Hejsan från Sverige!
Many of you have already tasted Spring this year. In Gothenburg, it is - oh, so close!
In many ways, the feeling is much like our project. We've made some excellent progress through a long and hard winter (not only this last one) and it feels like things are right about to "pop". (For our readers outside the States, that's a good thing!.)
In Sweden, a sign of Spring is called a vårtecken, perhaps a unique flower, a tree bud, or just the ability to see the grass. Spring is here! For our project, some signs of our church truly blossoming are...
- Relational growth: more and more spiritual conversations with our friends
- Personnel growth: another couple already here (and is fluent in Swedish!) is most likely going to join our team.
- Ministry growth: regular bi-weekly Sunday get-togethers and a regular bi-weekly youth event and much more.
- Network growth: more and more churches and organizations are getting to know us and Serve the City, including continued opportunity to utilize the facilities we current are in.
- Family growth: No, not that kind! :) But we vaguely see the light at the end of the tunnel called "really-young-kids-and-exhausted-etc."
Still, statistical estimates for the time between friendships leading to spiritual conversions in Sweden are nearly seven years, approximately the same amount for a Muslim to become a follower of Jesus. Fortunately, it seems like the necessary ingredients are in place to see things happen. We continue to pray and seek God's guidance, knowing that only He can truly "build the house".
Will you pray with us as well?
In Christ,
Luke & Kirsten Meisel
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