Johan "Hans" Vonkeman (18 February 1931 - 28 October 2010) was born in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. He attended University in Kampen, the Netherlands, and later in life at UNISA in Pretoria, South Africa.
Johan "Hans" Vonkeman | |
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| Born | February 18, 1931 |
| Died | October 28, 2010 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Alma mater | Theological University of the Reformed Churches, University of South Africa |
| Occupation(s) | Missionary, Pastor, Reverend |
| Spouse | Rens Vonkeman (23 December 1933 - 8 January 2021) |
| Children | 5 |
| Religion | Christian |
| Church | Reformed Church |
| Ordained | 1957 |
| Writings | Door zoeloes geboeid: zendingsontmoetingen in Afrika |
Congregations served | Reformed Mission eNkumane, Gereformeerde Kerk Pietermaritzburg |
| Title | Reverend |
| Website | mayibongwe.nl |
He was ordained in 1957 and in 1958 he departed to South Africa as a missionary accompanied by his wife, Rens Vonkeman.[1] The Reformed Mission Enkumane was launched in 1960, an initiative of the Free Reformed Church in Kampen, the Netherlands.[2] The Trust Farm Groothoek in the centre of eNkumane was chosen as a mission area.[3] Vonkeman held the first service at eNkumane on Christmas Day 1959 in a local homestead. Over time the mission expanded, a church and a clinic were built on the slopes of eThafeni, as well as accommodation and facilities for those attending church-run courses.[4][5][6]
He retired as a missionary in 1990 and continued to volunteer as a crisis counselor and guest preacher in his local church. In the 1990s Vonkeman contributed to the Dutch Reformed Church Newspaper "Opbouw" as a columnist. In 1995 he released a collection of these writings in a book named "Door Zoeloe's geboeid".[7]
References
edit- ^ "Digibron.nl, Ds. J. Vonkeman". Digibron.nl (in Dutch). 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "Zuid Afrika – Het Anker" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "Geschiedenis zending". Zusterkerken Kwazulu Natal (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Sister Churches South Africa". Nieuwe kerk Kampen (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ Coan, Stephen. "More than a mission history". Witness. Archived from the original on 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ Wielenga, B. (2004). "Reformed missionary work at Richmond (KZN): A historical analysis of its Dutch roots". In Die Skriflig. Archived from the original on 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ Vonkeman, Hans (1995). Door zoeloes geboeid: zendingsontmoetingen in Afrika (in Dutch). Kok Voorhoeve. ISBN 978-90-297-1293-4.
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