“My wife and children could not sleep in a dry place” says Boubacar, one of the clinic’s guards. He lives in Grand Yoff, an area that was seriously flooded after the heavy rains last week. Because the clinic is slightly elevated, he was able to bring his family over to spend the night [...]
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Traveler’s Log: to Dakar!
It is early morning, Friday May 4th, when the mosquito’s give us their farewell presents. Who would have thought that these three months would arise such a love for the jungle? Okay, I have to admit… a love not for the jungle, but for the people who live there! Our neighbors, Barry and Terry wer[...]
April 23rd, 2012 - 15:53 § in Family
Simon 1 year old!
We celebrate that Simon Dingeman Kieviet is now one year old! His name means “he who listens and speaks justly.” It is a testimony about our God, and a blessing we want to give to Simon. While we rejoice we join Moses singing this song: Then Moses spoke the words of this song until they [&hellip[...]
Living in the jungle!
What do you imagine when one says ‘jungle’? Eating papaya, coconut and banana’s freshly from the three? Yes! Cockroaches in the bedroom? Unfortunately yes… Jungle sounds? Deafening! Monkeys? Not yet seen them. Snakes? Haven’t seen them either (but did see patients with snake bites…) Rain[...]
Traveler’s Log: To Gabon
Wow, what a trip we had! Not only a long journey, but also a very successful and breathtaking journey! Hopefully the following pictures and report give a good impression of our experiences. Last Monday morning at 3 o’clock we stood beside our bed and we left to Schiphol in the freezing cold:[...]
Dealing with uncertainty
“Paris-Dakar” was our long-dreamed title of the newsletter in which we would announce our date of departure. Unfortunately the future runs differently. At the end of November we received the message that the tensions around the coming elections were rising. This will only get worse in the next m[...]
Maria’s first week at school
Jan: “what have you done in school today?” Maria: “I’ve learned French.” On Friday morning Maria says for the first time that she wants to go to school, because “I am big now”. The first days were quite difficult for Maria. But she has already stopped to cry when saying goodbye. The te[...]
What motivates me – Jan
I’m not very familiar with poetry, but when I read the poem Spiritual by Remco Campert, a Dutch author, a few years ago, it touched me. I don’t know how he meant it, but for me it describes how I experience the calling of God. It is a deep inner conviction. The road might be […][...]
May 4th, 2011 - 16:36 § in Family
Maria is preparing as well!
Our lives at the moment are challenged by the things we are to leave behind Certainties such as a house, salary, but also friends and family; we have to release them all. And every time it is asking for a bit more trust. We are blessed in knowing that God does not leave us alone […][...]
