{"id":20787,"date":"2026-05-06T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/?p=20787"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:26:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:26:01","slug":"from-farm-to-missionary-abbey-in-friesland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/en\/evangelisatie\/van-boerderij-naar-missionaire-abdij-in-friesland\/","title":{"rendered":"From farm to missionary abbey in Friesland"},"content":{"rendered":"

12 April, 10 a.m. The Witte Kerkje in Sneek stands radiant in the spring sunshine and inside the atmosphere is at least as festive: today the worship service centres on the joy of sending out the pioneer team towards Sint Nicolaasga. The cooperation agreement is signed and with it goes the work in the pioneer site Nij Abdij<\/a> officially launched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From farm to missionary abbey<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Nij Abdij has been on the road for some years now. Praying and working, the desire to start a missionary monastic pioneering place grew. Besides Jan Geuvert and J\u00e2ntsje with their families, pastor emeritus Philip Troost and his wife Carla came to live in the farmyard to help build. That building was and is very literal: the pioneers are converting the farm and yard into a place where they can receive guests in a living community, an abbey 2.0. While this process is still ongoing, the desire to receive people is deepening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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