In 2019 the Yeesu Rekk vision was born: concerts that have only one goal: to make known and exalt the name of Jesus. The first concert was in Dakar, the desire arose to give a Yeesu Rekk concert in each of the 14 provinces of Senegal. After a forced corona break, a second concert followed in Mbour this spring. And last December concerts followed in Fatick and Ziguinchor together with Hanne de Vries and Love Revolution. 10 more provinces to go! We were also able to realize our tradition of prison concerts at Christmas, which we have been doing with Cissa for 8 years, this time together with Love Revolution. Love Revolution has made beautiful vlogs and Insta feeds about their journey. (in Dutch, but great images).
Read more…December 30th, 2021 - 14:55 § in Africa
Airtime for Jesus: Do You Have a Connection?
A milestone? A miracle? A breakthrough? It is difficult to say what the impact will be of the developments of our TV station Yaakar TV. After months of working on permits, renovations, programming, etc., the channel is now on the air. Officially we are still in the test phase, but an important provi[...]
December 30th, 2021 - 14:49 § in Medical
Association for Christians in Healthcare has its papers!
Last month we celebrated a milestone for the medical mission in Senegal: the National Association for Christians in Care is now officially registered! This process took 2 years and was delayed by the corona virus and because the authorities had many questions about this initiative. The UCMPS vision [...]
July 14th, 2021 - 11:54 § in Church
Introducing our artists
A dazzling concert was held last week in a stadium in a small town in the middle of Senegal. For the first time since COVID-19 restrictions forced us to cancel all our activities, it was possible to organize a large open-air concert again last week! This was the first in our Yeesu Rekk tour, and [&h[...]
July 12th, 2021 - 14:15 § in Medical
Demba can walk again!
Demba, an 11-year-old boy is happy that he can walk again! A few months ago, he was very ill and thought his leg needed to be amputated. Now he walks into the clinic in Northern Senegal without crutches. After an operation in a hospital within our network, he was able to rehabilitate with us and [&h[...]
March 24th, 2021 - 11:07 § in Medical
Grief and insecurity
About a year ago a good friend and fellow doctor warned us, and unfortunately, over the past months, we experienced what he warned us for: we and the church in Senegal are suffering the loss of a number of loved ones due to COVID-19. In the past month, three important church leaders have passed away[...]
December 24th, 2020 - 18:59 § in Kerk
Children’s songs in dozens of schools
Corrie ten Boom once said: “When the Lord closes a door, he opens a window.” It is clear that many doors were closed for the music ministry in 2020: live music was prohibited for months; our study was out of work. Traveling was prohibited; so the guesthouse remained empty. But “on [...]
