Jan Hieminga

Dear friends!! We have had so much to be thankful for this year – not only joys, but also the challenges.  We are finishing off the year experiencing the joy and light of the birth of Jesus. This began as we celebrated the Dutch tradition of “St Nicholas” (Dec. 5-7) We opened our time together in prayer of thanksgiving for food and time together.  Every year St Nicholas Celebrations become even more special. In past we have made a gift…

At the start of Holy Week Lynne was in a lot of pain which got gradually worse as the week progressed.  She needed to be taken to the emergency where she was diagnosed with a life threatening blockage in her abdomen.    On Maundy Thursday, she had an operation to remove the blockage. It was urgent, because she could have died.  On Friday she had another operation to have her gallbladder removed.  It was Good Friday evening. The hospital was…