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Now that the kids are attending an international school with an American system, we have a daily “what’s different here compared to school in the Netherlands?” discussion at home. And believe me,…

Being able to eat outside without emptying your wallet, because there are food courts everywhere where you can choose from a wide variety of Asian food at a reasonable price.

Not by bike, but…

We have now been living for more than a week in our "new" house in Tanjung Tokong, a neighborhood in Penang.

We knew it wouldn't be easy to find a house from the Netherlands, and we were prepared to…

On the last day in the Netherlands, JW and I drove through the car wash for our car that we would return to the garage. There was a big splatter of bird poop on our car, so JW asked if that would come…

"Trust is the voluntary willingness to approach others with positive expectations. Trust is about believing in the reliability—the honesty and consistency—of the other person. It is, therefore, a…

During the May holiday, we went to England for a week. We were invited to join Trinity Church London on their church weekend. As Hope Church, we have been involved with this church plant in the heart…