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I first met Herman and Charlotte in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia while on a Campaign for Christ with Ivan Stewart in 1965. Later when we moved to Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Herman came to the area briefly prospecting for oil. Our paths crossed again beginning in 1971 after Jeanie and I moved to Jakarta. This time we were able to enjoy each other's company for several years as both families worked in the city of Jakarta. Herman and Charlotte attended the English worship service and also attended the Indonesian language worship service every Sunday. Often after church on Sunday evenings we would retire to the living quarters of the property and play 42 (that's a game played with dominoes and requires little thinking and allows you to talk). We relived those days this weekend while enjoying the hospitality of our ever gracious hosts. Wonderful food and fellowship.
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It was a real joy to also be able to meet with the Fitstown brethren in their beautiful building. I was surprised to find such a large congregation in such a small place. It was good to see a young teenager leading singing and another young man teaching the Bible class. We thank the Fitstown church for the oppertunity of talking about the Indonesian work. They have been contributing to our work and I think will continue to do so. Thank you very much for your support.
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An additional blessing was the attendance of Dennis and Susan. I had let them know Jeanie and I would be in the area and invited them to join us and they did. I admire so much the work that Dennis is doing on the Island of Nias and am very thankful that the Lord has allowed me to be a small part of that work.
There were four families that met for lunch and talked about Nias, Jakarta, Medan, Haiti, the Ukraine and possibly a few other mission efforts around the globe; but, too soon it was over. Other work remained to be done and it was necessary for each of us to go our separate ways. Someday we will be able to sit down and discuss the things we love without any time restraints. It was a very good weekend; but, we came through some terrific storms on the way home - flooded fields and even a couple of rivers over flowing their banks - an awesome display of God's power.
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