{"id":1708,"date":"2026-04-27T16:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hopeforeveryhome.nl\/?p=1708"},"modified":"2026-05-20T08:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:46:51","slug":"royal-dinner-in-enschede-guests-of-honor-at-the-kings-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyhome.nl\/en\/koninklijk-diner-in-enschede-eregasten-aan-de-tafel-van-de-koning\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Dinner in Enschede: Honoured Guests at the King's Table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This concerns an article about the Royal Dinner organised by TEDIN Ministries in collaboration with Silo Church. Hope for Every Home solely promotes these types of initiatives by dedicating an article to them.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ENSCHEDE \u2013 On Saturday 11 April, the Zonstraat in Enschede was for a while transformed into an atmospheric, royal ballroom. The guests of honour that evening? The homeless and rough sleepers of our city. They were the focus of the \u2018Royal Dinner\u2019, a special initiative by students from the TEDIN Training School.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"een-plek-waar-iedereen-telt\">A place where everyone counts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dream behind this dinner was as simple as it was powerful: to let people who are often overlooked in society experience that they are precious and valued. Not a fleeting meal in a soup kitchen, but an evening with beautifully set tables, gold cutlery, and genuine, personal attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The inspiration for this evening came from a well-known story of Jesus about a king who threw open the doors of his banqueting hall to all who wished to come. With this thought in mind, the students went out onto the streets to personally invite guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you took me in.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 <strong>Jesus (Matthew 25:35)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"de-kracht-van-samenwerking\">The power of collaboration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This heartwarming project was a collaboration between TEDIN and Silo Church. Thanks to the hospitality of Silo Church, who made their venue on Zonstraat available, the students were able to translate their training into tangible impact. For the students of the Training School, it is essential not only to learn from books but also to actively engage with the community and put Jesus' Hope into practice. By literally taking to the streets, they put neighbourly love into practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dankbaarheid-en-partnerschap\">Gratitude and Partnership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Royal Dinner would not have been possible without the support of many partners and generous donors. Every contribution has directly helped to provide our honoured guests with an unforgettable experience. Although this year's dinner has concluded, the organisation's mission remains unchanged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Do you want to help build their future initiatives?<\/strong> Your support makes projects like this possible. Would you like to help? You can do so using the details below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>TEDIN Foundation<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IBAN:<\/strong> NL98 RABO 0168 0712 58<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Questions about the projects or the Training School?<\/strong> info@tedinministries.com <a href=\"https:\/\/tedinministries.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/tedinministries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tedinministries.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Together we bring the King's Hope to the streets of Enschede.<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aftermovie - The Royal Dinner\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qk7a9CYrDss?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dit betreft een artikel over het Koninklijk Diner georganiseerd door TEDIN Ministries in samenwerking met Silo Church, Hope for Every Home promoot enkel dit soort initatieven door er een nieuwsartikel aan te wijden. ENSCHEDE \u2013 Op zaterdag 11 april jl. veranderde de Zonstraat in Enschede voor even in een sfeervolle, koninklijke balzaal. De eregasten van [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1709,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-extern-nieuws"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyhome.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyhome.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyhome.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyhome.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyhome.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1708"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/everyhome.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1870,"href":"https:\/\/everyhome.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708\/revisions\/1870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyhome.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyhome.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyhome.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyhome.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}