All I can say right now is that I am thankful for the fourth sober Christmas. I am thankful for every one of you out there. I am thankful for my church, my brothers and sisters and I am thankful for everything JESUS did for all of us at the cross 2000 years ago. Lets remember why we are celebrating Christmas by loving one another this Christmas. There are people who are alone out there and now YOU have a great opportunity to show the love of GOD and be a blessing to somebody! As my pastor said yesterday, put an extra chair around the ham :)
We hope and pray that you all will have a wonderful and blessed Christmas and all our love goes out to all of you!
Pontus and Hannele Back
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As you might have red the Lord have blessed me with a grand mother. Not so long ago I met my biological mother and grand mother for the first time since 1972. It was a surprise and really wonderful news to know that my mother and grand mother are true Christians and that I am a prayer child. I want to share some words my grand mother Eila Harju have written for Christmas. Sorry, it is only in finnish but if you do a google translate you might get something out of it.
JOULUN LAPSI
Joulurauhaa lepää luonnon yllä
Sen ihmis sydän jalo huomaa kyllä
Kuuluu kuiske hiljaa rinnassa sulla
Joulurauha onko sydämmessä mulla
Kauan sitten oli äiti Maria nimeltään
Härkäin tallissa, sai lapsen maailmaan
Tuo lapsi loisti valoa jo silloin
loistaa vielä nytkin, missä vain ja milloin
Valon lapsen tunnetko kenties nyt
Joka kerran seimelle on syntynyt
Tuskaa tuoko rintaasi vainkaan
Hän vieras on, et tunne häntä lainkaan
Joulun lapsi kasvoi, varttui aikuiseksi
Tien raskahan hän joutui kulkemaan
Ristin puulle hänet kerran naulittiin
Sun syntivelkas siellä kaikki maksettiin
Ihmis lapsi mieti tarkoin nyt
Miks Jeesus kerran on syntynyt
Sun taakkas keventää hän nytkin taitaa
saa lahja suurin minkä saitkaan
Jälleen syttyy Joulutähti illan hämärään
Yksin vaellatko sä tietä pimeää
Valokses kun otat seimenlapsen tään
Et ole yksin, et myös yöhön jää
Jouluvirsi kaikui temppelissä kerran
Miti, isä vei mun usein eteen Herran
Syvä rauha onkin rinnassani mulla
Saanhan yhä uudelleen ristin juureen tulla
Lapsuus muistot Jouluna mieleen kun palaa
Kyynel poskipäille usein pyrkii salaa
Ystäväni, kuule ääntä Joululapsen nyt
Sinun tähtesi on Jeesus kerran syntynyt.
Eila Harju
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At last I would like to remind you all and invite you all to my four years anniversary night at my church. It is four years ago I for the first time entered the door into this church that became my spiritual home. Here they took care of me when I were down. I was scared about Christianity and Christians but these people gave me love and prayed for me. Because of this church I found the right way to my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and one and a half month later Jesus came to me at my death bed. He healed me. He delivered me and He set me free. My sins are forgiven and I am saved. The best news I ever could get and without my church I would not be where I am today, alive, well and happy. In my opinion something to celebrate!
The meeting starts at 7 PM and there will be something for each and every one. Vicar Tom Ingvesgård is leading the meeting and there will be translation to finnish. One of my spiritual fathers and best friends Sven Rönnlund is singing together with his wife Lise and my wonderful brothers and sisters in the church choir is singing. I even get to sing together with them. I will share things God has put on my heart and tell about my life and no doubt about it I will tell all I know about JESUS. My brother Tapani Manner will tell a story and there will be several special guests. We are also going to bless some new members to the Ambassadors For Jesus Christ motorcycle ministry. After all this we are going to have a wonderful meal together and everything is free and all are more than welcome! Come as you are!
Kvevlax Missionskyrka, Funisbacksvägen in Kvevlax Finland. www.kvevlaxmissionskyrka.fi
31.12.2010 Filadelfia
Korsnäs, Finland
If you still wonder about what is going on next year, here is a starter:
On fire for Jesus &
Keeping the Gospel Simple
22.01.2011 Storviks kyrka
Storvik, Sweden
23.01.2011 Sandviken
Sandviken, Sweden
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26.01.2011 Visätra rehab center (1pm)
Stockholm, Sweden
26.01.2011 Finska Filadelfia (7pm)
Stockholm, Sweden
På två hjul 2011
Sveriges största MC-MÄSSA
27-30 january 2011
with Ambassadors for Jesus Christ m/m
& Church on Wheels Europe
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February
11.02.2011 Vapaakirkko
Kalajoki, Finland
12.02.2011 Vapaakirkko
Kalajoki, Finland
18.02.2011 Helluntaiseurakunta
Veteli-Halsua, Finland
19.02.2011 Vapaakirkko
Lapua, Finland
with Jimmy Huhtala
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