Church Renovation, Church Culture, and Summer Conferences...

My wife Maria and I began this day together with Martina with coffee, Bible reading and deep conversation... We read three chapters in the Gospel of Luke (17-19) together and in the middle of chapter 19 we began to pray led by the Spirit and could not stop for a long time... I am trying to get some administration work done together with my fantastic secretary Martina Almqvist today... Martina and I have worked together for 12 years and working is like a dance... We know each other and work well together... :)

Will grab something to eat soon with my family and the Almqvists... Besides that I will try to have time to do some laundry, repack (Maria helps me...) and then work at our premises tonight... Our house church will be there - great fun! A Swedish mission base and a vibrant Jesus center is taking form this summer downtown Stockholm... Thank you Holy Spirit!

Julia baptizing in our pool...

Julia Willkander baptized a girl in our pool this past weekend and later this week Daniel Elvelyck will do the same - hallelujah! A SOS people, a Jesus people, the early church in downtown is taking form right now... The pulse of the Book of Acts, so to say... Baptism in the pool, prayer in the patio furniture, house churches and cook outs... A sound lifestyle is summed up: strong inner life, discipleship training and friends/work out... One vision, not eight. One organisation, not four different. An Apostolic church, ie not ten newsletters but one, not four seperate finance departments but one... A tight family fellowship yet at the same time focused evangelistic work - both street and friendship evangelization as well as large festivals, Bible Colleges and mission bases. Same way of thinking. Uniform. Focused. Every year each disciple wins and trains a new disciple and attends at least one festival or mission trip! The missionaries on the field live and work just like the people at home, with the exception that here at home we have to try and combine the "SOS life" with a regular jobb to pay the bills... Otherwise there is no differnce.

Baptism at out base in Harar, Ethiopia...

Tomorrow I will fly out to Finland to preach in the icehockey arena in Seinäjoki to thousands of miracle hungry people! I can't wait! I love my life. This summer is spelled harmony, healing, and new faith for the future!

PS. The Swedish favor continues with unchanged power! Kind and considerate textmessages from people that are praying for us, letters/emails with honest apologies for slander and rotten attitudes. The wind has truely turned. New inviations and open doors! We would have continues anyway, but it sure is more fun with a new time of favor and gratitude for all that we do in Mission SOS!

See Ya!