Yes I am still alive. Sister Mercer and I bravely continued our sacred quest through the burning sun. While riding in flaming buses, and walking through empty streets chasing the shadows, we conquered many doorbells... and hearts :-)
We met a lot of amazing
people again. We saw the life of an older woman change for the better
just by praying and reading in the Book of Mormon. We also met a man
who met previous missionaries 4 years ago, and would love to talk with
us again about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many
more small miracles happened. Life is good...
We
also did some cool trips! First we went to The Hague for some mission
related issues. Oh beautiful Netherlands, how I have missed you. Sister
Mercer needed to eat herring. It is a tradition that all missionaries
of the Belgium/Netherlands mission have to go through. I hope they don´t
find out I have never eaten it.. (yes I am Dutch... that´s why they
assume I did eat it... ;-) ). We also went to Lokeren on a sister
exchange. I served a day with sister Lucero, and Mercer served with
sister Berret. A nice event was the baptism of a young girl in
Sint-Niklaas (my father served there).
What
makes Belgium different so far....? I saw a rooster climb (flyjump) a
tree and walk around in it. That was an unusual sight. Also, we get to
experience great joy when a bus arrives on time.
I can proudly
say that my Flemish vocabulary is improving as well: allee, saluutjes,
ijskast/frigo confiture and much more! I even start to say ´u` or ´gij`
to younger children...what?
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