Namibia: ‘Everything Burned’ – Eduán Van Der Merwe Recalls the Call That Shattered His World

Eduan van der Merwe recalls the moment he heard the news of the accident that claimed the lives of both his parents – Christian missionaries Eddie and Linda van der Merwe (both 63) – between Karibib and Okahandja last Thursday.

“I received a call from a friend at around 18h00. He asked me if I had heard any news. I said no,” Eduan (34) says.

“He gave me the number of a police officer and wished me strength. My first thought, funny enough, was that my parents were arrested or given a traffic fine….