Arrijanne pursued a long career in social and welfare work. She was a nurse, aidsconsultant at the Academic Hospital in Rotterdam and social nurse at the communal health and disease control organisation, specialising in social-medical care for drug-addicted prostitutes. Furthermore welfare worker for abused women. She studied some years theology, has completed 2 multi-year trainings as psychotherapist. When we left the Netherlands she had a busy practice as psychotherapist. She is an enthousiastic quilter and furnishes amongst others our guestrooms with self-made quilts for the beds. She has recently completed a certified training to lead creative writing groups.









Frits has, after achieving a degree in logistics, pursued a career of 27 years in international business and trading. The last 8 years before leaving Holland he had his own company. His primary skills are organizational, practical and commercial, and he has furthermore an extensive knowledge of English, Dutch, German and French. During the last several years he has followed a road of emotional and creative development, and has found his passion in singing.

















Mahad is our Somalian foster son and lives in our family since 1996. He was in high school here for two years and thereafter graduated in logistics. In 2010 he decided to go back to the Netherlands to continue hig logistics education. He is living in Rotterdam now and is doing fine.