Agape

This Christmas a truth has rung within me. "For God so loved ἀγάπη the world that he sent Jesus" as a little baby. This is the love the world needs. The Agape  selfless and unconditional love. And ..... this type is living and grows naturally, like a small child grows. 

We are also sent to "live out" this out giving true God"s love. We cannot produce it ourselves.

We work here in Ubon/Pakse with many who are not wanted by their mother and father, who do everything they can to avoid taking care of their children-teenagers. When they are "left behind" they decide: I will manage my own. I don't trust anyone. I only trust on myself.

Let's live out AGAPE-love even to the most helpless in 2026.

Mission greetings from Ingvar (Fred) and Anna

 

Have a blessed Christmas and a fruitful 2026/

We are well and have had wonderful Christmas celebrations in many places and ..... the meaning of Christmas makes everyone happy. Thank you for 2025 and we look forward to a close and meaningful cooperation with you 2026.

            

                    

                             

               

 

Click here and be happy with these youth.

I will not leave you Fatherless .....

We have just celebrated Swedish Father's Day. Thailand has Father's Day on December 5th, and USA on June 21st.

           Sven. Anna's father                 Herbert. Ingvar's father

 

We are so grateful for our fathers. Ingvar's father was called Herbert in Hällan, I grew up with him during 47 years. He died 1997 at the age of 73. 

Anna's father was called Sven i Bäcken. He died in a storm on the Smögen Fishingboat Expo in 1967. He was 46 years old. "Even though this was a great sadness and loss, Father God became my (Anna's) help and an always present Father". 

According to Tarren at Elida, it was Sven who said: "There should be a blue line at Elida".

                           

We are grateful for 4 children, 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. And grateful for more and more here in Ubon-Pakse who experience that Abba, Father God does not abandon us. Even though several here call me (Ingvar) Daddy and see me as their spiritual father, I point out that God is our Abba Father. Many here know who their mother is, but ..... not who their father is. Jesus said:                          

And this promise works. Not as a luxury item in life but a basic need. 

Listen to the words of the song. Click here: 
We have had a blessed Fri-Sat-Sun.    

".......to give you a future and a hope".

I (Fred) am happy to be home in Ubon-Pakse again. I had excellent 2 months home in Sweden with family and friends. (We feel we are at home both in Ubon-Pakse and in Sweden.) People are asking: How is MISSION working 2025?

Can we have;

1. Direct contact with the Mission field? 

2. Do Pioneer work ... in new unreached places?

3. Work in the community among the people?   

The answer is Yes. Most welcome. We are doing these 3. 

Jesus is giving us "... a future and a hope " Jer 29:11b. Its good to think that I am not just doing Missions when I am strong and ..... are young. But I also continue when I feel weak and I need God's mighty hand. 

Another day, we had an impossible task. All of us were seeking God's mighty hand. I woke up at 04:00 and started to pray. God gave us a strategy and .... before evening, we saw God doing a miracle. Everyone Happy.

We have seen that when God`s hand is working, everyone is encouraged and thankful for God's clear solution.

Thank you for praying for the work in Ubon-Pakse. The people here are Asking-Seeking-Knocking and   .....    it will be opened to them. Matt 7:7 

Have a good week.