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…
Categorie: english
Found: a house!
Moving mood here!
Why in the world are you (t)here?
The border police raised his eyebrows. He saw a Dutch car approaching full with four kids. And he asked: “Where do you come from? Osijek. “Why? We live there. “Really? He answered in a low voice.…
Ti si moj Bog
The first drops that fall in my coffee pot are the strongest and the most concentrated. I enjoy it and don’t need a lot of it. And that is the case here with Croatian language learning.…
The language of silence
Transition is “the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another.” Which means that many of us might be in transition. Things like a serious illness or the loss of a loved…
5. Slovakia, the Word for the Roma.
One story goes like this: Dad goes into jail, because he refuses to send his children to school. After three months, he is free again. Mom goes into jail now, because, she also refuses to…
3. Ukraine, "good luck!" at the border
I felt a knot in my stomach. Aren’t we crazy? Going into a country at war, with our four young, innocent children? Jelle said that we would be okay, that the war is not here, but…
2. Oradea, and an interesting grandma
The landscape is a little bit boring. We drove to the border with Romania, and it was a sad rainy day. The gray flats, from the communistic time, looked even more sad. The heart of…
1. Debrecen, with a wink from Luther.
Luther and MacDonalds. That was new to me. But that is what we saw in Debrecen. The heart of the Reformed Hungarian Church, are even the fries from Mac Donalds reformed here? I think that…
From behind the scenes…
This is what we celebrated last week in Hungary: He: 40 years, plus one year, one week and one day. Me: 40 years, minus one year, one week and one day. He: Non celibate monk,…
Tears, turbulence and thankfulness
Kako ste? (How are you?) Dobro! (Good) Now, little conversations as this are nice, but apparently not the whole story. So, may I give the real answer to this question? You might see all nice…
Do you know what I saw?
Here are some blog’s and an article I recently read and really enjoyed: Melody writes: Blessing is a primary theme in mission—but it is not about the stronger blessing the weaker. It is about experiencing…