{"id":4643,"date":"2025-12-18T09:05:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T08:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lichtoplevens.nl\/?p=4643"},"modified":"2025-12-18T13:09:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T12:09:53","slug":"december-2025-nieuwsbrief-friends-of-esthers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lichtoplevens.nl\/en\/december-2025-nieuwsbrief-friends-of-esthers\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2025 \u2013 Friends of Esthers Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4643\" class=\"elementor elementor-4643\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a21746 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a21746\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4ed34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e4ed34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here is the last newsletter of 2025. What a year we have had and so much has happened to us, our organisation and those who seek our help. We have seen wonderful, beautiful steps forward and have gone through difficult periods (and there are still more to come). But how grateful we are that we can do this together with our God!<\/p><p>We would like to thank everyone very much for their support. Whether in prayer, financially, in energy and time, or simply by being involved with us by reading this newsletter. This is how we work together to help survivors recover!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e86a6ab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e86a6ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a45457 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a45457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Farm news<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b093d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b093d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d543f5d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d543f5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Winter has also arrived at the farm. The trees have shed their leaves and the lawnmower has been put to rest for a few months. A new flock of chickens has arrived, although sadly one of them served as a snack for a magnificent falcon. This may have been the result of a disruption in the natural balance, as we have unfortunately lost four cats within the space of two weeks. This has been a great sorrow for us and our children!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdfbf7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bdfbf7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/lichtoplevens.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YqIDPWTNQTulxo7VNGp6ag_4ac503905c40512984591cdb336c17aa4a628906-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4645\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lichtoplevens.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YqIDPWTNQTulxo7VNGp6ag_4ac503905c40512984591cdb336c17aa4a628906-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/lichtoplevens.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YqIDPWTNQTulxo7VNGp6ag_4ac503905c40512984591cdb336c17aa4a628906-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/lichtoplevens.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YqIDPWTNQTulxo7VNGp6ag_4ac503905c40512984591cdb336c17aa4a628906-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lichtoplevens.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YqIDPWTNQTulxo7VNGp6ag_4ac503905c40512984591cdb336c17aa4a628906-1228x1536.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/lichtoplevens.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YqIDPWTNQTulxo7VNGp6ag_4ac503905c40512984591cdb336c17aa4a628906-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/lichtoplevens.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YqIDPWTNQTulxo7VNGp6ag_4ac503905c40512984591cdb336c17aa4a628906.jpg 1238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c7f9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32c7f9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78103d4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"78103d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234d525 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"234d525\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc957f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fc957f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Equipment day<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f13fb7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f13fb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt the beginning of November, around 40 people associated with Friends of Esthers as prayer partners, networkers, therapists, etc. gathered at the Hoeve for a training day on the theme of \u2018Struggle for Freedom\u2019. It was impressive and instructive to hear what this means for survivors and their families. Many returned home more motivated than ever. \nIn this way, we grow together and individually to persevere on the long road to recovery for survivors.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-024dc5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"024dc5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad0e7c8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ad0e7c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9de95 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae9de95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c056c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18c056c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In conversation with churches<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05cc256 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05cc256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChurches are sometimes unsure how best to help survivors of sexual abuse. We are happy to help them figure this out, because it is quite complicated and at the same time important and sensitive.\nThis year, we have created a schedule that highlights the most important aspects. It has proven to be a useful tool in discussions with church leaders and\/or pastoral care teams. It has also been helpful in meetings with churches that appreciate the work of Friends of Esther and are wondering how they can contribute. Call to action: in 2026, we would like to talk to churches that want to know more about this!\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b2697 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31b2697\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf65e57 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cf65e57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7c5ad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7c5ad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Host family wanted<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-376f096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"376f096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is a need for a place where survivors can relax for a short while, for example for a short weekend, with people who are willing to make room for them. This provides some relief for the survivor's own family and\/or network.<\/p><p>If this could be your contribution, we would like to get in touch with you to discuss it further. We would be happy to discuss what it does and does not entail and whether it might be suitable.<\/p><p>The vacancy for residents is also still open; see the information about this in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lichtoplevens.nl\/en\/juli-2025-nieuwsbrief-friends-of-esthers\/\"><u>July 2025 newsletter<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc1a20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6bc1a20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5255058 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5255058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9bf41f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9bf41f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christmas Eve prayer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762b705 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"762b705\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a730e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12a730e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In our society, Christmas is a time for getting together and enjoying ourselves while it is dark and cold outside. This is especially true for those who have money and good relationships. For many, however, it is a very difficult time due to a lack of these things. For survivors of SRM, it is anything but a \u201dmerry Christmas\u201d. The cult has its own way of \u2018celebrating\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>This year, we will hold our first Christmas Eve prayer evening with a group of Friends of Esthers. This change took some getting used to for those who wanted to participate. Out of love for survivors, we want to do this as a sign of hope, of light in their darkness. If you would like to know more about Christmas in combination with SRM and what you can pray for, please read our <a href=\"https:\/\/lichtoplevens.nl\/en\/gebedsbrief-winter-2025-2026\/\"><u>December prayer letter<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587d8dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"587d8dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ec884 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"81ec884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c091e83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c091e83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New on the sites<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffa8137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffa8137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We regularly post new articles and blogs on our websites. There are two new blogs on www.lichtoplevens.nl, both of which deal with the enormous struggle survivors face in learning to trust, to some extent, the people who genuinely want to help them. <a href=\"https:\/\/lichtoplevens.nl\/en\/dos-and-donts-bij-een-hulpvrager\/\"><u>Do's and don'ts when dealing with someone seeking help<\/u><\/a> provides very practical tips on how you can help build bridges between yourself as a helper and someone who is trying to leave a cult. <a href=\"https:\/\/lichtoplevens.nl\/en\/vertrouw-haar-niet\/\"><u>Do not trust her!<\/u><\/a> is about the cunning and very dangerous arrows that cults fire at the growing confidence of a survivor, for example through videos and photos. Both are worth reading if you help survivors, if you are a survivor yourself, or if you want to understand more about the enormous struggle that survivors have to fight on many fronts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfcebe7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cfcebe7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f31aac4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f31aac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6477c6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6477c6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Information evening and mini-course<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753cdbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"753cdbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The next information evening in the Amsterdam region will be held on Tuesday, 3 February 2026.<\/p>\n<p>For those who have already attended an information evening, there is a mini-course entitled \u2018I want to know more about that\u2019 on 3 and 10 March in Utrecht.<\/p>\n<p>You can register via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lichtoplevens.nl\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"\"><u>Contact<\/u><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ef4270 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9ef4270\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598e92c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"598e92c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Mary, who had the privilege of becoming the mother of the long-awaited Messiah, lived<\/em><\/p><p><em>with God. 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