Today Karolien told the boys the story of Abraham, who left his hometown for a journey into the unknown to a promised land he had never seen. It was an adventure of faith, as he had no idea how to get there, but trusted God to lead him on the way.
It reminded me of one of Lucie's paintings in Senozaty: Abraham looking at the sky, receiving God's promise of an inheritance, descendants, and through that the King and his Kingdom. I feel that as a family we're also on a kind of Abrahamic journey. We sense that our time in Utrecht is coming to an end, and see the new land already before us in the Spirit. The only way to get there is to trust the Promise Giver step-by-step.
BTW, the pictures of our trip to the Czech Republic are here.






















Karolien would probably say the only downside are 'los hundos', the two Colombian chiwawa's in the basement, who put their teeth in one of her legs. And of course the beetle flies who attacked her on the balcony one evening - they came with a dozen of comrades, full-speed, like if it were an action scene in the latest Starwars movie.




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