Yeah! No Transfer!

Hello family! 3/30/2009

Today we heard about transfers, and after a whole lot of fretting and worrying that I would get sent away from my beloved Rotterdam, we finally got news that I would be staying at least another transfer!!!!! I am so relieved- I just love the people here so much, and I want to be here to see that our investigators are all cared for. Our senior companion Zr. Kriser goes home this week. She is such a sweetheart! I will truly miss her great example and fun spirit. President decided to cut us down to just 2 sisters here in Rotterdam, so my companion Zr. Wieland is now my senior companion- she's a nervous wreck! I am pretty nervous too, but I know the Lord will take care of us and the work here in Rotterdam will be just fine.

As for pictures, they are coming- I have to mail them next week, but they are on their way. I haven't found a reliable source for picture cd's yet, but as soon as I do, I'll mail home my files. Until then, I'll send some prints. I'm sorry its taken so long- its just REALLY expensive to print and mail pictures. My comp and I are looking forward to having just two of us- things should go a lot faster on P-days and I should be able to figure the pictures out.

I have a quick question- I remember the sisters doing a 8-step family mission plan with you guys a little while ago- do you all have a copy of the plan? We want to start a family mission plan program here in Rotterdam and we need some more ideas on what to do to get it started. If you have it, could you mail it?

My love for the language, people, and the land here grows every day. Sometimes its wet and rainy, but still beautiful. Spring is slowly coming and there are flowers everywhere! It is so beautiful. I loved flowers before my mission, and my love for them has grown so much the past few weeks- I’m pretty much addicted. My future house will be FILLED with flowers- that I know for sure.

I had a neat experience the other day. I was riding my bike to an appt. and I saw a man walking on the street, and I felt like we should talk to him. I didn't do it, and kept riding, but the thought didn't leave, so I yelled to zr. Wieland (we were on splits) and we turned around and rode after this guy. I jumped off my bike and stopped him and asked him if we could share a message with him. Luckily, he didn't speak Dutch, so we got to talk in English. We have now met with him again and he is an investigator! It is so neat how the Lord directs the work here. He knew we would be on that street at that specific time to meet Fabian, and sent him walking just so we could find him and share the Gospel with him. The Lord truly does want to bless his children and directs us toward his prepared children every day- we just have to be listening to his promptings and ready to take action to follow them.

I love you all family! You brighten my weeks with you letters. I know you are all busy, and I appreciate the time you take to write to me and catch me up on life. I hope you all remember how much the Lord loves you and how happy he is with you for doing your best to serve him every day. I have seen the blessings from him so clearly in my life before my mission and now that I am here in the Netherlands.

Ik hou van jullie!
Groetjes,
Zuster Cherie Gulliver