Aart Anthonie van der Lingen's Calling

Fate would seem to have made up its mind that the van der Lingen's would form part of the South African cultural and historical tapestry. Fate steps in is when Aart through his religious passion meets a Dutch missionary named Johannes J. Kicherer at a "Gebedsgroepoefening" prayer group meeting at the house of a "koopman" named Gysbrecht. After this encounter he joins the "Zendinggenootschap" and a few months later he is on his way to the Cape.

J J Kicherer