Mike and Anita James

We’ve been pretty busy with several things here.  Yesterday I worked in children’s church at the International Church of Leiden.  We were learning about the gospels and how we can learn about Jesus from them.  The children got into groups and spelled out the names of the gospels with their bodies.  Can you tell which [...]

In the past, American missionaries have taught English Composition at Azusa, the Bible school here.  They aren’t in the country at the time, so I was asked to teach it for the time being.  I taught junior high school English when we lived in America, so this isn’t totally out of the normal for me. [...]

After having to have our things go through customs, we were really happy to have our things arrive in The Netherlands.  It seems like it’s been so long since we shipped it from America that I had forgotten many of the things we packed.  That’s why it felt a little like Christmas today. We had [...]

Many things are different in America than in The Netherlands.  Since we’ve already lived here, we know some of the things to expect.  I like some of the things about American stores better – mainly the prices.  And, I like some of the things about Dutch stores better.  There aren’t as many choices, and I [...]

We’re adjusting back to life in The Netherlands, and we’ve noticed that it’s happening much quicker than the first time we moved here.  One of the things we’ve had to get used to is how much smaller everything is.  Here is a drink from Whataburger in America: Now, you need to compare it to the [...]

We got back to The Netherlands on Friday afternoon.  We were greeted at the airport by friends.  They were cheering for us as we walked out.  It was really nice to feel welcomed. This was a balloon some friends gave Grace.  It says Welkom Thuis/Welcome Home.  It has some very typical Dutch things on it. [...]

During our last week, we wanted to stop at a few restaurants.  Tuesday night, we went to Babe’s.  Babe’s is an amazing restaurant where you can get fried chicken or chicken fried steak.  They bring around wonderful sides – as much as you want.  Can you see why we love this place.  Mike and I [...]

Since we’ve loaded our crate and sent it off to The Netherlands, we’ve continued to be busy.  I went to Detroit for a friend’s wedding.  Beth was a missionary associate in The Netherlands when we first moved there.  We even lived with her for our first 5 weeks in the country, and she lived with [...]

We finished the Arkansas Kids Camp on Friday.  We love being/speaking at camps.  We always have such a great time and meet so many awesome people. It’s also fun to do the services and have “interesting” characters come out and meet everyone.  Here is Mike talking with Polly Esther.  I’m not sure, but I’m guessing [...]

On June 12, we began speaking at Fort Worth Metro Camp.  This is a camp for kids from inner-city Fort Worth.  That camp is so rewarding.  I’ve said that as much energy as it takes to do it, I’m given so much more.  I love speaking to those kids and spending time with them.  Plus, we get [...]