A week before Christmas, Nanajeu comes to visit us. She would like to know who may fly to Palumeu and Tepu for the Foundations for Farming training. We indicate that we really want her and her husband to come along … Lees verder →

Last Monday 2 canoes with men left to take care there will be enough meat and fish for the whole village to eat at Christmas. The men are expected back on Thursday or Friday. Then the next big job for … Lees verder →

Last Monday we landed in Apetina with MAF. Four weeks in the city turned out to be a good time in which, in addition to the usual shopping for the coming weeks, we were able to meet a number of … Lees verder →

At the end of August, we left Suriname to support Marjolein’s parents after her father’s heart attack. Fortunately, they are doing well, but as the saying goes: ‘old age comes with flaws’ and that requires a lot of energy. It … Lees verder →

From August 10 – 25 we had a group of 9 people from Apetina visiting Lawa. They came to participate in the Foundations for Farming training. In the weeks before we had been busy with Asiloikë and Temikailoe preparing for … Lees verder →

Saturday morning Marjolein looked in her WhatsApp and read that her father (87) had been hospitalized with heart problems. That is scary news. All the more so because, together with a number of signals we received earlier, an acute demand … Lees verder →

Thursday July 29 we visited Solonam Pata. There the newly built church hall was officially inaugurated. In recent years, efforts have been made to send the believers in Lawa to the various villages along the river so that new communities … Lees verder →

Looks like we’ve been quite busy the past few weeks. Another month has flown by. Today our grandchildren are having their summer holidays in the Netherlands. In Suriname, after months of school lockdown (many have not had any online lessons), … Lees verder →

June 1, 2011 we had our first presentation about our plans to move to the jungle of Suriname. Who could have imagined then what has happened in our lives in the past 10 years, at least we could not. We … Lees verder →

We are pleased to inform you about the achievements of the last few weeks in Apetina. Friday May 21st 5 men and 5 women received their certificate. They have shown that they have mastered the theory and practice of electricity … Lees verder →