an invitation for all members to invite their non-member friends. I will tell you next week what happened.  After Sacrament meeting I guess the Bishop brings a special Easter Bread and everyone visits.  The Amsterdam Ward has more 'Mix and Mingles" than we have even known.  The ward members see each other so seldom they just love to stay after church and visit.  There will be two Baptism's at 2:00, then we will leave for Rotterdam for a concert put on by Brother and Sister Gruppman.  They are world renown Dutch musicians.  Brother Gruppman was the one who started the Orchestra on Temple Square and often directs the choir and orchestra on Temple Square now. They are expecting about 300 people to attend because this couple is so well known.  It will be a busy Sunday:)

Starting with 'fun facts'.  I gave dad a haircut this week and I am now a Barber along with baking cookies. I was so nervous, but with him not having much hair, I did a great job.....not much to notice missing, and dad was very pleased.  One of the pictures I am sending this week is of two Stork's that are building a nest on the tower of the church.  We laugh because we say they are building  and 'eternal family'. People that live around the church are really keeping an eye on these birds because it is the first time in 3 years they have seen any storks around.  The nest is HUGH,and it is fun to watch the birds bring in the big twigs to build the nest. Another funny thing we see around here.  We sent you the picture of the garbage cans that are around the apartments......people set chairs, desks, pictures, all sort of items by these garbage containers....others come along, see what they want and off they go.  We left a chair and a filing cabinet and left it by the containers...several hours later they were gone.  Who needs DI?

We have talked to the neighbors that live in the apartment on the right of us.  One evening the man, we don't even know their names:( came in and showed us a picture of his little grand daughter and we were able to show him the picture of our family.  One day when looking out our office window I noticed 2 cats in their back yard. The next time I saw him I inquired about the cats and he said they had three.  I told him I loved cats and ask if I could come over sometime and see the cats.  Well, yesterday the doorbell rang and when I opened the door, the woman, wife, was standing with a box in her hands.  She smiled and said:"We brought you an Easter cake." I was really taken back.  I gave her a love and thanked her.....cats, cake and then a Book of Mormon?  We have been told that Dutch people are not friendly with their neighbors so we were really happy.  I will take her some flowers next week, play with the cats and find out what their names are.  Isn't that sweet.

We went shopping today and the stores were so crowded we could hardly push the cart down the isle.  Easter is a BIG celebration here.  We don't know why because most people are not religious....they celebrate tomorrow, Sunday, and we just learned that all the stores  are closed on Monday for the 'second day of Easter.' Why? I think I am in trouble because I shop for FHE dinner Monday morning.  The JoVo's may be having crackers and water this Monday.....so many funny things they do over here.

Last Thursday we had the Elders and Sisters here for dinner.  We asked what they wanted and guess what they said....breakfast.  We had french toast, scrambled eggs, hash browns, fruit and milk.  There is a young couple from Utah living here that attend the Amsterdam Ward so we invited them as well.  There were 10 of us and it was like having our family around us.  We have a unique situation here having 4 Elders and 2 Sisters in the same Apartment complex.  They become 'our kids away from home." We had a great time.

Today being our wedding anniversary dad bought me some beautiful roses and gave me a Hague Temple made of crystal beads made by a sister here in the Amsterdam Ward.  We went to dinner in Rijnsburg  with the Pankratz's and the new couple that just arrived this week, the Moore's.  We have a real bond with these Missionary couples all being away from home, serving in the Centrums, being the same age.  We will have years of fun reunions when we all return home. It was great tonight because dad and I could tell the Moore's a few things that we have learned in the past 21/2 months.....it was so nice GIVING some advice.  Sister Moore is from Holland and speaks Dutch.  Elder Moore used to sing in the Tabernacle choir and told us of some of the tours they went on with the choir.  The Morre's will serve in Den Haag which is the other Centrum in our Stake.  We will work together when Stake functions come about.  They are super sweet people.

It has been an up and down Missionary week.  Cheryl, you said you wait to read our emails to see who to pray for the following week.  Pray for the Missionaries.  We went last Tuesday night with Elder Larson and Elder Cundick to visit Levi.  Even before we went into her apartment dad said he just felt something was not right.  When we walked in, there was a spirit that was not good and we felt it.  I was asked to offer the prayer, and I asked that the Spirit of our Heavenly Father would be in attendance.  As the discussion started, Levi was crying and had her head in her hands...she was suppose to be baptized tomorrow...Easter Sunday.  She had a very stressful day and had smoked.  Elder Larson who has been teaching her just went pale when she said she had slipped and smoked. He was SO looking to this baptism.  I was able to put my arms around Levi and love her...she was miserable.  Dad bore his testimony and asked if he could give her a blessing.  We were so glad we were there with the Elders.  Dad gave Levi a beautiful blessing and told her all would be okay, and that her purpose was to be baptized and do the Temple work for those of her family.....she was in tears for another reason when we left, and the Spirit of the Lord was once again in her home. The Elders have visited her each day this week and so far so good.  They taught her about the Temple and she is so excited to do her families work......she will be baptized next Sunday and dad will be giving the talk on the Holy Ghost.  Satan does NOT want Levi to be baptized because he knows what a special person she is! Keep praying for her as well.

That same day, Tuesday, we met with the Missionary Sisters as they taught Rose.  This lady has been coming to church and we thought she was a member already.  She told us that her mother and dad were Catholic and her dad never felt like he had his questions answered about Religious questions.  Rose said he died of stress not knowing the answers to his questions.  Her uncle was a Monk and left the Monastery because he had questions about religion that he had not found answers to.  He too died not having found the 'right answers'.  One day Rose prayed that she WOULD find answers to questions her dad and uncle had....went outside and there were the Sister Missionaries. Don't tell us the Lord is not looking after those who are seeking.  I am going to ask several of our JoVo's and members of the ward to write their conversion stories so we can keep them in our Mission Memories.  We had a new young woman come to the the Centrum Monday. She had just arrived from Poland that day and called to find the church after she had been in Amsterdam just a few hours.  She is 21, has been a member for 4 years. Her mother was an alcoholic and her dad was in prison.  A member of the Jehovah's Witness contacted her and started teaching her.  They told Dorthy, the girl from Poland, not to listen to the Mormons because they would want her to be baptized into their church.  She always remembered the word Mormon and when the Missionaries contacted her she was ready to listen and believe.  What a strong Testimony she bore to us. Another young man was there. We did not get his name, but he is was baptized Friday night.  He had smoked 30 cigarettes a day and was hooked on porn.  With tears running down his face he told us how hard it was for him to repent and to overcome so many things in his life.  He said he was SO grateful for the Missionaries and the principles he had been taught.  He was so excited to be baptized. These are the stories I want in writing.  We are SOOOO blessed to have the Gospel in our lives.  It is hard to imagine what people have to go through to stop smoking, repent of things they have done...but what joy they have knowing that all they have done will be forgiven when they enter the waters of baptism. Missionary work is amazing!

It is 10;30 and I am tired, and you probably are too from reading all of this.  We will miss the family Easter party but are so happy you are getting together and keeping the Tradition alive. I will send pictures in a few days when I download the next set. We love you all....we love being Missionaries!

Love, Opa and Oma

PS: We think we have the Skype working...lets try it some night with someone:)

Friday, April 5, 2013

Suprise!


Dear Family and friends,


Yes, you re getting the 'weekly email' a day early, as this weekend is turning out to be a very busy one for us......but what else is new :) We are so excited for Conference. To hear from our Prophet, and those who serve with him. Tomorrow, Saturday, we go to the Amsterdam Church at 6:00 pm to hear the Saturday am Session live. Then on Sunday, Priesthood Mtg is held at 11:00 am. 2:00 Sunday, we hear the Saturday afternoon session, then at 6:00 pm we hear the Sunday morning session live. Hope you can follow that. The only session we don't hear is the 2:00 Sunday afternoon.....we can stay up until midnight if we want to watch that live on our computer. Isn't modern technology amazing, that allows us so far away, to be able to watch Conference live! At Institute last Wednesday night, the JoVo's ask if I was bringing 'conference cookies' for them to eat while they are watching Conference. Kids are the same ALL over the world. I always keep a bag of cookies in the freezer, just to stay one step ahead.

This week has been another 'looking for apartments.'  We know that we are being blessed, and prayers are being answered, as we found yet another apartment with flooring, curtains, stove, and a fridge. This apartment is in Delft, and oh my, another BEAUTIFUL city. We have not been there yet, but it is high on a list to go back and visit when we are not on 'Mission business." We got the keys for the Hilversum apartment, so this give us the six that are needed by the end of April. Today, we looked at two more in Rotterdam, that we will contract in the near future. NOW, we have the task of furnishing them all. Next Thursday we travel into Belgium, to Genk, to get that apartment ready. We notified a member of the church there, and they will have several Ward members waiting for us to help unload and set things up. I made a comment several months ago, that I would rather go to bed exhausted, than to just sit around . Dad has mentioned several times, that I need to be careful of what I wish for. Today we brought the Mission Van home, and tomorrow we will go to Ikea and purchase tables,bookcases, and Wardrobes. Monday, the appliances and beds will start to be delivered to the church warehouse in Hilversum......'Hastening' the Lords work is really WORK getting ready for the 'hastening! Dad is also having to deal with all the Mission dealings, and I have spent the week getting all the supplies ready for Zone Conference next week. We hope the new office couple know what and how to do lots, cause right now we feel like we are just keeping the boat afloat. We laugh at what some of the Missionaries want......I have had to tell them that we are NOT Desert Book, we are a Mission Office in the Netherlands!!

The weather has still been cold and windy. We heard today that the next two weeks are suppose to warm up to 16 degrees.....wow, in our language, that is 60 degrees!!!!!!!!! The trees have not even started to bud, and the fields are still brown. When spring does come, the Netherlands IS beautiful! We just may have to wait until summer this year :) We just hope the days will be sunny for the week the girls are here.

At Institute last Wednesday we had another young girl that is not a member of the church.  Everyone made her feel so welcome, and she told us how much she enjoyed the evening, and that she would be back. She lives in Diemen, so we will get her address and have the Sisters contact her. We are SO excited for this Wednesday,when  the students from Amsterdam University will be at Institute. There is a great evening planned, and we hope someone will feel the spirit, and want to hear more. Missionary work IS amazing!!!!

This is a short email, not sure if you will hear from us next week, as we will have FAMILY here! So much to see and do, so little time. Wish you ALL could come for a visit, so you could experience just a little of what Missionary work is all bout. Corey, you have an experience of a lifetime waiting for you......and Travin, you keep doing all that is needed to prepare for your mission. in just ONE year, you will be filling out your papers. AND, any of the grand DAUGHTERS, that want to serve.....something you will cherish a lifetime!

This week the Hymn, "Praise To The Man', came to mind. We give thanks to 'him' who communed with Jehovah, Jesus anointed that Prophet and Seer. Blessed to open the last dispensation, Honored and blest be his ever great name! Please give thanks each day for this man who DID commune with Jehovah, and for the LIVING Prophet we have today. 'Come Listen to a Prophets Voice" this weekend.

We love you, and know we are being blessed by the prayers offered in our behalf. Thank you. We love the Lord, we love being Missionaries.

Vader and Moeder
Opa and Oma
Elder and Zuster deLeeuw