About

Ed and Margreet van Ouwerkerk are Dutch citizens. In 2002 they moved to the United States where Ed got a position as Research Associate at Iowa State University. While spending much time with international students they received the divine call to focus on full time ministry. In 2007 they were accepted as Ministry Representatives with the American mission agency International Students Inc (ISI). In 2010 they became full time staff with ISI evangelizing among Chinese graduate students. In 2014 they returned to the Netherlands and started a ministry among Chinese students on Wageningen University campus. A ministry team was formed and an official foundation was established, Chinese Student Ministries Netherlands. Every Friday evening they host a fellowship in their home for Chinese students: food, friendships, fellowship, singing, Bible study and discussion. Both seekers and believers are welcome. The main language is English and some of the team members speak Chinese. Since the coronacrisis the fellowship evenings are held online, using Zoom. Besides in Wageningen, there are CSMN fellowships in Eindhoven and Rotterdam. We are members of ICF Wageningen, an interdenominational international church, where we gladly serve the Lord and His body of believers.

Ed's convictions
Since 1983 I am a Christian. Jesus, the Son of God is my Lord and Savior. He forgave my sins by His substitutional death on the cross and He gave me eternal life, as He rose from the dead on the third day. Since I live in the church age, I am not under the Law but under grace of the New Covenant. In the doctrinal spectrum, I place myself in the evangelical realm. I believe in the authority of the Bible, which I study daily. It's my manual for right living. My day-to-day inspiration comes through the Bible and the Holy Spirit. I expect the soon return of Jesus. Regarding the end times doctrines, I am a convinced dispensational pre-tribulational futurist. The return of Jesus will take place in two stages. Firstly, the rapture of the church (John 14:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) will take place, then after 7 years secondly, the Second Coming of Jesus to earth will take place, in which He will bring us back from heaven to earth, where He will judge the nations, and will establish His Millennial Kingdom of peace on earth.