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| Still enroute at YVR |
Henk and
Margreet
henkden@shaw.ca
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Monday, April 14, 2014
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Solomon Seasons 16 - from Los Angeles
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| Fiji |
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| Dining in LA in the VERY EARLY hours April 13. |
Henk and Margreet
henkden
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Friday, April 4, 2014
Monday, March 31, 2014
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Monday, March 3, 2014
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Happy Birthday Margreet!!!
(Editor's note: Once again you are far away on this, the annual celebration of your birth (March 2). We all wish you a wonderful day today and then do it all over tomorrow -when it will be your birthday in your home town!- just to be sure the days are covered.)
henkden
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| HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARGREET! |
Solomon Seasons 3
Eksodus Chapter 13:1-6
Tighi garimane ni
Israeli te tabu, a ne ti a God. 1. Na maneka te bosa vania a Moise,
2.“I ghamu na turoni ni Lsraeli kamu tabura na tighie na dae miu
lanimane, mana tighie na daeni mamarus mana na pukue na tighie na
daemi ganimane mana tighie na daeni mamanu mane a niqua i nau.Na Dani
Sule Ni Breti e taigha Siki isie...
James, Ashley, and
Henk have gone downtown to run errands. (James and his family have
been working here since ’86). Traffic has increased since we were
here three years ago, so it took half an hour to cover the four km to
the bank.
After getting served we headed toward ‘China town’. We
decided to have lunch there at a road side BBQ place. The chicken and
rice were delicious and the hot sauce to go is lip burning hot!
We
left the car there and walked to an automotive shop for steering
wheel fluid and a few streets over to find us some halogen
replacement lamps. It is fun to watch James barter in fluid Pidgin!
Another stop was at a tv repair shop and from there we visited the
recording studio at the RC diocese offices. It will give us an idea
what will work when we start on our own here at the centre.
We had to pour
almost half a liter of steering wheel fluid into the reservoir: no
wonder it was so very noisy! Silas (our resident Solomon Islander car
mechanic) had removed the battery from that same vehicle to charge it
properly. With everything back in its place we headed back to the
airport: no suitcase and we filled out another ‘missing suitcase’
report.
We had supper with
the Choates’…after playing Quiddlers…fun as always!
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Although it is quite
noisy outside during the night is hasn’t bothered us yet: roosters,
dogs, the occasional cat and the constant hum from the fishing fleet
mother ship with its refrigerated cargo holds.
We arrived at the
airport twenty past nine on Saturday morning; perfect timing as the
last passengers were going through customs and we could see our
suitcase on the carousel! Ten minutes later we were back in the car
and on our way home (after some quick shopping).
Great to
unpack..even the cheese had made it!
Henk went down to
the workshop to root around for door knobs and locks…it is quite a
bit messier than the way he had left it three years ago and hopefully
he’ll have some time to straighten things out.
Henk & Margreet DenOudsten
henkden
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Solomon Seasons 2
Cell phones can come in handy: while Henk was working on a secrurity light he realised that Aaron Choate had switched vehicles, which could mean only one thing: an airport run. Calling Aaron on his cell Henk gave him the tracking numbers for our suitcases. When Aaron returned an hour later with the family that needed to be picked up he had been able to locate and retrieve one of our suitcases!!
Margreet has started on typing in Lengo Eksodus 13 – 40. It is the same language as she has worked on three years ago and that the Ungers are working on. It is spoken here on the main island.
Henk has been busy already fixing things: a washing machine, rechargeable lights for the guards, an extra electrical socket for a stove and getting ideas for the recording studio.
Last night we played Quirkles and other games with the Ungers’ children: high octane as they are all very sharp.
Eggs are not cheap here and not always available and Margreet was very disgusted with the eggs that she got: after cracking five of them and finding black mould (?) inside we decide to throw out the rest.
Henk and Margreet
henkden@shaw.ca
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Solomon Seasons 1
We have arrived and what a lovely welcome we got!!
We were so thankful that we had made the decision to fly out of Kelowna instead of driving down to Vancouver!
On the way to the Kelowna Airport we were held up for about ten minutes none the less as we had to wait for the fire department to douse the flames on a truck with brakes and tires on fire. (thank you Elden, for picking us up at 5.15 that morning).
We were slow leaving YVR as the plane with destination Los Angeles needed to be de-iced. Waiting for that and the process resulted in the aircrew getting past their allowed working hours. After take- off we were consequently diverted to the Seattle airport to await another crew…the long and the short of it was that our five hour layover time for LAX shrunk to an hour. Together with two other couples that hoped to get on the Fiji Airways flight as well we made a mad dash to terminal B, got our boarding pass, got through security and made it to the gate with ten minutes to spare.
The 10-1/2 hour flight was uneventful as was the transfer in Fiji. Unfortunately our two suitcases didn’t run as fast as us and are in transit somewhere. There aren’t really too many flights out this way and we don’t expect to see them before Saturday.
Margreet always packs along small quantities of essentials like milk powder, coffee, granola, salt and pepper etc. She quickly had to change gears and buy some of those items on our way from the airport and others were supplied by our friends here – including flip flops for Henk and a pair of shorts. Margreet had packed her sandals and one dress in her backpack (learned that after our first trip to Chad when suitcases were delayed…)."
Wednesday morning:
We had supper with the director and his wife (Tim and Martha Matzke) catching up on our lives and going over the things that need doing in the next weeks. We slept well till about three this morning when a rooster decided to wake up and announce that fact to us all. The night was thankfully cool. Paul Unger set up the internet access this morning, so here we are.
Today we'll settle in (of course not having anything except our toothbrushes makes quick work of that:)) and start thinking how to tackle the recording studio.
Henk and Margreet
henkden
We were so thankful that we had made the decision to fly out of Kelowna instead of driving down to Vancouver!
On the way to the Kelowna Airport we were held up for about ten minutes none the less as we had to wait for the fire department to douse the flames on a truck with brakes and tires on fire. (thank you Elden, for picking us up at 5.15 that morning).
We were slow leaving YVR as the plane with destination Los Angeles needed to be de-iced. Waiting for that and the process resulted in the aircrew getting past their allowed working hours. After take- off we were consequently diverted to the Seattle airport to await another crew…the long and the short of it was that our five hour layover time for LAX shrunk to an hour. Together with two other couples that hoped to get on the Fiji Airways flight as well we made a mad dash to terminal B, got our boarding pass, got through security and made it to the gate with ten minutes to spare.
The 10-1/2 hour flight was uneventful as was the transfer in Fiji. Unfortunately our two suitcases didn’t run as fast as us and are in transit somewhere. There aren’t really too many flights out this way and we don’t expect to see them before Saturday.
Margreet always packs along small quantities of essentials like milk powder, coffee, granola, salt and pepper etc. She quickly had to change gears and buy some of those items on our way from the airport and others were supplied by our friends here – including flip flops for Henk and a pair of shorts. Margreet had packed her sandals and one dress in her backpack (learned that after our first trip to Chad when suitcases were delayed…)."
Wednesday morning:
We had supper with the director and his wife (Tim and Martha Matzke) catching up on our lives and going over the things that need doing in the next weeks. We slept well till about three this morning when a rooster decided to wake up and announce that fact to us all. The night was thankfully cool. Paul Unger set up the internet access this morning, so here we are.
Today we'll settle in (of course not having anything except our toothbrushes makes quick work of that:)) and start thinking how to tackle the recording studio.
Henk and Margreet
henkden
Monday, February 24, 2014
They Have Arrived!
(Editor's note: Yes, they have arrived in the Solomons and just look at their welcome!
My thanks to Joanna Choate (see blog listing at right) for the use of her photos.
My thanks to Joanna Choate (see blog listing at right) for the use of her photos.
Alas, Henk and Margreet's luggage is on a jaunt somewhere without them!)
Henk & Margreet DenOudsten
henkden@shaw.ca
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Chili Lunch - Sunday February 16
(Editor's note) Time is quickly passing and Henk and Margreet will be on their way to the Solomon Islands once again. Their departure date is February 23. This past Sunday they held their annual chili lunch and photos were taken to remember that time.
Please remember Henk and Margreet in prayer and know that they will love hearing from you.
Henk and Margreet DenOudsten
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