Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Senior Missionary Couples become our life long friends!




Senior Missionary Meeting
Deventer, March 28, 2015

Back row left to right: Elders Gary Romig, Brent Romig, President Van der Put, Elders Kleyn, Johnson, Robison, President Robinson & Elder Van Dam
Front row left to right: Zusters Ellie Romig, Suzanne Romig, Kleyn, Johnson, Robinson,
 Robison &  Van Dam

It is quite an adventure stepping into the unknown and serving a Senior Couples Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!  We had so many questions about what a mission would entail, and we have shared experiences beyond our wildest dreams!  We have made friends of all ages, shared talents we knew and didn't know we had, and made lives better in the process...including our own!

Senior Missionary Meeting
Mission Home, Leideschendam, September 5, 2014

Left to right:  President & Zuster Robinson, President Scheltinga, Elder & Zuster Romig (Groningen), Elder & Zuster Romig (Den Haag), Elder & Zuster Winmill, Elder & Zuster Johnson, and 
Elder & Zuster Kleyn


This is our Mission Home where our Senior Couples Training takes place.  The home is in Leidschendam, a beautiful village between Leiden and Den Haag.  The Mission Home, besides being the home for President and Zuster Robinson, is used for incoming and outgoing missionaries and training for Mission Leaders and Senior Couples, etc.

It is a joy to work with President and Zuster Robinson!  Over 43 years ago ELDER Robinson and ELDER Romig worked together as young missionaries in Belgium.  Elder Robinson was the Zone Leader in Antwerpen and Elder Romig was one of his District Leaders serving in Brussels.  They each enjoy reminiscing and sharing experiences from the past.

President and Zuster Robinson
Belgium / Netherlands Mission
President and Zuster Scheltinga
Counselor in the Mission Presidency

President & Zuster Van Der Put
Counselor in Mission Presidency

Elder and Zuster Romig with Broeder and Zuster Gout
Jovo Leadership for Netherlands and parts of Germany
Note: Because our blog serves as our journal, this post will be updated as 
           Senior Couples arrive and complete their missions.  

It is an honor to work with people who have chosen to dedicate 12 - 23 months of their lives to serving Heavenly Father's children here in the Netherlands and Belgium.  We have all left homes and families, some have left careers and many have left retirement to give unselfishly.  It is hard to grow close as we serve, then say "good-bye" when they leave to go back home!

The Senior Couples pictured below were here at the time we arrived in the Netherlands on September 13, 2013, but have completed their mission before we started this post.

Elder and Zuster Spek
Groningen Jovo Center
Gemeente Leeuwarden Presidency and ZHV President
Elder and Zuster Anjewierden
Deventer Jovo Center
Elder and Zuster Seiter
Den Haag Jovo Center
Elder and Zuster Evenhuis
Lelystad Leadership and Member Support
Elder and Sister Kruizinga
Eindhoven Jovo Center


Elder and Zuster Winmill
Mission Office

Elder and Zuster Romig with Elder and Zuster Kleiweg
Amsterdam Jovo Center

These Senior Couples are currently serving throughout the Netherlands.

Elder and Zuster Romig (Brent)
Groningen Jovo Center
Gemeente Leeuwarden Presidency and Member Support
Elder and Zuster Kleyn
Deventer Jovo Center
Gemeente Nijmegen President and Member Support
Elder and Zuster Johnson
Rotterdam Jovo Center
Pathway & Member Support
Elder and Zuster Romig (Gary)
Den Haag Jovo Center
Elder & Sister Robison
Mission Office and Amsterdam Jovo Center

Elder & Sister Van Dam
Den Helder Branch President and Member Support
Elder & Zuster Butler
Eindhoven Jovo Center