Here for our comfort?

January 10, 2018

As we look back at 2017, we are reminded that God’s ultimate goal with us isn’t comfort, it is character development. We are to be transformed into Christ’s image. He is always more interested in what we become, rather than what we do. I don’t know about you, but this is not always easy to grasp! Christmas 2016 […]

Conflict and Blessings

August 9, 2016

Our original plan was to travel by road. But when we encountered an armed conflict, God provided a safer option for our return trip.

May 12, 2013

One of the most rewarding things for us, is to see our children growing in their witness and friendships. We praise God that our kids are so happy and at home here. Heidi with her friends at the Bible teaching. Franco looking through nature books with his friends before the teaching started. Waldo and Mwinika […]

Our visit up north

September 9, 2012

The visit up north We enjoyed our visit tremendously! How refreshing to tell a joke … and have everyone laughing at it! 🙂 Humour is somehow a very cultural thing and being able to communicate in one’s mother tongue is relaxing and easy. It was also restful, since they, like us live close to the […]

Out trip up north

September 9, 2012

Last week, we went northwards to visit friends about two days drive (14 hours) away. We were hungry for some “same language” company and we’ve come a long way together, since the 1990’s when they visited us here, before they joined a mission and came to work in this country. The trip The trip was […]

Jars of Clay

August 14, 2012

My mom’s (Nadia’s) visit has a unexpected aftermath… After a routine visit to her oncologist, my mom was send to different specialist who found that she has a broken collar bone… Apparently it must be excruciatingly painful, but somehow my mom has been able to block the pain for more than two months! We think […]

Our greatest blessings

August 7, 2012

During a family worship time this Sunday, we talked about 2 Corinthians 1 and how the Lord uses difficulties to teach us how to encourage others and to learn not to lean on our own strength. We talked about good things that can result from “our troubles”. I witnessed about how the Lord called me […]

Last day as a 30-something

July 21, 2012

Yesterday was my last day as a Thirty-something! Where did the last 10 years go? 10 years ago, I was a new mom to our youngest son who was born in June that year. We lived in the central part of the country and worked with local churches to train pre-school teachers and do community […]

Family news

July 13, 2012

Nadia’s mom left on Sunday and we already miss her greatly! I don’t think that I would have been able to stay on the field, if it was not for my mom’s sacrifice in coming to help us out for these last 4 weeks. I am doing much better (after the malaria), but still need […]

Malaria

June 14, 2012

Expertly written by Nadia’s mom a week ago: Dear friends in Jesus Christ Perhaps like never before our prayers are needed for the budding Mwinika church. Since the Hattingh’s return there about two months ago they are experiencing a series of overwhelming spiritual attacks. The more important perspective however, is that every attack thus far […]