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Posted on November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 by Pam

I apologize. I had promised to write often so you can pray and be apart of this journey. The last time I wrote was 11/11. I’ve missed the US election and am about to celebrate Thanksgiving in a country that does not celebrate. That is an upcoming meeting so please read until the end. Some of my recent meetings have been with an industrial dishwasher. It is amazing with a two-minute cycle at such high temperatures that, with two minutes to dry dishes before the next cycle ends, it keeps us moving. Feeding people is always a joy. Clean up – not so much. Another “machine” that we usually do not discuss is the commode. It does not have a handle but a lever. You can press it for as long as you need. I think it saves water. Other meetings have been with wonderful teachers on Missions and Identity in Christ. Who are we and who are we meant to be? I had so many ideas of what to write to you last week but too many meetings. If God tells you to convey something and you don’t, in my experience, the inspiration goes away. Gone…which is why I urge you people who love/want to write to not wait on a single inspiration. I’m looking at my notes and hope on my next report to have something of value for you. I can hardly squeeze in a meeting for my residency permit. That office is in the next town which is walkable but either open in the morning or the afternoon. It is a challenge to squeeze in but required to finally put a good plan on my cell phone. I have to present this permit! We had a “meeting” with a Christmas faire at a retired monastery (thank you Phil and Barbara). Do you know that a very lean Santa Person gives the children peanuts? Not a candy cane in sight. I’ll try to attach some photos. I had a meeting with a piano this morning (if you know me you know I took lessons but am not proficient). I ran out of time so will put that practice into play another time. From today’s teaching, let me leave you with this thought from Dr. Dieter (paraphrase), “Pray for your enemies, greet your neighbors, and have more meetings with ‘neighbors’ than you have at church”. So Thanksgiving…, my Texan friend, Mary Alice (the only other American here) and I are planning a lunch in Lyss on Thursday at – wait for this – McDonalds! It was the most American thing we thought we could do. I love that you will be “meeting” with your friends and loved ones to thank God for His many blessings and also for getting us through the other stuff. Thank you for letting me know about your other stuff so that I can pray for you. E-mail is pam@pamschmoll.com. Prayer here is for our outreach beginning on Monday in the city of Biel. Also, protection from the many illnesses some here are challenged by (tummy & colds). I sure do miss my family! Happy Thanksgiving! p.s. Snow in the foothills!

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Pam writes so that must make her a writer. Recently retired, she can now fill days with family, friends, missions, writing, creating, and showing up for whomever needs her. Pam loves the Lord and people. The Bible is God’s love letter to us (and who does not need more love) so she studies and writes some more.

Pam lives in the Pacific Northwest but was home-grown in Southern California. She attended San Jose Bible College and finished a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry at UCLA. She became a teacher, then a Research and Development Chemist, then she built two successful real estate businesses in two states. Pam also pursued study at Fuller Theological Seminary and just completed six months serving in missions abroad.

Pam has two amazing children, married to two precious in-laws, and five sweet grandchildren. Pam is a gifted connector and communicator and the Northwest has the perfect climate for staying inside and writing – or baking! She has been writing since a wee one and is currently converting many years of blogging, by topic, into ten books. The first is a collection from 2011 titled, Beautiful Enough. The second is a yearly day-timer titled, Weekly Planner - Lessons in Life, Glory, and Grace. Number three is in progress with the working title, Christmas Today.

Ten facts about Pam in no particular order:

  1. On the team that developed an insulation for the Alaskan oil pipeline.
  2. Loves looking at homes, decorating, and has flipped five homes.
  3. Likes being tall.
  4. Films have helped define her vocabulary.
  5. Comes from Colorado tenement farmers with history traced to Wales.
  6. Was lost but now is found.
  7. Baking makes her happy – as does eating sweets with coffee, of course.
  8. She thinks mission work is the most important work in the world.
  9. The church started in Rome so she is learning Italian.
  10. Pam is a work in progress!

“I will be your God throughout your lifetime - until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you.” Isaiah 46:4

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