One more week…

At the moment I type this, I vision myself in Lima with Elizabett at my side. That will be the case in seven days from now. We can’t wait to see each other. Friday, June 3rd, around 11:15 p.m., my plane is scheduled to arrive at the Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima. Actually, my second entry in Peru. Then three years and one week ago, we arrived from Holland to celebrate our third wedding on May 31 of 2008. God has been good and I trust in His goodness and faithfulness as I get ready to make the move from the US to Peru. South America is going to be the fourth continent where I will live. If my ten and a half month experience in Africa is going to help me is the question for now. In my heart and mind I am ready for it, but what happens unconsciously… I will know in a couple of weeks.

Transition. That’s the word that applies to Elizabett and me these weeks. Elizabett is back in the place she left almost eight years ago. That may sound like an easy move for those who have never moved, but the ones who did move know that even this can be a big transition. I am looking forward to get to know Lima, the Peruvian people, the culture, and customs better. Yes, a transition, but hopefully a good one. At this time of the year it means also a move from hot San Antonio, to cold Lima. Lima is getting ready for winter and San Antonio where temperatures are in the high 90’s F/ 30’s C. and it’s not yet summer. For Elizabett this is a negative side of the move, for me it’s rather positive.

I have one more week to say goodbye to my friends and San Antonio. We will miss you, but the memories will always be in our hearts!

Instead of goodbye, let’s say: See you later!

Elizabett in Lima, Kees in SA

For the coming two weeks Elizabett will be preparing the home of her mother for Kees’ arrival and Kees is trying to clean the apartment in SA. It’s amazing how much paperwork (school work, magazines, postcards, etc.) we have collected over the last three years. It was a joy to read the cards again, but unfortunately we can’t take them with us, so they went through the shredder and are part of history now. We look forward to receive mail in Peru though; yes, we know that we try to make good use of social media, email, and internet, but a postcard or letter is still nice to receive.

Elizabett and her mom arrived safe and sound in Lima Wednesday night and all their luggage arrived unharmed as well. They had some issues with their carry-on baggage, but with their smiling faces they were able to keep it with them at all time.

Kees booked his ticket to Lima this morning. On Friday, June 3, he will fly with AeroMexico from San Antonio via Mexico-City to Lima, where he will arrive a little bit after 11 pm. On the following Monday, we will have meetings with the short term coordinators of Latin Link. With them we will visit and meet with the director of an other organization and visit one of the possible places where we can serve. Exciting times.

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Please pray for:

• Kees, who is finishing up in San Antonio
• the last weeks with friends in San Antonio
• Elizabett, as she prepares for Kees’ arrival
• Preparations of Latin Link for the meetings with us