Good time ...... with the roots

We really feel we have 2 homes. One in Ubon-Pakse and one in Bleket. Now we are blessed meeting relatives, friends and new people in Sweden. 

Sometimes it takes time to recognize old friends. Another day I met one preacher, I have met him several times for 20 years ago. Now I introduced myself he he introduced him selves. Yes right ...... now I recognized him. The teaching is: 

Be in touch with your roots 

even if they are not always visible and not so beautiful.

You need them to bear fruit. 

Still we are very much part of the work in Ubon-Pakse. We have two homes .... two trees with roots ... joined together.

God bless. Fred.

Always-in every way-all

This verse have been speaking to me the last day. And.... I am allowing it to work in me. 

We have to "eat" the Word of God again and again like we eat food again and again. 

God bless you ..... Ingvar (Fred)

Celebration together even if......

Celebration together means a lot to me wherever I live and work. It`s true that we these days over the internet can sit at home and watch wonderful meetings and conferences from all over the world. And I am also often blessed at home putting on some good worship and some good preaching. 

                      

But still, I need the Celebration Together with others here locally in Ubon-Pakse. Be part of the church life. … where I live and work. 1 Tim 1:12 has spoken to me:

A. How can I “fix” everything? ------------- God gives me strength.

     I give thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ. My strength.

B. How can I be good enough? ------------ God believes in me.

     For he considered me to be faithful.

C. How can I serve God and people? ---- God has hired me.

     He appointed me to do His work.

Woow .... listen and receive God's personal words to you from 1 Tim 1:12.

On Friday we had a good and blessed Pastors monthly prayer Fellowship in a church in Det Udom. Very encouraging.

Some people say:    I love Jesus but I don`t love the Church.

                    I say:    I love Jesus and I love the Church.

Have a good Sunday. Ingvar(Fred)

                                             

We are coming. Many are coming.

We are rejoicing. 
Longer: https://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/44690287/thai-cave-boys-finding-them-and-getting-them-out

Shorter: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2182415251772681&id=100000126814463

We are 1074 Km from Tham Luang Cave, but when we see these pictures, we see the situation for millions of children and teens here in Isaan and southern Laos who now pray and long for freedom from living under abuse. "We are coming. Many People are coming" ... is speking to us. Ingvar

Speak so God can speak

Sometimes I hear preaching and Bible studies with many good Bible verses, deep thoughts and important information. Everything is right and good but ... .. it does not touch "in there". Nothing happens. And sometimes I hear preaching and Bible studies ... and I hear God speaking. I am blessed and strengthened.

What is the difference? I will not analyze this more than say that I heard another day a preaching that touched me. I got spiritual food and was blessed ... in depth. My prayer is:

We had last week a blessed visit by Samuel from Taiwan and Pure from Thailand (Kantaralak) with their 2 children. Samuel and Pure met in Linköping Sweden, married and now live in Switzerland.

We are doing well and all 3 projects are ... growing.

New and Growing Churches. We had yesterday a very good pioneering gathering with around 40 people.

              

Tree or Life always helps many in Ubon-Pakse. But also other parts of Thailand by phone.

                                                         

Child Safe have much work ... right in the Community and families.

                                  

                                                                                         

  Planning is important when ..... there is a lot of work.

                               

We now have a team from our home church at Klädesholmen on the way here. Will be fun and encouraging to have them here 2 weeks.

                                     

Be Blessed in all you do... so God can speak and act. Ingvar

A-B-C

It is always easier to stay inside an institution, in the churches or to stay in an outreach Centre. And…. expect the people to come in to us.

Good we have true fellowship in there, but Jesus went also out to the people. He also sent His disciples out to the people. The Bible is full or “sendings”.

One truth we see in Ubon-Pakse is that when we go out to the people we understand that the people have already been praying and crying out for help like in Exodus 3: 7-17

⁹ Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. ¹⁰ Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”

And when Moses obeyed, God worked miracles. So the Biblical principle is visible.

a) People cry out in their need for God for help.

b) God sends people to them

c) God can then act and take people into the promise land.

       

                                                                                                           

God help us to be strengthen in´side in the fellowship, but also dare to go out to all crying for help.                                       

Ingvar

The heavenly melody.

We are praising God for Jom, Art, Paul and Chon, who are wonderful worship leaders. Yesterday at the Pastors Prayer meeting, they led us into songs of praise where we lifted up our worship and the glory of God came down. Heaven came down.

 

We thank God for these 4 devoted musicians and good worshipers, leading us into

true worship, but also inspire many more to serve God and the people with music and songs.

     

                                              

Last night Anna with the Child Safe team were in a place near the Laos border and had a mentoring meeting with 15 teenagers.

When the church (right in the community) are free from all kind of abuse the church will be a safe place for all.

Ingvar