The last few months we have found some new friends living in our neighbourhood. Linn and Kyle are a wonderful couple with two great children. We came to know them this winter. They had been attending the worship services in Kristent Fellesskap Bergen and Linn recognised me at the local grocery store a few months back. Since that they have joined our house church at Seim led by Ole Kristian and we have spent some very good time together. Kyle has a helping hand and a lot of questions. As he helps me with practical works at the house in the forest we have deep conversations on spiritual matters. Or as we eat together and enjoy Solveig's delicious meals we have real fellowship and can share hearts with one another. I thank God for our new found friends and believe that we will make more friends in the rural area where we now live.

Through my friend Håvard Kjøllesdal who is running Folk Bibelskole I have come to know a very useful program for teaching in virtual classrooms on the Internet. The program is called WISIQ and is free of charge, but have a premium version which has more features for a reasonable price. This morning I had a session with my friend and tonight I will be teaching about 25 students. I will give a teaching on being prophetically alert to see or hear God in everyday life. I am very excited that God has enabled us to use the modern inventions to advance the Kingdom of God.

This morning when I looked out the window I saw that the ice on our lake had disappeared. It had melted during the night. Only a few nights ago we had minus degrees ans the ice had increased on the lake. But today is a day of joy. Now spring has finally arrived. The ice has gone. Now we are waiting for the sun to heat the water that we may take a bath and nice swim in the lake. I think it will take nearly two months for the water to get the right temperature for bathing.

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At the house in the forest the sun has been shining and the temperature has been very nice today with 12 degrees. I have been working outside the house enjoying the sun and the fresh air. I have been splitting logs all day. Yesterday I used my chain saw to cut the timber in the right lengths. Kyle helped me to transport them from the field where Per Frode is working with his digging machine to cultivate the marshland. And today I have been splitting the logs for wood to heat the house next winter.

As I have been splitting logs with my hydraulic log-splitter I have been thanking God for his goodness and faithfulness in looking after us all these years. I have been meditating on the Word and have enjoyed the presence of the Lord. It is so good to work with the hands and at the same time fellowship with the Lord in the heart.

I have been splitting logs of different kinds trees like birch and Norwegian pine-tree. Some of the trees had been cut down some years ago, some only a few days ago. Some of the were hard and some softer. Some were difficult to split others were easy, but they all had to give in to my wood splitter. Now I have a huge heap of wood to be transported to a shed for drying. I have plenty of work to do, and I enjoy it very much. God has been so good to us in providing this place at the lake in the forest.

At the house in the forest the sun has been shining and the temperature has been very nice today with 12 degrees. I have been working outside the house enjoying the sun and the fresh air. I have been splitting logs all day. Yesterday I used my chain saw to cut the timber in the right lengths. Kyle helped me to transport them from the field where Per Frode is working with his digging machine to cultivate the marshland. And today I have been splitting the logs for wood to heat the house next winter.

As I have been splitting logs with my hydraulic log-splitter I have been thanking God for his goodness and faithfulness in looking after us all these years. I have been meditating on the Word and have enjoyed the presence of the Lord. It is so good to work with the hands and at the same time fellowship with the Lord in the heart.

I have been splitting logs of different kinds trees like birch and Norwegian pine-tree. Some of the trees had been cut down some years ago, some only a few days ago. Some of the were hard and some softer. Some were difficult to split others were easy, but they all had to give in to my wood splitter. Now I have a huge heap of wood to be transported to a shed for drying. I have plenty of work to do, and I enjoy it very much. God has been so good to us in providing this place at the lake in the forest.

The mystery of Christ and our mission have been the focus for the preaching of the Word of God during the Easter Conference so far. Now we have only two more meetings left, but God has brought revelation and insight through the preaching of his word. I am so excited. The Word of God has come to us in power and conviction in the Holy Spirit. Every day we have seen people come to Christ.

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Our granddaughter was taken in a hurry to the national hospital on Monday because of a very serious heart problem. She had been given a diagnosis of an illness that was life threatening. According to the doctors she only had one year left to live. She is only six years old.

We have been praying for her and we have engaged many friends all around the world in prayer when she was taken to the national hospital in Oslo as the hospital in Stavanger could not treat her with her serious condition. Monday she had examinations and had many blood-tests. All the doctors were in agreement about her serious condition.

But we were praying for a miracle to take place. Many friends joined us in prayer.

The next day, on Tuesday, she had some more examination into the very heart itself. The doctors were amazed at what they discovered. They said that it was sensational. They said she is a medical wonder. They had never seen anything like it before!

Now, our Granddaughter is no longer suffering from the serious heart condition. She has been healed! There is still a small problem left, but even that seems to be in the process of being healed, according to the doctors.

Rejoice with us! God is good! He is answering our prayers!

Today I have been very active on the Internet. It started in the morning with a long talk with Lars Gunnar on a manuscript he has written on the subject of "Saving baptism". Lars Gunnar is a gifted Bible teacher that explores the apostolic teaching and bring out new light and understanding from parts of the Scriptures that are normally not used in connection with baptism. I am very excited that God is raising up Bible teachers like Lars Gunnar with revelation knowledge of the Scriptures. We had a very good time going through his excellent material.

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From Thursday to Sunday Solveig and I have been visiting our family in the Stavanger area. We were able to visit my three brothers and see Solveig's two sisters and spend a lot of time with her old mother. We also had a good time with my old aunty Sara at the age of nearly 98 years. We stayed with our son David, his wife Lene and our two grandchildren Prince Jonathan and Princess Mathilde. What a joy!

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