Mike and Anita James

Tonight was the last cooking group/Bible study/prayer group until the summer is over.  The group, Ingredients for Life, was started by me and a friend, Kristi Reavis.  We started it in 2006.  The year Mike and I were in the States, the group kept going.  I took it over again last year.  I love this [...]

Yesterday, we had some of the most beautiful weather.  It was the warmest it’s been this year.  People were in shorts and outside loving the weather. Today is Koninginnedag, Queen’s Day.  It’s the day to celebrate the queen.  It’s supposed to be on her birthday, but since her birthday is in the winter and weather [...]

We had our first Zuper Zondag (Super Sunday) today.  We were so excited.  It’s been something that has been coming for a long time.  From now on, we’ll be having a special, evangelistic service on the second Sunday of each month. We’ve gotten a new puppet stage from BGMC money.  We also were given funds [...]

We’ve been so busy working on a curriculum.  We’ve done an entire series on Psalm 23.  There are so many steps to the process.  Mike writes the lessons.  Then, we video the puppets and characters for the lessons.  Next, I edit it and get the video ready.  We have friends who translate it into Dutch [...]

Earlier this week, both Grace and I were sick.  Fortunately, our fevers only lasted a day or two.  It came at a terrible time though.  I guess there’s never a good time to get sick, but we got sick when we had company coming.  Our friends were sick the week before, so they had no [...]

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. [...]

On Friday and Saturday, Mike attended a leaders’ weekend here in The Netherlands.  He had a wonderful time and got to reconnect with many people who work with the VPE, the church organization we work with. On Sunday morning, we led a family Sunday at ICL, the International Church of Leiden.  It was so great [...]

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 [...]

We are in our home stretch.  We have been in the US for almost one year.  We have traveled around 40,000 miles and been in 112 services and meetings.  We have preached, spoken to small groups, done family services, and done a few kids’ services.  We have enjoyed it very much and have enjoyed seeing friends and [...]