Yesterday was a good day even though it rained and the weather was cooler.
As I walked into town yesterday morning I went through the massing of the sanitation company vehicles. Once each year the company gives visitor tours through the city and people are guided by workers. The tours focus on how the company tackles such a massive task each day. Last year from the center of the city they removed 124,000 metric tons of trash in 10 days. It is a massive job. On the tour day they also have a parade of all the sanitation company vehicles. Sort of a garbage truck parade (but they maintain their trucks well so there are fewer flies following them).
It took longer to get through the center because of the congestion and because of the workers who wanted to say hello and speak. We are becoming well known as the people who distribute cookies. That was the goal, to get on the radar. It was a good day.
It was even a good day distributing coffee and hot chocolate to the party all night crowd while it rained. Can't say it was my favorite kind of weather and no one enjoyed being wet but it was a good day. Some of the drunks even realized it was raining.
Part of our Florida team met some of the police. No they did not get arrested. They had a great conversation and even got to talk about "politics and religion" which are forbidden subjects for the police to discuss. You can't imagine how your prayers are opening ears and hearts.
What is even better is that one agent had an emblem of the state of Florida on his night stick. He had visited America and stayed with other police agents as part of the International Police Association. I am hoping to meet him today and maybe he is the key to getting some of our law enforcement friends connected with the Gent police. It was a good day.
Our Florida team got to do their shopping for chocolate and souvenirs. They leave Saturday for Amsterdam and Sunday for America. We had a nice dinner together in a local family restaurant and then they spent the evening with a young man who is a believer here. He has a great desire to share his faith and they are an encouragement to him. It was a good day.
Lucy got a nap and I got to catch up on business and other details for the fall. You can check out Lucy's day on Caring Bridge http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/teamflanders.
Today is a long day with coffee plus cookies in the morning. Then we are doing cookies again to the sanitation workers and again with the tram and bus drivers. Plus we will be doing random acts of cookie distribution to others serving the city. We end up at the pancake outreach before falling into bed. It will be a good day. Can't wait to give you the details of the great conversations and even presented the Gospel to some.
Updates will probably be through the Prayer Update mailing. If you are not on that list send an email to Belgium@fbcbelleview.org and we will add you to the list.
Gotta go, almost 6:00AM!
As I walked into town yesterday morning I went through the massing of the sanitation company vehicles. Once each year the company gives visitor tours through the city and people are guided by workers. The tours focus on how the company tackles such a massive task each day. Last year from the center of the city they removed 124,000 metric tons of trash in 10 days. It is a massive job. On the tour day they also have a parade of all the sanitation company vehicles. Sort of a garbage truck parade (but they maintain their trucks well so there are fewer flies following them).
It took longer to get through the center because of the congestion and because of the workers who wanted to say hello and speak. We are becoming well known as the people who distribute cookies. That was the goal, to get on the radar. It was a good day.
It was even a good day distributing coffee and hot chocolate to the party all night crowd while it rained. Can't say it was my favorite kind of weather and no one enjoyed being wet but it was a good day. Some of the drunks even realized it was raining.
Part of our Florida team met some of the police. No they did not get arrested. They had a great conversation and even got to talk about "politics and religion" which are forbidden subjects for the police to discuss. You can't imagine how your prayers are opening ears and hearts.
What is even better is that one agent had an emblem of the state of Florida on his night stick. He had visited America and stayed with other police agents as part of the International Police Association. I am hoping to meet him today and maybe he is the key to getting some of our law enforcement friends connected with the Gent police. It was a good day.
Our Florida team got to do their shopping for chocolate and souvenirs. They leave Saturday for Amsterdam and Sunday for America. We had a nice dinner together in a local family restaurant and then they spent the evening with a young man who is a believer here. He has a great desire to share his faith and they are an encouragement to him. It was a good day.
Lucy got a nap and I got to catch up on business and other details for the fall. You can check out Lucy's day on Caring Bridge http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/teamflanders.
Today is a long day with coffee plus cookies in the morning. Then we are doing cookies again to the sanitation workers and again with the tram and bus drivers. Plus we will be doing random acts of cookie distribution to others serving the city. We end up at the pancake outreach before falling into bed. It will be a good day. Can't wait to give you the details of the great conversations and even presented the Gospel to some.
Updates will probably be through the Prayer Update mailing. If you are not on that list send an email to Belgium@fbcbelleview.org and we will add you to the list.
Gotta go, almost 6:00AM!
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