He knows my name.

If you are in my field of work you get used to being asked ''what exactly do you do?''. the truth is with discipleship it is hard to measure ones impact as this takes a long time depending on people. Sometimes God allows you to share in the fruit of time spent with someone and other times never, yet it does not mean your labour was in vain. it only means that you planted the seed and some one will water it. My job description for the past year has been hard to describe for people accustomed to hearing titles and tasks. Bet many of you are still wondering the same: i am dealing with people, hoping that by sharing my life with them i will be impacted for good and they too shall grow. so am very intentional at spending time with the students. sometimes its more exciting than other times...but Gods grace is sufficient and He is faithful that when it is stretching He never leaves me nor forsakes me. and that is a truth about ministry, not always exciting but worth it- lots of sacrifice and fear for going against the trend of your peers and society by not joining the corporate world...and so eventually disappointing many in the process who want to plan your life for you and who sicerely have your best interests at heart.
this past week has been lots of questions about life and Gods answers for some so still waiting for more answers.

Løndag 1st Nov
After the late night, it was difficult to wake up early, however tried my best coz i had to clean the house and also complete some work. Me and Landi needed to work on a presentation of Uganda and FOCUS. this took longer than we had anticipated yet i needed to do shopping with someone as we had invited people over for an evening. so ended up doing some bits and waited to continue the next day. one of my beliefs is that to know people i need to spend time with them so i use opportunities availed to me.

søndag 2nd Nov
Wow...its sunday. hmm after having a late night an early morning was difficult. my alarm kept reminding that it was time to arise but i ignored and switched it off. was later prompted to check the sermon for the day to decide whether i wanted to go on not( may the Lord forgive me) and alas the topic was 'excuses'. i jumped out of my bed and worked towards heading church. Many times we have excuses for not responding to Gods voice or instructions which are for our own good anyway. i learnt that God has a reoson for everything and should stop giving excuses for my failures but seek His grace to accomplish what he requires of me.
Couldnot make it to the international church later but hope to attend and check out the childrens church. after working on the project we headed to my house to prepare for the evening where we had invited several people.
I must say it was worth it. Got to meet some people i had not had the chance to interact with in the big meeting setting. it was also lots of laughing which made it quite a relaxed evening. i hope that my meetings with people will not end in them selves but will have an impact in one way or another.


who is winning?

the bean game just amuses me, i love watching people play it while i listen to the bargaining technics.

my favorite ligretto, just as long as i don't play it after a hectic day...it needs lots of energy.

relaxed enjoying the evening.

Am very thankful to God for my hse mates that have been quite kind and patient with me. greatfull that i can host people with their blessing. i enjoy living with them (ie Linda and Renate).

Tirsdag 4th Nov
Another day is received with so much ethusiasm. grateful that God has given me another opportunity to live my life and how i pray that it would be for his glory. its like i stumble and fall more than i plan to, but have been encouraged by the fact that its not how many tines i fall but God who raises me. Ofcourse the Obama issue is lingering in the air, since am not voting i can only wait for the results and hear what has finally come out of the many weeks of anticipation for many people. someone commented that we should all vote since the US politics and decisions affect the entire world...especially those from Iraq, Afagnistan, korea and the like. Have not followed the elections closely which explains my lack of ethisiansim, can only say let the best win-no hard feelings.
The movie based on the gospel of matthew was great remainder of Jesus' life. I enjoyed watching and reflecting on some of the texts that i had since forgotten. Jesus still expects us to share our lives with those around us. the command He gave long ago and promises still stand today...Go out and make disciples of all men...may i remember this daily and go out to share my saviour with those that have not met him yet. How i pray that we will have the same burden He had for souls.

Onsdag 5th Nov
Final lap at the norskkurs. Glad to stop attending but sad to miss some of the classmates that i had started to bond with. Trust hot climate souls to make one feel welcome and do all they can to help you adjust in your setting.

Part of my norsk class, enjoy some and others never ever liked any of the teachers so were always complaining which would get to me.

It was also cell day. Cell is quite beautiful but sometimes feel like it is so superficial that we gloss over issues and dodge the real ones. have been struggling with this and i hope that we can be more real as a small group and not continue as though we are in a large group meeting. My point here is that God has created us to relate with one another and pray for one another, so it is important that we look out for one another as we are the body of Christ and not be like strangers.

Torsdag 6th Nov
Headed to Volda for Lagets mission. was not looking forward to trip as we would travel for 9hrs on the bus. grateful for the various stops on ferries that made it more bearable. was thankful on rival to be received warmly and that kept us a wake amidst our tiredness. we attended the meeting and later made a presentation.






attempting to make a presentation the night of arrival. thankful we pulled it off somehow...

catching up after the meeting. these were some of the students present.

had to take a bus to town and the only one which would allow us catch the flight was 2hours before. the best thing to do was take a nap as a way of killing the time. my teammate capture the moment.