General Samling
It was lovely to be part of the General samling 08 in Oslo region. which is a meeting held every two years to give reports and also do nominations of leaders.This is the equivalent of FOCUS AGM.The majority of the deligates are students,staff workers and friends of laget.This weekend was well organized and we also participated in the organization.Unlike many AGM's that focus on business matters this is also coupled with a concert,several different group talks about the students work and a Main speaker is invited.They invited the General secretary of IFES who spoke in an two meetings during this weekend about the theme of changing students.i had a chance to be with the university students representatives who were brainstorming on how to enhance the work in universities.the focus was more on how to reach out to other students on campus. This is not just a challenge in norway but also in the entire world where evrything has become relative, the need is for more creativity but also for deliberateness and authenticity.
Staff prayer team
The OKSl office has been working on enhancing the work in schools and universities through programme evaluation.This is a team composed of the porgammes development leader and the two students and schools directors.We are currently working with this team and we meet evry week to evaluate the work and pray for the movement together.the aim is to enhance fellowhip and deeper prayer for the work.this week we were so happy when one of us gave a report of growth in one of the christian unions and also the conversion of two students to salvation.
Marita Womens Kafe
we have also chosen to do some social servive in Marita Kafe. where we go there once a week to meet with the women who work on the streets.The focus is this Kafe is to witness to people by giving them love and sharing food with them.we work with very wonderful ladies who have a passion and a vision to save the diamonds from the streets.Everyday i get into that building and see those street girls my heart is challenged to offer more love to people because that is what the world is looking for.Just the other day i saw and talked to transsexual women, i always thought this was theory but in happens in real life, i got so scared at what the world is turning into.Today we have alot of emptiness within peoples hearts, and the world is even pushing us more into filling it up with worthless things that only last for a while and then our hearts are so empty again.What the world is craving for is love, why do we buy so much? why do we want to own everything?why do we keep wanting more?..it is because we want to fit in the society which in the real sence is the deep desire and need for friends, relationships and love. My greatests prayers is that God will put in my heart more love and the grace to share it out. i love this song by casting crowns just litsen to it it explains more
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The desire for more happy and nice life,has led man to use
science in solving life's mysteries.Science gives us facts and some temporary solution to our search,i actually like science because it the reason i was able to travel to Norway,i am bloging today because of science, i can litsen to news all over the world due to science: by and large science has led to alot of efficiency and effectiveness in life today in this global and postmodern world.
The drive behind the use of science is that man is searching something and so science will continue to be a tool used in the search. The problem however is that science is limited in many ways,it is the source of many problems too,it teaches us about "logic and facts" and therefore mankind has slowly turned their backs form belief in God to belief in self.
We can continue creating, but beyond all this is the universal desire for love,relationships,joy and fulfillment in life by all human beings.
This is the gap that is filled by God through him revealing himself throughout history as witnessed in the Bible.It is very hard for people experiences with God to become logical to us, and that is why,Christianity is about "belief" in God,s word and salvation though Jesus christ.It is only when we do believe that he is able to awaken our spririt by the help of the Holy spirit to understand the deep things.
science in solving life's mysteries.Science gives us facts and some temporary solution to our search,i actually like science because it the reason i was able to travel to Norway,i am bloging today because of science, i can litsen to news all over the world due to science: by and large science has led to alot of efficiency and effectiveness in life today in this global and postmodern world.
The drive behind the use of science is that man is searching something and so science will continue to be a tool used in the search. The problem however is that science is limited in many ways,it is the source of many problems too,it teaches us about "logic and facts" and therefore mankind has slowly turned their backs form belief in God to belief in self.
We can continue creating, but beyond all this is the universal desire for love,relationships,joy and fulfillment in life by all human beings.
This is the gap that is filled by God through him revealing himself throughout history as witnessed in the Bible.It is very hard for people experiences with God to become logical to us, and that is why,Christianity is about "belief" in God,s word and salvation though Jesus christ.It is only when we do believe that he is able to awaken our spririt by the help of the Holy spirit to understand the deep things.
Thoughts
-Never judge a genuine bible question that may seem ignorant.It is always important to see the deeper and genuine love for christ that motivates such questions.christianity goes beyond bible knowledge and christian activities.
-Being positive gives us a good entrance into a new culture.
-God has a purpose for having us all where we are today.This reminds me of a verse in Ezekiel 40: "the man said to me, son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears,pay attention to everything to everything i am going to show you.for this is why i brought you here".when we are in his will we are able to grasp why he has us far away from what we are familiar with.
-Being positive gives us a good entrance into a new culture.
-God has a purpose for having us all where we are today.This reminds me of a verse in Ezekiel 40: "the man said to me, son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears,pay attention to everything to everything i am going to show you.for this is why i brought you here".when we are in his will we are able to grasp why he has us far away from what we are familiar with.
-Love makes us beautiful:The world in its defination of beauty gives us pressure to wear fashion clothes,use make up, drive the latest car models,use expensive perfumes, wear designer clothes,diet etc.... and we run for it,but i have discovered that beyond all these is a deep hunger for love .God's awesome love reaches out to us through Jesus Christ and makes us beautiful.
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