Monday, during my recent stay in Holland was pure fun. We enjoyed the day with our host, and new friend, Anneka. She took us to the city of Delft. Beautiful. She then treated us to lunch at a outside cafe. During lunch, we shared "God stories", of our pasts. Places in our hearts, were cracked open, to each other, and experiences shared. It was a sweet time of fellowship.
Anneka, then suggested, we head to downtown, "The Hague", where we saw the International Peace Palace, which houses the International Court of Justice. We also walked through the Parliament grounds. Stunning Architecture and centuries old buildings, greeted us at every turn.
In the evening, we met our dear friend, Stacy, from Switzerland. Stacy had previously lived in Holland, and was instrumental in bringing this conference to the Netherlands! She flew in from Switzerland, to speak at the conference, and spend time with friends old and new! She is a delight to be around. Energetic and loads of fun. And what great food and conversation we had, as we were treated to a leisurely, dutch dinner at a local restaurant.
Tuesday dawned, another sunny day,and it was time to get to work and more ministry:) Connie, my companion from the states, gave a wonderful "talk" on prayer, at a bible study. Then Connie and I, secluded ourselves at our host home, and worked diligently on our talks we had prepared before our trip. I spent all of the afternoon, making cultural "tweaks" to my presentation. My hearts desire was that it would be culturally relevant to my audience. It was such a blessing, to be in Holland, several days before our event, to truly get a "taste" for our international audience.
Although, this was my 3rd day in Holland, and I had not spoken from a platform yet, God was blessing me, with amazing opportunities to share with women, on a ongoing basis.I had also, been ministered too, and blessed by so many! REAL ministry, begins OFF the platform. That is were it is at!
Stay tuned for more.....
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