You walk - I work

I was alone in a room in Ubon in March 2013 and woke up one morning hearing these words:

They were clear and audible. At first I thought someone have broken into my room. Again I clearly heard these words again and realized that it was God who wanted to say something to me. I thanked God for this promise for the work in Ubon-Pakse. At regular intervals I have heard the same words coming back. The last time was today.

"God´s promises can not be deceived, no they stand forever ...." ... also today. Ingvar

Thank you all....

... he saw me.

I meet every day many people "from all walks of life". Yesterday I met Kalle (not his real name) who is runing a company. I knew that Kalle has a lot of work and great responsibility on his shoulders, so I only wanted to talk with him a few minutes.

We met at his company. Kalle was happy, he saw me and sat down in peace and was very relaxed. He was happy to talk.

We can easily focus on matters, money and how to make the job more efficient. We think time is money and we can see people as problems, as an obstacles.

This morning I woke up and these words were ranging in me. Kalle saw me!

Unfortunately, we who work with people can be burned out due to all needs. We can also live in our own world so we don`t hear or see others. Please. If you find that I do not see you or hear you, I appreciate that you ask me: Do you see me?

My prayer today is that we have many precious uncountars with God and people. To see God and people as they are.

Kalle, you saw me and heard me yesterday. You were a great example for me. Ingvar
                                                                   

Easter:Deep calls unto deep

The Easter message is the same, but each year we experience how God speak into different areas of the Easter message. The greatness of Easter is greater than we can understand. It is now 5 years since we celebrated Easter in Sweden. So this year we discover Swedish Easter.

Since I was a teenager, I experiances various pluses and minuses in the Passover massage. Easter week in Bangladesh and India was always very special with many meetings. In Thailand and Laos the Easter week is different. For Buddhists (but also for Hindus) the message of sacrifice is important. They seek the answer to the question: How can we sacrifice enough for the spirits to be satisfied?

Psalm 42 is a good Easter Psalm. "Deep calls to deep ....". Yes ... the living God is speak to us this Easter .... despite our circumstances.

Thank you Jesus that you are living and as long as we are breathing .... you never give up with us. Woow. Ingvar

Now in Sweden

We are  now in Sweden, working with Child Safe and Side-bySide. Happy to see Guds leading.   

In Laos

We are now in Pakse 3 days. Good to be here and ...  work together in this way. After Church service today we will go to Ubon and after that to Bangkok. Happy to be part of what God is doing in 

Disciples makes disciples!

I sat with Lampuang one of my disciples today. She is very skilled in her gifting and we see good fruit in the lives of others from her ministry. We talked last year about finding someone in Ubon with similar gift and skills and whom she can help sharpen, mentor and build more into. Today it was time to follow up on this process.

She did find someone to invest in, someone that is willing to be mentored and trained. God told Sommai she would be trained by Lampuang. But when she met me with Lampuang she took for granted that I was the one to train her. Culturally you respect someone older and of course it was more tempting to be trained by a foreigner. I knew this was not my duty, and I would have robbed my disciple form the opportunity to multiply.  I could have ruined the growing process of my disciple by doing what she is called to do here.

Today we sorted this out. And I am glad the principle of training others who will train others, works. And I know that for this season in my life in Ubon-Pakse....: I do not take back the mantel that is already ''grabbed by Elisha'' but I am allowed to stand by and encourage from time to time.
Love Anna