In Memoriam – Merle Jacobs

Dear friends, it is with a mix of sadness and joy that we report of the passing of Merle Jacobs. He passed away Wednesday 27th of July 2022 after a short battle with cancer, with his wife Maria by his side. We are rejoicing over …

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How this FMS ran despite Corona

We want to take this opportunity to thank you all for praying for us as a school. Despite the restriction due to Covid-19 we managed to finish the lecture phase for our FMS last month. We experienced God in a unique way! Speakers When we …

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International Marriage Week Awarded

Hope for Europe, a European initiative from the Evangelical Alliance (EEA), gave the annual Hope Award to Richard and Maria Kane for their outstanding work with Marriage Week internationally. During their European Conference, The EEA recognised the way that Marriage Week gives local traction to …

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Are We going to be ok?

By Sharyn Borodina The fact of the matter is, like it or not, the most devastating moments that this journey on planet earth brings our way can also be the moments when we understand who we are and who God is like never before.  Nobody …

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Family Life during crises

By Kristiina and Markku Virkkila, Finland During lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, schools and daycare centers are closed and the whole family week schedule has to be reorganized. Parents are homeschooling their children with teachers’ help, entertaining their toddlers and also working online. Both …

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24 hours

By an anonymous colleague With your eyes still closed you try to reach out for the phone on the nightstand next to your bed. It’s only 5 am! Why would anyone ring at your door this early in the morning? While you sit on the …

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Are we prepared for this?

By René Houtman It is a strange feeling to write about the need to be prepared for violent situations as a Family in Missions as we are at this moment in the midst of a crisis (coronavirus) that is gripping the entire world. I don’t …

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Expectations Before a Life Together

By Fedde Ypma  “After our marriage I had about three years of mourning, because of unmet expectations. It took years to readjust my expectations,” said William, who thought that married life would be heaven on earth. His wife would just do what his mother and …

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Same kitchen, different pots

By Laura Mihaly If you come into our kitchen you will find my husband cooking. That’s his new thing! He learns something new every year and is now doing a three-month course on nutrition. He confessed that he has three new ministry ideas in his …

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