Today our Dutch congregation had a farewell party for Victor de Jong, who is moving to the USA later this month. Read more…»»

Stan Braumuller visited a TV station in Paramaribo to check on airtime availability for the "Beyond Today" telecast. Read more…»»

Stan Braumuller and his wife Barbara are in Suriname on behalf of UCG-Holland. Yesterday they met former Suriname prime minister Wim Udenhout. Read more…»»

Our small United Church of God group in Suriname grew a little larger today with a baptism in the afternoon prior to this evening’s Passover service. Read more…»»

After about an eight year drought, UCG-Holland has a new elder. Read more…»»

Our members in Suriname are expanding their assistance program for underpriveleged children to include music instruction. Read more…»»

There was a lot to do today before our drive to the airport around 4:00 p.m. Read more…»»

We had a Sabbath service in Paramaribo with 17 adults and about 25 children in attendance. Read more…»»

Today we visited the meeting hall in Paramaribo. It was also a special day for Claid and Marcia Dalfour. Read more…»»

Today we spent the entire day counseling and answering questions about the Bible and the United Church of God. Read more…»»

Today’s post title could also read: "The trip that almost wasn’t!" Read more…»»

After a train delay of some two hours, I made it to the Netherlands for tomorrow’s flight to Suriname. Read more…»»

We had a special visitor at this weekend’s activity in the Netherlands for young adults. Read more…»»

Not being fluent in Dutch makes typesetting a Dutch booklet a bit of a challenge. But with help from members in the Netherlands, we get the job done. Read more…»»

It apparently took some time to verify the votes, but Kayleen Hannaway, who attends the Salem, Oregon UCG congregation, has been declared the winner of the Zinch "Sweet Diggity Dawg" scholarship competition, netting her a $20,000 scholarship for her studies at Vanderbilt University. Read more…»»

Last night we had another session of our Dutch Spokesmen Club. Read more…»»

The European Union welcomed its new member yesterday. Not the EU in Brussels – the one in the UK. Read more…»»

This year we again had a combined service for the Feast of Trumpets in Venlo, the Netherlands. Read more…»»

We used to call it "Spokesman" Club, but that would not be appropriate for our speaker’s club in the Netherlands. Read more…»»

We recently had another session of our Dutch Spokesman Club, which was started by our Dutch members themselves. Read more…»»

"Practice makes perfect" is one saying that applies to a leadership training program in the Netherlands. Read more…»»

I am happy to report some growth in the Netherlands! Read more…»»

The Dutch city of Venlo, just on the Dutch side of the border with Germany, was the location for yesterday’s combined service on the Feast of Trumpets. Read more…»»

When I was a kid, "getting into Dutch" meant getting into trouble. Today, "getting into Dutch" means a lot of work, as we help produce literature in Dutch, an effort spanning 2 continents and 3 countries. Read more…»»

The "European Union" has made progress – at least the EU I reported on earlier. Read more…»»

What do you call a relationship between two young adults from countries within the EU? Read more…»»

I had my easy Sabbath today. I spoke in the Netherlands in the morning and in Germany in the afternoon. It was "easy" because I did not have to make an overnight trip. Read more…»»