May 25, 2009

The day after...

The day after :) No hangover (I am a teetotaller) but tired… Harvest Cry became what we wished and prayed for! Maria and I are so proud that our little church embryo managed to see a full scale festival/missions conference through… We are few but still strong when we strike jointly…

Pastor Linda Bergling from the church Arken (in Kungsängen, Stockholm) came and spoke prophetically into our church planting at a lunch meeting at the restaurant Stortorgskällaren in Gamla Stan. She was so encouraging, warm and strong! We keep all the prophetic words as treasures in our hearts. Thank you, Linda! It meant soo much to us that you would come!

Yesterday after the last festival meeting at Nalen I got to baptize a new disciple and friend; Pierre Abdelkey. Pierre will also attend at SOS Missions Bible College this fall! Pierre is so happy and in love with Jesus! Welcome to the family, Pierre!


After the baptism a whole bunch of us went home to our place
to look at our new house in Tullinge… I made food for eleven grown-ups, we set a long table, laughed and relaxed… After eating we had coffee and played some cards. I love my SOS family above everything else on earth! We stayed up late… That’s alright… To be with people who don’t judge you and where you don’t have to think about every word you say in fear of it being turned against you as an accusation later on, is so liberating… Everybody needs a safe environment and real friends you can trust and just be yourself with… The SOS leaders are flourishing right now! Many of our people are getting in place now, finding their element and enjoying life in a whole new way! No compromises, one vision, one culture, one people – “one in heart and mind” as the book of Acts so beautifully describes the first church... That is how we felt about the past weekend. So beautiful! So pure! Thank you, beloved Jesus!