Frank van der Merwe was from South Africa,
pioneered the Netherlands in 1923 with Willie Smeenk.

He later became its Overseer.

Willie Smeenk was from Iowa, USA, but originally from Holland.

Frank van der Merve and Willie Smeek were the first two
brother workers to pioneer the Netherlands/Holland in
1923.

Frank, a native South African, had been in the work in
South Africa for about ten years.

He was the first Overseer.

Buried in South Africa. Tombstone: "Een dienskneg van
God," which means "A Servant of God" in the Afrikaans
language (derived from Dutch)

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Albums

• Earliest Workers / Pioneer Workers
• Conventions & Workers by Country -- 36 Albums / Europe / Holland-Netherlands