Conference of Pentecostle at Biddinghuizen

This morning I left early to bike the 17 km towards the Pentecostle Conference, which is from Fridayevening until Mondayafternoon late.Long ago I went camping with my family all the days of this conference. As soon as I saw the tents from a distance, my heart filled with joy! It is great to be there with 10.000 or 12.000 people. All singing and praising in worship.
There was also a man from Irak and I know him. He told his history: lived next to the palace of S.Hoess. and became the officer of arms over 400 soldiers. One day there was a visit from the countryleader. And there was made a formal photo, while this officer stood side by side to S. H.
He was planning to kill him; had the killing weapon with him. But then he reminded his family members; what would happen to them?... He was put in prison, that means one day he would be executed. He was tortured in several ways and then he woke up in the hospital with tubes in his body. Later he was bannished from Irak to Iran. There he was asked to work for the government, but he refused. He had many friends in Sweden and hoped he could find refuge there. The end of this history is, that he lives in our country now, with pain in his body still, but as the most happiest man on earth; he learned to know Jesus Christ, crucified, resurrected and glorified. We enjoyed the climax in his life!

Boattrip with Seniors of the P.C.O.B.

Last Wednesday we had a very nice and cheerful boattrip with about 125 persons from Harderwijk. The Protestant Christian Senior Alliance had its 25 anniversary. So members could join the boattrip for this occasion. We sang songs of early times from the past century. In the meantime we sailed between Spakenburg and Elburg, starting at 10.30 and finishing at 16.00. The weather was wonderful with sunshine all over. The lunch was delicious and also we could choose any drink we liked. We had a lot of fun together, while we didn't know each other so very well. But that was changed at the end of the boattrip.