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Roma life can be very tough. This is what Andrijana, the daughter of our Roma pastor, wrote three weeks ago: “Yesterday, my mom’s sister in Serbia lost her house in a fire. She has five…

We have a rather unusual schooling situation here. The education for our children has created the hardest bump on the road to making the decision to move to Osijek. But, as we look back on…

16 years of marriage asks for a little bit of reflection. Here is something I read online: “Some of the sweetest connections I have ever seen have been extreme innies and extreme outies. They’re perfect…

“We do not have money, but we do have food”— is what our neighbor said. And, during the season, plenty of it. Our neighbor invited us over to see her parents’ land in Orahovica. It…

In the month of Lipanj, which means blooming linden, the flowering trees add a delicious aroma to the city. And flowering trees are also now in the churchyard in Darda. The children from Randwijk have…

Femke started her holiday with making a quilt. -Detail- Theetantes /Friends having a teapartyLittle bear holding a watermelon. Femke holding her quilt. Well-done!

  What is your favorite book from this library? Asked David when he was leading chapel on Friday morning a couple of weeks ago. It is this month, ten years ago that this library was…

Our girls said once when they saw our wedding pictures.. ¨Not fair that you had such a party without us! Yep, that is the way it happened;) This week is it fifteen years ago that we…

Home is where the heart is. One of those proverbs that sounds pretty cliche. But, the more we went trough moves and changes, the more we experienced it to be so true.  We felt at home…

In the evening before my parents 45th anniversary we all showed up unexpectedly. We organized a surprise sleep-over at my parents house. It was very unique to be together with all ten siblings. One of the reasons…

Moving mood here!