We are already a few weeks further since our last publication on our blog at the end of March. A lot has happened in the past few weeks. In the first place there was the Easter conference in Apetina. Like … Lees verder →

With all the negative media coverage concerning riots in Suriname the last few weeks we want to let you know that we are safe and that we only noticed what is going on through the media. Of course, people in … Lees verder →

All of a sudden it is the end of January and the first month of this new year has already passed. We have been sorting things out in our house in Lawa because on January 23d Anneke Kempeneers moved in … Lees verder →

In October and November we were on Home Assignment in the Netherlands meeting with our supporting churches and many supporters. Marco joined the Global Leaders meetings in Asia and together we visited our WT team in Lima. We also spend … Lees verder →

Tuesday, August 16th the alarm was set at 4 am in order to be on the road to Toronto’s international airport. It was the last time we saw a sunrise in Canada, the next sunrise would be in Suriname. We … Lees verder →

Sunday morning May 29th we landed in Suriname again. We had a good month with many air miles. It was so nice to be able to meet people again on their mission field and to participate and experience parts of … Lees verder →

After two years of hardly any travel for World Team, a number of trips are planned this year. Last week we had our leaders conference with colleagues from the Americas. It was so nice to meet one another again in … Lees verder →

On Saturday March 5th, Marco left Schiphol in Amsterdam for Harare in Zimbabwe to enjoy a training course by Foundations for Farming. This is a challenging time with the war in Ukraine going on. What will the world look like … Lees verder →

Let’s start with the less positive detail: last Wednesday we tested positive for the corona virus. This was not such a problem for Marco and Marjolein, but for one of the Foundations for Farming men it was. Would he be … Lees verder →

As we cruise the river at a leisurely pace, I see our Wayana and Trio scanning the trees. Would there be a fat iguana? It is a mystery to us how they discover such a green animal in the midst … Lees verder →