This is the story of Teus and Maria Kappers and how God brought them together from different countries (the Netherlands and Germany) so that they could serve the Lord together and prove how great and trustworthy God is. Teus was born in the Netherlands and gained a personal relationship with Jesus Christ through Euro 70, a televised Billy Graham crusade. He was later influenced by the Open Doors ministry. Maria was born in eastern Germany in 1945 but later moved with her family to West Germany. She gained a personal relationship with Jesus Christ through a Christian camp ministry. She trained as a nurse in Germany and later took further training in nursing and midwifery in the United Kingdom. They met at the Bible College of Wales and served in various ministries together, including London City Mission in the United Kingdom, where they worked in a ministry to seamen at Tilbury Docks. They immigrated to Canada in 1982, where they played a leading role in the founding of Lighthouse Harbour Ministries, a ministry to seamen in the port of Vancouver, British Columbia. The ministry later expanded to other ports in British Columbia. They relate stories of how God led them in specific ways, miraculously met their needs, and provided resources for the ministries they were involved in. They also relate stories of some of the people they interacted with and reflect on the nature of Christian ministry, particularly evangelism. The book includes a Foreword by Ray Hanna, current Senior Chaplain of Lighthouse Harbour Ministries.
Teus Kappers was born August 29, 1950 in the small town of Harderwijk in central Holland. He became involved in Open Doors ministry and later studied at the Bible College of Wales. He met Maria Metzler, a fellow student at the college, and they married September 1, 1972. They worked with various ministries, including London City Mission, particularly in an outreach to seamen at Tilbury Docks. They immigrated to Canada in 1982 and played a leading role in the establishment of Lighthouse Harbour Ministries, a ministry to seamen in the port of Vancouver, British Columbia. They have three children and five grandchildren.
Maria (Meltzer) Kappers was born December 22, 1945 in the town of Schwerin, Mecklenburg, Germany. The family moved to the village of Besenfeld in 1952 and then to Freudenstadt in the Black Forest. She trained as a nurse and then a midwife and worked for a time as a nanny in France and England. She met Teus Kappers when they were both students at the Bible College of Wales, and they married September 1, 1972. They worked with various ministries, including London City Mission, particularly in an outreach to seamen at Tilbury Docks. They immigrated to Canada in 1982 and played a leading role in the establishment of Lighthouse Harbour Ministries, a ministry to seamen in the port of Vancouver, British Columbia. They have three children and five grandchildren.
