Last week our whole family went on a trip to Ireland. It was the very first time our two year old twin boys were on an airplane! The trip was partly vacation, partly ministry. Over the years I have been… Read More
Twelve more days and it’s New Year’s Eve! That means that Christmas is still ahead of us and I am REALLY looking forward to it, even though it’s a pretty busy time when you’re a pastor. I am not sure… Read More
For those of you who don’t know: Eva and I are part-time missionaries. I derive only 80% of my income from being a pastor at Thousand Hills International Church. For the remaining 20% we need to find individuals and churches… Read More
Welcome to my totally revamped blog page! I hope that you enjoy the new layout. Be sure to let us know what you like about it by leaving a comment here. Thanks to PlainJoe Studios for the excellent design job!… Read More
Just a quick update on how we’re doing personally with our finances. Last year I ended my commitment as General Secretary of the Verenigde Pinkster- en Evangeliegemeenten, for which I was working one day per week. That one day per… Read More
Last Saturday was my last day as the General Secretary of the Dutch Assemblies of God (the VPE). I served this movement in this role for the last eight years, but I really sensed that the Lord wanted to shift… Read More
The end is near! Those words almost make me look like a doom prophet. Well, I am not! I am not going to tell you when the world will come to an end. I don’t know. I am sorry if… Read More
“Nothing lasts, except for change.” That’s what Dutch author Jan Greshoff once said. This is so applicable to the phase of life that Eva and I have ended up in. You probably heard that Eva gave birth to our twin… Read More
Today our twin boys Miles and William were dedicated to the Lord. It was so good to have them in church for the first time since their birth together with their mother and my sweetheart Eva. We are so thankful… Read More
This weekend will be an exciting weekend for our twin boys Miles and William. They were born on March 10 and they are doing very well. They are keeping us awake from time to time (boy, do they have loud… Read More
