On the rocky road, a few passengers step by along with a goat, a few cats, and a few dogs. A child is walking a goat as you might usually see a kid walking a…
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A snapshot of our life
We might have moved to the Netherlands, but I just would love to give you a little snapshot about our life. Many things will change, but Jelle will continue in the coming year to teach…
The 100 day journey: 50 days have passed by
The first 50 days of the 100-day journey are already over! Here a photo impression…. Enjoy!
How ecumenical contacts are oxygen for the soul
How Ecumenical contacts are oxygen for the soul
The 100 day Journey (+filmclip)
The 100 day journey. Between the end of May and early September we switch home, school, country, language and a few other things. Journey along on this adventure? Welcome on this online table!
Natasha fights for peace
Natasha points to some words on the street: “Now is the time to make your dreams come true!” I walk with her along the Drava River in Osijek. “Look! We put this kind of phrases…
Stay With Me
Here are a few reflections on the latest small silent retreat in Hungary, as some of you asked so kindly how it went: The rain poured down, two days in a row. It was cold…
Four things we’ve learned from our dog Vanda
If there is only one thing what we have learned in living in Croatia, than it is the force to accept the vulnerability and brokenness and embrace it. Brokenness in buildings, in people’s lives, in…
Choosing peace
While preparing for this weekend’s silent retreat in Hungary, I came across this piece of art with the title: Choosing peace. It is not only the harmonious art that I love, it is also the…
How a beggar became a pastors wife
How a beggar became a pastor’s wife It was Summer 2013, and our family visited the little church in Darda for the first time. We met the Nicolić family: Đeno, Biljana, and their four children.…
The religious map of Croatia
In the heart of the square of Osijek is an angular bronze statue. A big, heavy man points to the ground while he gazes with a stern look to the horizon. This country, this land,…
Welcome to the plains of Hungary!
Silence in Hungary: 26–29 April 2019 Stay with Me A quiet time between Easter and Pentecost. You are warmly invited for a weekend women’s retreat where silence, chapel moments, local food, and fellowship are all…