Health, Wellness & Fitness - Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
The mission to the city of Cali in Colombia during the month of March was my fourth visit to that country. Our hosts are always Pastor Hendrik Hoere and his wife Teijia. Hendrik is Dutch and Teijia is from Finland. They met at Bible College in England. Without knowing anything about Colombia Hendrik felt called to go and work there. That was twenty-five years ago. Conditions were rough in those days and the country was dangerous. It still is. There are between 15 and 20 people killed every day in Cali and between 100 and 200 every weekend. It is one of the most dangerous cities in the world. When we go there on mission we only do what the local people tell us to do, and we never go out unaccompanied.