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\"\"<\/a>Here are our buddies, Steve and Barb Swanson.\u00a0 Steve is the pastor of the International Church of Antwerp and Barb is a Covenant missionary.\u00a0 It has been so great to spend time with them this past weekend, to see their home and church and places where they minister.\u00a0 They are pictured sitting on the famous hand of Antwerp, Belgium, the hand of the giant that was thrown into the river.\u00a0 I like to think of this photo as them sitting in the palm of God’s hand!<\/p>\n

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Here we are enjoying a famous Belgian waffle!\u00a0 This was after fries and chocolates and who knows what else!!!<\/p>\n

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