We are on the way to Finland. I am writing this entry from the Copenhagen Airport. We are enjoying the luxury of having a vacation. I am thankful to God for the blessing of being able to go on a holiday together with my dear wife. This time we will only be away for a few days. We will be staying in a hotel in Helsinki. That is the best vacation for my wife. There is no food to prepare or any work to do. Now we can only relax together and enjoy the blessings of God.

One of the great blessings of going to Helsinki is meeting our friends Toni and Tuulia. Toni will meet us at the airport and take us to the hotel and then we will spend more time with them later on our stay in Helsinki. I even guess that they will give us some ideas of what to see or experience while we are in the capital of Finland. We have no idea of what to do other than to relax and enjoy company with one another! This is the luxury of vacation. Just being together, with no program what so ever!

Last weekend we spent time with our long standing friend Jan Sigve and his wonderful family and the covenant community he leads at Stord. I am always excited when I have been with the covenant community at Stord. It is really a living fellowship where the disciples are living fellowship every day of the week.

Jan Sigve and Astrid Elin have an open home. They are given to hospitality. They are caring for others and truly generous. It is a great blessing to stay with them and take part in the vibrant life of fellowship of the genuine covenant community.

At the weekend we participated in a birthday part, as well as a relaxed evening with our friends. We travelled with Jan Sigve to visit a new group of people reaching out to them on Saturday to return to an evening with a good meal of Chicken Tikka Masala together with more friends. It was a special joy to become more acquainted with Sindre, as his grandfather was my youth leader and his great grandfather was my Sunday School teacher who was radiant because of his love for Jesus.

Sunday we met with the entire covenant community at a public school building. We had a good time in the presence of God. I shared the Word of God and we had a big meal together. Again we have a wonderful time of fellowship. 

I am so thankful to God for allowing me to be part of covenant community where we are living what we believe. I thank God for my brothers and sister at Stord who are living fellowship. I am convinced they will bring many new people to Christ in days to come in all the villages on the island and the surrounding area.

We are visiting the covenant community in Harstad in the north of Norway this week and we are having a very good time. We have been meeting with several house churches and a group of leaders of the church. We have been blessed by our fellowship with the saints in Harstad. It is very clear to us that God is at work among his people in this place.

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