Senior couples furnishing apartments

Today, for the first time since we have been furnishing apartments, the Mission Office couple went to the warehouse where all the large apartment items are kept......stoves, refrigerators, washing machines, beds, mattresses, microwaves, vacuums...... and IKEA with us. Dad and I have been doing all the shopping, lifting, filling bags.....for 2 1/2 months by ourselves. One week we furnished 4 apartments. Well, Elder Winmill, after going with us today put out this memo. We really laughed.......as someone finally saw what we have been doing. Maybe we will ask the church to pay for dad's hernia operation =)


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Richard Winmill <richardwinmill@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 7:40 PM
Subject: Senior couples furnishing apartments.
To: Elder Mark Seiter <mark@seiterweb.net>, "gmuurling@hotmail.com" <gmuurling@hotmail.com>, "miltonadeleeuw@gmail.com" <miltonadeleeuw@gmail.com>
Cc: "arobinson2549@gmail.com" <arobinson2549@gmail.com>, Eelco Scheltinga <eelco.scheltinga@gmail.com>

Following our trip with Elder and Sister DeLeeuw to the warehouse and IKEA today,I visited with President Robinson briefly about how we need to go forward with furnishing apartments.  Here is what needs to happen:

• Senior couples manage the furnishing of the apartments under Elder Seiter's direction and should not lift heavy furnishings alone at any point. This is a matter of safety and health.
• Call in advance to make sure Edwin or Fred will be there and are able to help load major appliances at the warehouse.
• Ask young strong and healthy Elders to help in picking up the furnishings and loading the van at IKEA. They need some service each week and this is service.
• Be careful to not load bookcase or other long heavy boxes above the level of the front seat as this is dangerous in a sudden stop.
• Ward/branch members and District Leaders need to take the lead in lifting and installing and hauling at each new apartment furnishing.  Local leaders should be encouraged to bring their tools to help install. 
  
• Other Senior couple can be involved in the furnish process, but we need the District and the local unit involved.

We will need to furnish two apartments per week beginning in July and it will require the entire mission and all four stakes involvement in this process.  The more we give opportiunites to serve, the more they will be blessed.

All is well, All is well...

Elder Richard Winmill
Belgium / Netherlands Mission
Schipholweg 66
2316 XE Leiden
Netherlands