Fred & Kathy Hurdman Mission Blog

February Mission Blog One of the things that has been very exciting about being in New Zealand is learning to drive on the other side of the road than we do in Canada. Fred drove when he was on his first mission here but it was   a long time ago. However, he is always up for a challenge and was excited to get behind the wheel. He has done quite well! There are many roundabouts here which is an advantage because if you miss your turn, you can just go around again and go out the second time! You do have to be a little careful though of the cars coming in! We did have an adventure one day on our way back to the office from the bank. We got a little lost and, in trying to figure out where we needed to go, Fred started driving the Canadian way! He went down the wrong lane but luckily there weren’t any cars around and he was able to move back into the correct lane quickly. We were definitely watched over that day! Another thing about driving on the opposite side of th...

We have received questions about whether we are still alive because people have not seen a blog post lately. Well, we are alive, well and excited to be here. 😊 It is beautiful down here in New Zealand, even under these current extraordinary circumstances. New Zealand went into level 4 lockdown one week ago today. We have all been counselled to stay in our homes except for exercise, going to the grocery store, or for medical needs. The only other thing that we can go out for is for essential services that we provide, such as the safety of our missionaries or others in our ministry.   We have learned so much and experienced so many miracles this past month and a half. As many of you know, we have been serving in the mission office - Kathy is the office secretary and administrator and Fred is the financial secretary. Up until last Wednesday, we were going into the office, generally leaving our flat at around 6:00 AM each morning and leaving the office to go home at aro...