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to the online exhibition of paintings    in the book Route 77

 

 

Hi Maurits,

I just added Route 77: A Journey Beyond the Horizon into the Memoir & Travel Adventure discussion group on Goodreads because I truly admire how you have approached the story of a life lived across continents, cultures, and faiths. Your book didn't just inform me; it changed how I think about what it means to search for meaning when the ground beneath you shifts, and how the road itself can become a kind of home.

One thing stopped me, and I suspect few people notice it. You were born in Indonesia, but when you were thirteen years old, your father died. That loss was a "spiritual earthquake" that sent you searching. You traveled the world as a hippie, worked on a kibbutz in Israel, and eventually landed in India. There, a Christian family took you in for seven weeks, gave you clothes, food, shelter — and a Bible. Your host challenged you to investigate whether Jesus was the truth or the greatest liar. That investigation changed everything. You became, in your own words, a "Bible junkie". That is not a career highlight. That is a confession. A wound. A choice you made in a foreign land to open a book and let it rewrite your entire life.

You wrote this book for the person who has spent years searching for something they cannot name, the one who has traveled, moved, changed jobs, changed countries, and still feels a quiet restlessness they cannot shake. But right now, those readers who need Route 77 the most  have not yet found it. They are searching for "memoirs about finding faith through travel" or "stories of transformation and self-discovery" late at night, after another day of wondering if they will ever find what they are looking for, in a quiet room where no one can see them questioning everything. And they do not know your book is the answer.

Sophie Friedman

 

 

Soon "The Erasmus Mystery" will be published...

The sea doesn't teach you how to swim                                                                                                                

 

 

STAGE 1

Bandoeng

                                                  

Born in Indonesia 1952

                                 

                                   

STAGE 2 

 In Vilvoorde was no sea, beach or forest

                              

STAGE 3

 

                Le Marché

 

Belgium

 

 

         

STAGE 4 

 

                       Copy of J.H. Weissenbruch

 

 

 

                       Karnemelksloot Gouda

                                 

STAGE 5

 

 Austria  

                           

STAGE 6

 

 Vive la France, copy of Renoir

 

 

 

STAGE 7

 

Sea of Galilea

Israel

 

 

All is vanity                                                                                                    A hand ful of rest

 

 

 

 

 Triple peace

 

 

 

 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem...

STAGE 8  

                                            

India

 

 

 

Eureka

 

 

STAGE 9

 

Doorn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 Aleph/Tav                                                                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dresden/ Aleppo/Gaza, Kiev... 

The texts on the streets are in Hebrew: 'Why have you forsaken me?'  In Arabic: 'Did you visit Me in prison? Did you gave Me water when I was hungry and thirsty? Did you clothed Me when I was naked?

 

 

 Communion

 

Stay in Norway

 

 

Easy riding or in total  surrender ?

 

 

Read the sequel Route 777 next year!                                              

 

As Atlas, Christ carried the sin of the world

 

Route 77: A Journey Beyond the Horizon Kindle Edition

 

'A journey begins in the exotic lands of Indonesia, where a young Maurits Tompot takes his first breath. But fate has other plans, and Maurits faces his first challenge with the sudden loss of his father. As he navigates the twists and turns of life, Maurits discovers his eureka moment in the spiritual land of India. Join Maurits on his captivating journey, as he shares stories of love, loss, and self-discovery. From his role as custodian of the historic Saint John's Church to his passion for art and writing. With Route 77, Maurits takes you on a thrilling adventure, both physical and metaphysical. Get ready to embark on a transformative journey with the author and discover the secrets and surprises that await on Route 77. Where will it end?'

 

 

  

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