It is the vision of the B.E.M. to bring the gospel to every generation and every group of people in Belgium. The Mission longs to plant churches in every town and village and to become a source of inspiration to the whole of the evangelical community. But how does this translate into daily life? And [...]

Forty years of ministry without a single positive result. No one paid attention to what he was saying. No one took account of his message. And, at the same time, others had numerous followers. He was mocked, beaten, put in prison and forbidden to preach. Others were acclaimed. Forty years in the ministry without a [...]

Who are you? I was born in Rotterdam in 1938 in a family of skippers. My grand-parents were Huguenots, so I grew up in protestant circles. I was a skipper on the canals in Holland until I retired in 1997, after the death of my wife. Why Belgium ? I came to Belgium when Willem [...]

Who are you? I was born in Holland and my childhood on the farm gave me a taste for manual work. I was converted in 1976, in Belgium. I then went to work as a technician in a Dutch Christian mission where I met my wife, Karen. Why Belgium? We wanted to work for a [...]

‘Another article on the barges? But why is BEM so intent on keeping them? They are past it. They are of no use in this day and age!’ Are you certain? For that would not take into account the advantages they bring:- * The barges are part of the culture of ‘this low country, which [...]