Category: Contemplations

It is March 14, 2024 as I write this, and it will be sometime after June 12, 2024 before you can read this. The reason is that we have so much good news that… Lees meer.

A question we sometimes get is how long the conversations we have do take. Well, today we put a stopwatch on it and let’s take a look at the last 15 conversations. (We do… Lees meer.

Today I had a conversation with X who had a couple of medical problems. Not just simple ones, but as in: GO SEE A DOCTER, NOW! Anyway, he had been suffering from this for… Lees meer.

I recently met a homeless person on the street and when I asked him who God is, he said: sure! Just look at my tattoo! When I asked why he had chosen that particular… Lees meer.

A recurring phenomenon among volunteers and also with missionaries is: “the need is great, but there are only 24 hours in one day”. Whether you work as a missionary or from a non-Christian background,… Lees meer.

A few times a week we have complicated conversations that often involve tears. Sometimes people say: “sorry, I’m crying”. But is that necessary to apologize about it? Get this, this is Paul: So be… Lees meer.

As you saw in part 1, there is quite some work involved before we start a conversation and once the conversation (see part 2) has started, there is also quite some work to do.… Lees meer.

As you might know, we also run a retreat on this side for missionaries and pastors who sometimes get stuck. They are just people, just like you and me, but there is something special… Lees meer.

Periodically, we hear the following when we visit someone / when we see someone who knows that we do missionary work. Oh, how nice of you to do that! I think it would be… Lees meer.

Before we start a conversation, there is first “the washing machine” (see part 1) and once we have run it we really start a conversation. We are very, very clear in our conversations, just… Lees meer.