{"id":20650,"date":"2026-04-22T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/?p=20650"},"modified":"2026-04-23T12:04:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:04:22","slug":"as-a-child-of-missionary-workers-to-the-netherlands-how-does-that-feel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/en\/zending\/als-kind-van-zendingswerkers-naar-nederland-hoe-voelt-dat\/","title":{"rendered":"Going to the Netherlands as a child of missionary workers: how does it feel?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The eldest son of missionary workers, Joas has lived on the other side of the world since he was six. He knows the Netherlands mostly from the months when the family was on leave. In a few weeks, he hopes to finish high school. Then a big switch will follow: he will move to the Netherlands on his own. How does Joas view this step? And how has growing up in a missionary environment shaped him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That the time to emigrate would come was something Joas saw coming for a long time. Many young people at his Christian international school preceded him: \u201cEveryone around me is taking this step. You finish high school and then you fly out and start living on your own.\u201d Still, it feels strange that he has booked a single ticket to the Netherlands. \u201cBut it's also time for the next step. And it helps that I have good friends who have already flown out. I can ask them for advice,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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