Not Status quo

We are well and happy. Involved in Church life, mission life and ordinary community life. Many things are going on, these days. Anna wrote yesterday on our Swedish blog:

I'm fascinated by LIFE:- It is something that grows - that is changing, developing.
Life does not rejoice in the status quo;- it hopes- it looks forward- it does not judge something / someone to be hopeless.
Life looks beyond all shortcomings, weaknesses and betrayals,- always sees the potential in people, at the working place, in the church, etc.- Jesus is Life- this life is in us and around us as a living Kingdom of God atmosphere, wherever we are.- it affects, is contagious, touching, it simply gives life wherever we move..
I am now 58 and cannot think of a 'status quo life'. Just the thought of that, creates somthing within me that rises up. Life cannot be locked in and preserved. It must be on the move, forward, our whole life. Love Anna
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Have a blessed week. Ingvar

.....thirsty?

This morning this question was calling me: THIRSTY? Yes Lord, I'm so very thirsty.

He said: Come to me and drink. We are created with the inner drive to seek out the source of water quench our thirst. I find that often we lower our vision and seek to quench our thirst in meetings or conferences or even from man, maybe preachers and teachers, and forget to lift our eyes unto Jesus and drink from Him who has the Living Water the life-giving Holy Spirit.

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Pastor Sidney (Worapong Jariyapruttipong) from Thailand is visiting our nation and also our home. He has seen areas in Thailand and thousands of peoples lives being transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit. His motto is prayer and fasting. Sidney and Ingvar are in Falkenberg today. He will be in a few more places in Sweden. I pray that the life giving Holy Spirit will flow in his meetings to our nation.

Love

Anna

Just very goooooood.....

This is good:

-Reading a good book

-under my plum tree,

-when the sun is shining

-and the wind is a gentle breeze from the sea,

-with a freshly brewed coffee,

-and a real Swedish cinnamon roll.

Love Anna

Testing transitioning( a tree)

One of our few precious blooming trees had to be pulled up to make space in our drive way. My heart cried, but it was unavoidable. Then suddenly the idea dropped into our minds(the family sympathizer´s), maybe it can be transitioned. So we dug another pit in another place, pruned its branches down low and sunk it into the ground. I gave it some good soil, watered it well and I prayed a prayer of abundant life over it, and now my Father waters it,( in case you wondered why it is raining so hard since last night and today. It´s because of my bush.)

Is there a lesson? Yeah! For a good transition, you need the tender loving care, maybe some 'heavenly-Father-pruning' and lots of good nourishing soil of love around our roots and then the water, the presence of the Holy Spirit. I think we and the bush are going to make it.

Love Anna

Home again

Ingvar has come home, 1 day of hospital journeys, and 3 days in hospital and Ingvar had enough. The level of disappointment was high when he was promised to go home yesterday and the fever came back and he had to stay another night. But he arrived before lunch today. He is exhausted, the many days with fever has taken its toll and now we are praying for a good recovery from this pneumonia. We are also so grateful that they haven't found any tropical or other life threatening bacteria or virus. There was concern because of his accident and long stay in hospital last year, with blood transfusions etc. When I was praising God yesterday for His faithfulness, I heard the Holy Spirit say: '' I do all things perfect''. Yes, He does. He does not fail us.

Love Anna

The root cause is found

Ingvar called me with tears of joy, saying at last they found infection in the lungs, after many, many tests. Which means now they can start a treatment. There are still a few more results to receive. And we are praying there will be no more intruders in his body. Thanks for praying.
Love Anna

Ingvar is taking the ambulance, this time awake.

Ingvar has been sent from one hospital after the other for a mysterious fever for 6 days and very high ESR. Please pray that the doctors quickly will find the root cause. Thanks for standing with us.

Love Anna