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Hello all! Zuster Gulliver here.

Well, it was an amazingly blessed week here in Rotterdam North. We had a baptism Saturday!! Anilda and her daughter Miene were baptized and confirmed this weekend, and it was an awesome service! The spirit was very strong and it was so neat to be involved in the service and know that I had helped them progress to that point. I got to hold the towels for them as they came out of the water. Having the gift of the Holy Ghost is just going to change their lives and help them deal with the problems they face. It was so awesome!

Other exciting news from this week includes my comp (Zr. Higham) breaking her foot (we think) by dropping a huge bike lock on it. She is finally going for x-rays this week, so we'll see what happens. Until then, she just sits "achter op" on Zr. Wielands bike (sitting on the bike rack behind Zr. Wieland side-saddle style). She is such a hard worker and has just been living with the pain in order to avoid slowing down the work, but our district leader finally sat her down today and told her that if she damages her foot more by continuing to walk on it, the Lord will hold her accountable for not taking care of herself. That won her over, so we're off to the hospital in the next couple of days. Its about time- we've been trying to convince her to get it looked at for the whole week. Her dedication is definitely a great example for me, and I am loving working with her. She leaves for home in just a few weeks, and is one of the most dedicated, focused missionaries ever.

The work here is going great. Our numbers of investigators has dropped a little bit, leaving us with a handful (actually, more like 8) of really, really dedicated, progressing investigators. One man, Prins, walks one hour and 45 minutes every Sunday to get to church because he can't afford the transportation. Now that is dedication. He is preparing for baptism on the 20th of this month. So awesome!

Thanks for the scriptures mom; I'll share them with my comps this week during studies. Well, I love you all, A LOT!!!! I hope you are enjoying spring time in California. Don't forget to write me and let me know about what you're up to-- even the simplest things are a lot of fun to hear about.

Ik hou van jullie!
Love, Zuster Cherie Gulliver