Dear family and friends,

Hope Shekinah, REJoyce Zoe and I arrived the Netherlands this morning. The first things I noticed was just how beautiful this country is. It is so organized, clean and “pretty”. As I walked by the shops in the airport new designs of walls, windows and so on caught my eye and it was even a joy just to walk past the inviting shops. Apart from this some major changes here are that we now have a King and no more a Queen and that the century old tradition of Sinterklaas and his “chimney black” Pete is under investigation by the UN due to possible discrimination. So who knows this year I may get to celebrate the last official Sinterklaas celebration :).
My mother had cooked a lovely home made soup and we ate real Dutch cheese. We all enjoyed the food and the fellowship with “Opa and Oma”. Hope has got grandpa to fly her like an airplane and Oma has been remembering all the children’s songs. Spending time with my family like this is such a precious gift, what a joy. We do really miss Jackson though who will remain in Africa for one more week to do the Word by Heart seminar in Nigeria. He will join us here in the Netherlands on the 25th and has already gotten his visa! (Praise the Lord!).
The way travelling here alone with the girls was quite the journey as they wouldn’t allow me take the stroller to the gate. But the Lord provided these amazing helpers who walked me through security and customs with great priority. So it was a blessing and made the trip less stressful. The girls travelled like “professionals” and slept the whole way. I unfortunately did not sleep at all but hope to catch up this night!
The week before we travelled we just wrapped up the health clinic in Bai Panya where overall about 450 adults and children were consulted and treated. Most of them had Malaria and Typhoid and there were some major life saving cases as well. One example was Nellie. She came to see our doctor with an infection under the eye. The local nurse would prescribe antibiotics, but when our Dr saw it, she said this was way more serious and if not treated could turn into Meningitis and subsequently death within a week. So because she was there she was able to prescribe the appropriate medication and her life was saved. It is times like this that make this outreach really worthwhile. The team gave and sacrificed so much to join us and we are very grateful for their lives and energy. We also want to thank you for your prayers and support for this outreach time.
If you are in the Netherlands and you would like to hear and see a more detailed presentation of what we have been up to the past 1,5 years, please come to our information evening on December 1st. if you would like to schedule a personal time with us, we would be delighted. You can contact us via thuisfrontja@gmail.com.

Love and blessings,

The Ndecheck Family