Serge Berten would be 73 today and received the title of ‘Pelgrim van Hoop’ from the diocese of Bruges. He is commemorated with a renewed hiking trail. The route was adjusted, and those who scan QR codes along the way will hear the story of the disappeared missionary.
In 1992, Berten disappeared during the civil war in Guatemala where he took it for the oppressed population. His body was never found. His family hopes to find his skeleton in the mass graves.