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Christian Life
Hannah would go into mission work, but died on a holiday
The Dutch Hannah Nijsse (24) wanted to go and preach the Gospel in a closed country. She was ready to go where God called her. This summer, she died while on a cycling holiday in the French Alps. “Hannah was not primarily our child,” says Jojanneke Nijsse. “First of all,…
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Western Europe
Ukrainian orphan in the Netherlands is happy with a bit of attention
Some toys, a swing and a balloon. Ukrainian children do not need much more to enjoy their holidays. A look in the Dutch town of Kesteren, behind the doors of an orphanage with children who fled the violence of war in its own country. Peace reigns early afternoon in the…
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Christian Life
Sexual abuse is blank page in victim's memory
Daan was still in primary school when his brother sexually abused him. Together with Jantine den Uijl-van Loon, his therapist, he tells how the trauma impacts his life. He did not even know what sex was, at the time he first experienced it. “It is so wry. As a young…
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