6 July 2007 10:31 AM GDT
Author: International News
The Netherlands Says Goodbye to 'The Angel of Amsterdam'
A PEACEFUL and almost holy atmosphere descended on the red light district of Amsterdam on Saturday 30 June as the funeral procession of Lieut-Colonel Alida M. Bosshardt OF passed through. Church bells rang and people applauded as 'Major Bosshardt', as she was known, made her last visit to the district where she had worked for almost 50 years.....
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Lieut-Colonel Bosshardt's slogan was: 'To serve God is to serve people and to serve people is to serve God.'
Even through her death Lieut-Colonel Alida Margaretha Bosshardt was able to touch the hearts of thousands of people who applauded her in the streets or who watched the funeral service on television. 'If there were more people like you,' wrote one person on the condolences web site, 'the world would be a better place.'
Report by Ruud Tinga
Report by Ruud Tinga
2 comments:
the bell tolls,
the world is poorer,
the kingdom is richer.
while our hearts aspire
to lay a rose
at the feet of greatness.
(Thanks also for the poem,
God of the Floodgates ....)
grace abounds,
What an incredible testimony about a caring and holy heart.
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