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May I introduce to you ….?
Meet the kids and me It felt very strange boarding the airplane in Amsterdam last July 2014. I had just spent one month in my native country the Netherlands, to be with my father for the last time....
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“Where is Benny? Oh, I see Roby and Martin, yeah mummy is here, you wait here, don’t go to the swings again, I will fetch Memey and Joshua!” It is the usual buzz when I pick up the kids from school,...
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Max’s birth-day!
Max remembers Lisa! I was in Holland when I saw this email about a new baby in need of help. His young parents couldn’t take care of their unborn baby yet, but they wanted to sort out their lives...
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One of the things I noticed during my first years in Jakarta, was the way children eat, and what they eat. Small kids are either carried in a shawl, or they play in the dirty ground outside, and...
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Playtime!
Dr. Benny, and dr. Jimmy Aarrrrhggg, runny nose, lot of coughing, no appetite, and so tired! Or to put it in other words, flu! Been sick for weeks now, and it doesn’t go away. It does get less, but...
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New beds!
Two weeks ago I noticed Risky’s mattress was outside drying in the sun. When I asked the ladies about it they told me his mattress and other mattresses as well, had become heavy and smelly. I checked...
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Special guest!!
“Whaatttt, really, he wants to come to our orphanage? That is fantastic!” Quickly I put my book down, and turn away from the swimming pool in front of me, so it won’t distract me from this important...
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Lestari Sayang Anak through the eyes of Benny!
Lestari Sayang Anak through the eyes of Benny ‘Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, ….’, little children’s voices filled the early morning air as our kids sang for Benny, who will be 5 years...
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Just another day ….
I look down on two little boys sitting on my lap. Harry and Martin, each on one knee, their heads falling left to right and back at every bump in the road. They are almost asleep, but thankfully we...
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In sickness and lack of wealth
Dr Benny, and dr. Jimmy at work! As I sit behind my computer writing this blog, Lisa is sleeping in her bed behind me. I get up and walk over to touch her forehead. She is still a little warm, but the...
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Where do our babies come from?
Visitors often ask me how the children end up in our orphanage. I guess we all know the stories about babies left on the doorstep of an orphanage, and unfortunately they are true stories sometimes....
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Two – in – one!
In Bandung! I still remember the time when Toni and I just met. We were in love, and we knew we wanted to stay together. My sky was bright blue, I was so happy I finally found someone I could share my...
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December!!!
Sinterklaas Santa Claus Okay now let me think, on the 5th we have Sinterklaas coming, so I have to get a bag ready filled with presents. Before his visit though, I have to make sure I have little...
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December in hindsight!
Thank You! Already January, and as usual I am getting a bit melancholic. I feel I want to hold on to the year 2015. Not ready to move forth. What about the plans I made when 2014 was coming to an...
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Where to begin?
Happy new year!!! Where to begin? Do you recognize it? You know you have to do something important, but you just can not put your mind to it. Endless excuses only not to have to sit and do the job....
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A dental check, and a haircut for eight!
Dental check up! For a few days now, Roby our five year old, is asking me when we are going to the salon for a haircut. A week ago I went with Risky, Benny, and Harry. Their hair is growing in the...
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Grabbing Hands
The new Team! Momm, Martin took my puzzle away! Momm, Harry took my car, and put it in his locker. This is what I hear daily, it seems to be inherent to childhood, and a child’s wish to possess...
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The Children’s Show and Graduation!
Benny Jimmy Every year in June, the preschool our children go to, organizes a fantastic Children’s– and Graduation show. In May the kids begin to learn their dances, usually two per class. Each year...
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Dengue!!
I had it twice myself! The first time was the worst, because my feet, legs and hands were all red, and swollen. I felt so weak, and at some point I was afraid my life would slip away from me. Every...
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Food!
Yummy! I have a new hobby, and that is cooking! Next to the living room in our orphanage is a big kitchen where the staff cooks delicious meals for the kids and themselves every day. If you walk from...
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