What do you think… Christian leader calling people to radical discipleship? Founder of a mission movement? The guy with the blow up world balloon?
For us, when we say the name George Verwer, we remember his encouragement to print A Garland for Ashes (Hanna’s story) in O.M. India and the copies he has given to any OMers who knew us.
He gave a copy to Ron Forberg. When Ron reached page 145, he thought of the scene he had captured on film, a team leaving Zaventem, Belgium for India in October 1968. Posting the picture has stirred so many memories among old OMers.
In those days we were cautious about acting like tourists in our mission journeys and cameras were rare, hard to believe in 2015 with Instagram…. Facebook. And so most of our friendships, life changing experiences are unrecorded except in our mutual memories.
Thank you George Verwer and Ron Forberg for bringing the Zaventem courtyard back to life.
Love these old pictures and the old memories to go along with them!
I’ll be asking how to get copies of GFA in India for India when I am next there, hopefully 11/2015.
Like your responses!
These are wonderful pictures. I recognize Hanna, and I see Cathy and Dave Hicks (who turned 70 and returned from India, no less, just yesterday with Cathy). Thanks to them, I share in OM’s story and was at Zaventem for a conference. That looks like Margaret Huber (sp?) with Hanna. Could it be? Nice reconnecting with you again. –Lynn, Mosbach/Ships Office 1982
Lynn, good to share memories with you, Blessings, Hanna and George
Cherishing memories of our time on Logos (’76-’77)…(I was also in Belgium and India for some 3 years). Have not read your book yet, but will certainly do so! God bless you both. Netty Schaecker-Prins, Netherlands
Netty, so good to read your comments, Blessings, Hanna and George