Happy Birthday LEO!

I love serving the LORD together...

Sunday am in Arnhem

Sunday Morning in Arnhem

Our first Sunday morning in Arnhem was a real blessing. We witnessed a husband and wife being

baptized, a real joy to this congregation. 

Pastor John Spoelstra and wife Joanne will be headed to the states tomorrow.

Bro. and Mrs. Spoelstra and Leo and Cathy

Bijbel Baptisten Gemeente

Arnhem, Netherlands

The Lord has certainly blessed the church with a beautiful building.

France and on to Holland.

 This is the first opportunity I have had to update in quite some time. Computer problems and no internet connnection.

We have said good bye to the Rettigs in Prague and we flew to France to spend about 10 days with my brother who we have not seen since 1997. He picked us up in Lyon and we drove to Lachau where he lives. This picturesque little town has a population of 50.  A beautiful place! 



The sheep are brought back through the town to a place of

protection for the night!

Jerry and I!  He was saved in 1997

on a visit to Seward, Nebraska where

Leo pastored Calvary Baptist Church.

As we were driving to Holland we made

a stop in France where Jerry and I

have an uncle and aunt that I

had not seen for 40 years.

Leo and I with my Ome Jannus and Aunt Mina, he is

my father's younger brother.

After we left there we headed to Arnhem, Holland

where we will stand in the gap for

the next two months.

More to come...



Emilie Rettig

Cathy

Emilie and I went into the center of Prague today. Emilie had about 10 large envelopes to mail to different churches in the USA. Get a number and wait in line for someone to help you at the post office, everything is hurry and wait here.

We did some shopping and had lunch. One of our stops was this shop that has hand painted eggs that are going to be gifts for different people. I wonder who they are for???

Headed to France on September 1.

Please pray for Jon and Emilie Rettig...

They will be back in Prague

late Friday afternoon (8.19.2011).

The church folk are

excited about their return.

Dinner at Pavel and Jana's!

Jana and I just had a birthday - a wonderful

homemade chocolate cake!

They live in this building on the fourth floor.

Jana preparing dinner!



More of Prague!

All over the city of Prague you will see graffiti,

the people here see it as self expression.

After the people were set free of communism

graffiti appreared everywhere.

Whereever you go you will see fruit trees,

people planted them during communist time

so that they would have fruit.

This tree of delicious apples was growing next

to a sidewalk and it was free for the picking.

Zdenka (white Jacket), Azura (Zdenka's granddaugter),

and Jana (wearing the glasses) are playing with Janicka.

These ladies traveled an hour by bus to attend

services on Sunday, they live in Pribram.

Please pray for Azura she is not saved!

Pictures

Barrandov neigborhood of

Prague.

Passed tracts here in Hostovice.

Tram travel in Prague.

Children all over the world love to swing

including Janicka and Pavel.

Baby Simon enjoying the service :-)

Cancelled tram tickets.

Our next stop May 2012-April 2013.

The island of Nauru.