"Kamphorsting"

Karen and I had some fun last night. One of the families that just completed MMS, Gertjan & Glenda Kamphorst, invited us, Dennis & Mary, and Dwight & Rena over for food and fellowship. Dennis is Chief Inspector at MMS, Mary is the accountant, Dwight is CEO, and Rena, Dwight's wife, splits receipting responsibilities with Karen.

Gertjan is from Holland and Glenda is from the Philippines. They have two small children, Johan and Marielle, that Gertjan jokingly refers to as their little "holla-pinos". Get it? Holland-Philippino? Sounds like jalepeno? We thought it was funny...

Gertjan and Glenda are in the process of transitioning to service with MAF. They wanted to have us over before they moved from the area and to introduce us to a traditional Dutch fellowship meal. It's kind of like fondue except there's no fondue. There's a griddle.

A variety of meats and vegetables are prepared and then everyone cooks their own food on the griddle in front of them, eating as things are cooked, passing things around, using different sauces, talking, and laughing, and enjoying each other as everything takes place at once.

It was a lot of fun, we left full, and are thinking we'll need to buy a griddle. I'm sure there's a Dutch name for this type of meal but we don't know what it is. And if we did, we probably wouldn't remember it so we decided to forever identify the meal with Gertjan & Glenda (whom we will remember) by changing their last name to a verb and calling the dinner "Kamphorsting" in their honor.

So, if you're ever in the area and we invite you over to "Kamphorst" or for "Kamphorsting" you'll know what's on the evening's agenda!

From left to right around the table: Glenda, Marielle, Gertjan, Karen, Me, Mary, Dwight, Rena, and the top of Johan's curly hair. Dennis was taking the picture.