Goings and Comings

 A mission is a microcosm of life since people are in and out of our lives at a much faster pace than in regular life. Missionaries leave and other wonderful people take their job, adding their own personality to it.

Here's our last Tuesday morning team meeting with Sharon and Dale Greenwood.


On the screen are AMAs, Jan and Sterling Piepgrass and Sharon and Harvey Hatch who are in England and Southwest Germany on a temporary basis. Sure enough a new couple will come in January to mix things up.

Church-service missionary, Artur Amoyan, served faithfully in the area office. 

He deserved a great farewell party!

Debbie and Richard Riggs are replaced as zone leaders by Krystal and John Mills. Sister Berkhahn and her husband who have served in the area office previously, returned.

June and Gordon Smith have been a devoted In-Field Representative couple...

... now being replaced by Jim and Diane Hacking. 

As I imagine how loved ones of the Paris attack victims are feeling right now, our simple goings and comings are insignificant.

Aktualisieren (Update)

Remember my post about the refugees coming to Europe?  Refugee Crisis

Well my prayers were answered and I'm able to help!  The Welfare Director asked if I could help him with tracking the distribution of hygiene kit supplies to refugee camps. There the members, alongside refugees, assemble the kits and give them to whoever needs them. So far they've gone to Berlin, Sweden, Greece, Serbia, Croatia and others. (I'm really learning my geography)

Rand and I went to the warehouse and it's filled with boxes of toothpaste, towels, combs, bandaids, etc. This is just one of many services the church is providing to help those in need. 

I receive daily information and here's a site that explains the situation very well. Check out this

link

In the meantime, we're helping with senior missionary flu shots, 

celebrating November birthdays, 

walking through the woods at St Martin's Lantern Parade with Maslos

and buying souvenirs. Our year-round schwibbogen