How this blog came to be.
In the summer of 2025, the Lord placed it on my heart to start a blog. And here we are. I’m so excited to share with you what God is doing in my life and heart. Every blog is meant to give you a glimpse into how I’m walking through this season—and how to live as a disciple of Jesus and a daughter of God.
The name is a pun between Always in Faith and A-L’s Ways in Faith. My desire is to encourage you by showing my ways in faith so that you can remain always in faith. Regardless of what life, the devil, or others may bring your way.
Having grown up and lived in the Netherlands for the first twenty years of my life, I moved to Germany for two years to attend the Awakening School of Ministry. After finishing my programme there, I moved back to the Netherlands.
I was raised in a beautiful Christian family with my parents and siblings. We were active members of a church and rarely missed a Sunday. However, growing up in that church also meant growing up with a lot of rules and traditions, which caused me to distance myself from faith for a while. For most of my life, I wasn’t interested in getting to know God, let alone living with Him. Until 2023. In 2023, everything changed. I was struggling with deep depression and feeling empty and lost. I spontaneously decided to get baptised after realising that my life wasn't heading in the right direction. For me, getting baptised meant taking one step towards God, a step of hope, to see if something would happen.
And it did!
The next morning, I woke up feeling completely different — full of joy, peace and hope. The heaviness in my heart had gone.
Although the first year of my journey with God was still a real challenge, I decided to attend the Awakening School of Ministry in Eimeldingen, Germany. It is a nine-month programme designed to equip Jesus-loving leaders in every area and aspect of life. For me, it turned out to be two years instead of one. During this time, I found God in a deeper way and came to understand who He really is and what He did for us at the cross in a way I could never have imagined. His goodness and grace are limitless, and getting to know Him day by day has become a true joy. Having now finished the programme, I am back in the Netherlands, taking some time to work and settle down after two intense years of ministry school.
God and His glory are transforming my life, and I am excited to share glimpses of this transformation with you. My prayer is that, through these pages, you will encounter Him too.
My first blog, 'How God's Goodness Changed My Life', tells the story of how I gave my life to Jesus Christ in more detail.
