Jan Liest (72) has been guiding holidays for people with a physical disability for 35 years. He must stop soon. ‘It’s work you do with your heart’ | DVHN comes over the floor

“It helps if you are a little creative.” On the television screen in his living room, Jan Liest (72) from Eelde shows a photo of a rented van, packed to the roof with wheelchairs. A metal ladder protrudes from the bus that keeps all the cargo just inside. A typical solution from Jan, says his wife Jitske. “I have also been on such a journey. Only he is making this up.”