Onze gedachten en gebeden gaan uit naar alle slachtoffers van de vliegtuigramp en alle nabestaanden, familie, vrienden. Om kracht op deze gitzwarte dag en de dagen die komen.
As people all over the Netherlands hear of those they know who were on the crashed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, ministers of the Schiphol Airport Chaplaincy organise support for bereaved family members. I hear of one whole family, whose daughter went to my son’s school, were amongst the 154 Dutch people on the aircraft. King Willem-Alexander is ‘deeply affected’ by the news, and expresses concern for those who are bereaved, and those who don’t yet know whether their loved ones were on the flight.
Protestant, Anglican, Old Catholic and Roman Catholic ministers are meeting with grief stricken family members at Schiphol together with other professional support services. Revd Nico Sarot, the Old Catholic Anglican priest who is one of the full-time ministers at the airport, is also there. Volunteers who normally provide support in the chapel/meditation centre are being drafted in to provide extra resources, so that there are at least two people available per family.
Please pray for those who are bereaved, together with all those who provide support for them, and for our mission partner the Anglican Old Catholic Airport Ministry, as people in this nation come to terms with this tragedy.
Gitzwart “Deze prachtige zomerse dag eindigt in alle opzichten gitzwart,” zei Rutte. Zijn gedachten zijn bij de nabestaanden, familie en vrienden van de omgekomen slachtoffers.
“Het dramatische nieuws over de vlucht van Amsterdam naar Kuala Lumpur valt maar nauwelijks te bevatten”, zei Rutte. “Ik ben er kapot van en heel Nederland is in diepe rouw.”
Hij gaat naar Den Haag om zich te voegen bij het crisisteam, waarbij het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, het ministerie van Veiligheid en Justitie en Binnenlandse Zaken bij betrokken zijn.