BACK from Father Heart School

Sometimes you just can't help but LOVE GOD soooo much!! He is SO GOOD to me! He keeps doing that you know, bringing goodness into my life. He must love me, aye? Marlene was speaking in a church here tonight, so I went there. I loved her message!! It was all about fellowship Acts 2:42-47 style, and how thru loving each other we are loving God Himself. Last night at my own church those of us who were at the Father Heart School were given a witness time, and quite a few of us got up there. And one of the first things I said was exactly what Marlene preached about: how I really think that God wants us to love each other with the love that He has given us. To give it away...yep! To give away and also to be an object to it, to receive, to allow oneself to be loved. It was lovely to see Marlene. I am so thankful that God sent her here from the US! It had also been awhile now we met last, since I live in Lahti these days, and she is in Helsinki. It was lovely to meet after a few months again. She's one of my mommas! She's been instrumentally (if one can say so) used by God in my faith walk. I love you Marlene! I am sooooo thankful for you!

Anyways, after seeing Marlene off to the train I hooked up with Leena, who had also been in the meeting, and we went for a meal and had some lovely fellowship time!Leena, thanks for being a friend! It was so nice talking about everything under heaven and earth, and praying together too (that was actually in the middle of the main street outside the restaurant..go figure..so it goes sometimes! I actually love praying together with someone somewhere public , i don't mean loud or anything as if people heard at all.. but just bringing the Presence of God there and it then draws the people to you..Have had that happen!). Ok but back to the original story..It was good to look back at the last few weeks, which for me have been very full & a lot has happened. It was good to reflect at it all a bit. Last month and a half have actually been pretty eventful. Well, now I have a week off, yey! Although there are about thousand things to do, and have to prepare myself for next teaching session, but anyways! Im sure I'll have some time there inbetween to catch up with myself a bit more this coming week. One thing I realised is that we should do this more often!! This going out for a meal that is. Catch up with friends like that. It's sooooooooooo refreshing! The thing is, I know that going out to eat and having meals together might be very common in the UK, or across the bond but in Finland..it's not so common. So I barely never do it while I'm here. I think it's time to import some habits learned abroad. It's time to break that spirit of poverty(or whatever it is). Well, then whenI got home I headed towards the kitchen (hmm, my appetite is like a bottomless pit). In order to do this you hsave to go through Sanna's room. That's how our house is built.. Anyways, there I found, not only Sanna, but also Maiju sleeping. Just like sisters. Cutesy!!

Ohh and two sunshines, Dave and Adele, If you are reading.I am so thankful for the two of you! I think God was very wise when he created you. He must have known what He was doing. I am blessed to have had the priviledge of spending the last week with you, and been an object of your love (that's how I felt anyways!) . PS. Adele, I am sure NZ has prettier napkins than here, but no pressure! A cuppa in Starbucks together some point in life would be jolly good too. Maybe one day!

Much love to each and everyone!! Have a really happy week!