Ben Hoekendijk

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Ben Hoekendijk (30 June 1938 – 1 May 2020) was a Dutch speaker, evangelist and pastor. Hoekendijk was born in Baarn. He was the founder and director of the Opwekking Foundation. He was an important person in the Dutch Pentecostal movement.[1]

After serious problems Hoekendijk applied himself to sea sailing and sports journalism. He wrote a lot of books about sea sailing.[1]

Hoekendijk died in Harderwijk on 1 May 2020, aged 81.[2]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Waard, Peter de (2019-11-27). "Vlug-Hoekendijk was de drijvende kracht achter Stichting Opwekking". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  2. Ben Hoekendijk – medeoprichter Opwekking – overleden op 81-jarige leeftijd Archived 2020-05-05 at the Wayback Machine 2 May 2020, “opwekking.nl”

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