What a year!…………..
I’m starting this newsletter by thanking everyone who has contributed, in any way, to making my work possible! After more than five years, I’m still amazed at how my life has turned out, how I’ve been able to do my work and how I still do it, and you have, you have contributed to that!
Thank you a thousand times over!
So much has happened this year that I don’t even know where to begin!
Many training sessions and rewarding work with the women of OM Africa, a sewing course at Isubilo in Ndola, my first visit from the Netherlands, and…
We have our own mission center/business!
Twalumbu Missions!
Curious? More on that later!
We also need financial support! For our center and our work!
Read on!
Greetings, Jannie, Mobuley, Mark en Joseph
NEWS
Our hard work and investment are paying off!
The greatest blessing is that we have our own Mission Center! A place where we can combine business and ministry!
TWALUMBU MISSIONS
We are eager to share the gospel and impact the community of Twapia, where we live, through a holistic approach that addresses both immediate needs and long-term development.
We aim to improve the quality of life by providing a reliable water supply and plan to offer local business and vocational training courses in the future. Our commitment to economic advancement includes soon operating a service mill and selling home-grown fresh vegetables and chickens!
We need help with TWALUMBU MISSIONS!
GIVE | DONATE FORSOLAR ENERGIE!
We need help for TWALUMBU MISSIONS!
WE NEED ‘SOLAR ENERGY’ IN EVERY WAY!
Help us get solar energy on Twalumbu Farm so we can help build a future for Twapia!
Our Mission Center, called Twalumbu Missions, exists to help the people in the surrounding area and especially to reach those in need. There is currently a significant lack of consistent power. We are without power for approximately 18-21 hours every day! This is because there hasn’t been enough rain to generate electricity, and the rain that fell last year and this year is far from sufficient!
We therefore urgently need solar energy to be operational and to work more efficiently and effectively! Because our investment budget no longer allows for it, and this is a circumstance we hadn’t anticipated, we must raise funds to reach the necessary amount for solar energy!
The guideline for what is needed to power the entire farm/center is €40,000.
It’s a very high amount, we realize, but with the current state of electricity generation in Zambia, we also have to think about the future!
We’re confident we’ll succeed!
Why do I do what I do?………………….Read Malika’s story
A new creation
“…one who is in Christ, a new creation. The old has passed away, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17
People often ask me why I do what I do and why I dedicate myself to other women without expecting anything in return. For me, it’s a calling. I know I’m called to preach the gospel and, in doing so, to help women see their worth through God’s Word. This way, they can receive healing.
Malika* from North Africa was very young when her father died. She was placed with one of her aunts. She describes the life she had there as hell. As a young girl, she was used for chores and abused for everything she did wrong. Bedwetting was punished with beatings in her private parts. These frightened her into walking normally for days.
Everyone wanted her in their home, not out of love, but for the chores. That’s how she ended up with her uncle. It became a living hell there. Her uncle beat her so severely on the back that open wounds developed. The scars are still clearly visible. He also “womanized” her at the age of six; she was systematically raped for years.
As Malika grew older, she became completely alienated from men. Yet, someone noticed her and let her know he loved her despite what had happened to her. Malika couldn’t believe it. The man was a born-again Christian and modeled how a man should behave. He treated her with love and respect. And by telling her about Jesus, Malika accepted Jesus as her Savior and Redeemer! They married and had children. The uncle was HIV-positive, and it’s a miracle of God that Malika wasn’t infected!
The past continued to haunt her, and it took years before she could share her story. Only after completing our training and guidance could she do this and truly know that she was loved by Christ. She could leave her past behind and feel free! Free in Christ! A peace that only Christ can give! The old has passed, the new has come…
Do you understand why I do what I do?
*Malika is not her real name
Columns.
At regular intervals I send a column from Zambia to the church magazine ‘Geandewei’, for the Drachten | Leeuwarden | Dokkum. The topics are very diverse and provide even more insight into my life in Zambia and what keeps me busy.
If you enjoy reading my columns, click the button below!
Some more pictures…….
Finally a visit from the Netherlands!
Thanks in part to the support of many of you, I’ve been able to do my work over the past few years and make a positive impact on the lives of many women throughout Africa! I’m truly grateful for this support! I’d love to be able to continue my work in the coming years without financial worries, and we’re trying to find ways to help ourselves in every way, but right now
I’m truly asking for your help! As a family and for our work, we’re currently completely dependent on financial donations, and unfortunately, we’re still not receiving enough each month. We’re very frugal, and sometimes it’s difficult to provide for all our necessary needs, cover our expenses, and also help people.
Help is still needed!
I would therefore like to appeal to you. If you have it on your heart, would you like to help and ensure that I can at least continue to do my work and help women? There is currently a monthly deficit of approximately €200 – €300.
So every (fixed monthly) contribution is desperately needed!
You can contribute financially in various ways, check this online via the ‘DONATE NOW!
Are you willing to help?
Thanks so much in advance!
Support with Prayer
If you would like to make a prayerful contribution, please do!
- Thanks for God’s nearness this year
- Thank you for our new center
- Thank you for our work, my work.
- Thank you for allowing us to have so much impact.
- Please pray that the work can continue and that we can make an impact in Twapia
- Thank you and pray for the missing finances
- Thank you and pray for our Solar Project
- Please pray for our farm, our land, our plants and trees, that God may bless it.
- Please pray for the people who help us build our farm.
- Pray for Mobuley, that he may spread all his work well: marriage, family, missionary work, and the farm.
- Pray for whatever God places on your heart!
GIVE | DONATE
Donate towards my work and the projects which I set up and participate in!
What’s my story again?
Through the mission organization Operation Mobilization I am working in Zambia and Africa to give the women Hope and Recovery through lessons in sewing, pattern drawing, other skills and Discovery Bible study. In addition, I will also coach them and provide pastoral assistance. My salary consists entirely of financial donations. In this newsletter I share with you what happens in my work and life.
Any questions, remarks, want to know more? Feel free to contact me!
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