Parika

I keep praying for God to break my heart for this nation, for these people. and suddenly when this heavy, heavy burden appears on my shoulders, I don't understand it. I get totally worn out, and all I want is to lay flat on the floor and weep. but then this beautiful little African girl comes to me. she is poor. her clothes are torn. her face is dirty. but her eyes shines, though they've seen a lot of pain. she sits down on my lap, looks into my eyes and place her head at my chest, seeking love in my arms. and suddenly I realize... tears starts rolling down my face. Thank You, Father for sharing a piece of Your heart with me..

Another week of this adventure is over. This is really a time where God is equipping me for what He has for me in the future. a time of drawing closer to Him, letting Him build a stronger foundation in me. It's exciting. I'm enjoying every day!
Yesterday we went back to the hospital to visit the patients. I sat on a man's bed for to hours, talking to him, reading from the Bible, praying for him, and just speaking faith and hope into his heart. He didn't have anything, so we gave him a sheet for the bed, toilet paper, washing cloth, soap, tooth brush, food, I've never seen anyone so happy to get a box of juice. The guy next to him suffered from TB, and he didn't have much time left. I witnessed him receiving Jesus as his Lord and Savior. awesome...

The rainy season has really come. I thought as a "bergenser" that I knew what heavy rain was, but I realize I had no idea. I wake up every night, actually believing we are going to die, because of the heavy rain, thunder and lightning. then my thoughts goes down the road to some of our very poor neighbors that doesn't even have a house to stay in.. oh God..
Yesterday we gathered everyone in the whole village to watch the movie "facing the giants". we baked hundreds of coconut buns and threw up a big screen in the backyard. a lot of people gathered, even the monkeys came to watch from the mango trees. it was great!!

Thanks for praying for my brothers in Tanzania. They are completely healed. Praise God.

"..but greatest of all is love"

I thank God for each new day here in Guyana. He is so close, and He reveals Himselves for me in a new way every day, through all I see, hear, feel etc.. Sometimes I wonder if I have come to the garden og ede.. Canooing down one of the many rivers, surrounded by jungle, flocs of birds dressed in beautiful colors guiding the way. Knowing that poisonous snakes and crocodiles are hiding in the brown water. Singing to Jesus. Being amazed by the creator of all this beauty. But then I look behind all this, and I see the poverty, I see the men sitting all day long smoking marihuana, I see the old woman in the street with her life in a plastic bag, I see the orphans, I see the two small boys which was "left in the grass" by their mother. My heart breaks, and I realize that this is not garden of ede, this is a place with a lot of suffering...

...But it is also a place where there's big possibilities to make a difference. There's such a need for love, God's kind of love. And I find that's one of the main reasons why I am here. Every day I get the chance to give some love to people around me. Hug a child, listen to someone's story, go to the hospital, visit the sick, comfort a crying child, minister to a mother that has been sitting on a chair next to her sick child's bed - without sleeping or eating for a week, praying together with them, praying for God's healing and strength. I find that nothing gives me so much that being able to share God's love with someone.

Guyana is such a uniqe country, a mix of everything I've seen before. Villages like Thailand, rainforest, african markets, dalladalla, cows in the streets, african people, asian people, some few europeans, spicy food, sweet and juicy fruits, working horses, friendly people, rasta men who wants to marry me..
I'm starting to get used to the wild life inside the house which I'm living in. Frogs jumping out from the shower, coming up from the sink, sitting on the toilet seat, jumping over the table. Big beautiful butterflies flying around, fireflies lightening up the night, and so many different creatures I'd never seen before crawling all over; floor, roof, walls, bed.. After a week I look like a walking mosquito bite, but I'm still happy to be here, and really excited that I have so much time left!

Today I made had some interesting experiences. I went to a Guyanese church, which was quite a wonderful experience, so much passion for Jesus, and a big hunger for more of Him! In the afternoon we went on to a Hindu wedding just across the street. We got a lot of good and spicy food served in a huge leaf, crazy loud music, old women dancing, tradissions. Nice experiance, very different..

Thank God for who He is, and pray for my brothers in Tanzania that suffers from malaria.
Love

God is faithful

Friday night.. still no ticket from Mexico city to Georgetown, Guyana. Not even someone to drive me to the airport.. but once more I got to experience God's faithfulness, and help from people that loves me. I am so blessed. A few hours later I packed my stuff and left from Grimerud.. As I sat at Gardermoen, waiting, I suddenly realized that I had really no idea of what I'm heading on to. Maybe I am a bit crazy, after all, but my heart is filled with this amazing peace that surpasses all knowledge.

Paris.. too late for the next flight, too many people, running fast, but not fast enough. Praying that God will delay the flight. He did. I entered the plane in the very last minute. I got a seat next to this very nice Mecixan man, who were very willing to let me tell Him all about Jesus, hour after hour.. Joy.

Mexico city.. my connecting flight to Miami didn't leave until next morning, so I'd got to stay at the airport. God showed me this place away from the crowds of people, so I rolled out my sleeping bag and laid down on top of my giutar and my backpack..

Flying from Mexico city into this beautiful, beautiful sunrise. Flying in cercles over Miami.. Sleeping im Miami one night. Get to talk to a lot of nice people. Coffee at starbucks. Playing my guitar, and praising Jesus. Monday afternoon.. take off to Trinidad and Tobago. Flying over the Caribbean while the sunset is painting the heaven dark red. What a wonderful maker, what a mighty god, which is living inside of me.. Wow..

some more hours in Port of Spain before finally landing in Guyana late monday night. Kim(the leader of the YWAM base) warmly welcomed me at the airport, and we went on for one and a half hour drive to Parika, which is a small village outside of Georgetown.

This is my first day in Guyana. It's a BEAUTIFUL country, wilderness and rivers everywhere. The people that I stay with are just amazing. They all have powerful testemonies about God's faithfulness in their lives. I don't know why God brought me here, but I have big expectations for what He wants to teach me, show me, reveal for me, do through me while I'm here. I'm just so filled with joy and peace.

Thanks for praying for me. I can feel in my heart that you guys are really praying. Pray that I'll be a blessing and a smile to the people here. God is good, and He is always faithful.

GUYANA...

when I stop doing thins in my own strenght, when I choose to sit down at Jesus feet, just to be with HIM... when I seek Him more than seeking His gifts and blessings, seek His face instead of seeking His hands... when I realize that my main calling is not to do, to go, but to be... together with my Father... than suddenly doors just open...

Guyana, I'd never heard about the country before.. but it's there, south america, and God just opened a door for me there. so hopefully, in few days I'll be landing in Georgetown. I am going to stay at a ywam base there, and be a part of their work among the poor in the country. they have a lot of different minestry such as bush evangelism, children minestry, mercy minestry (visiting HIV/AIDS victims at the hospital), construction minestry, worship etc... I'll be able to give, recieve, learn, grow... while I'm surrounded by the beautiful amazone.. 

If you want to pray for me feel free to do it. Pray that I'll manage to go from Mexico to Guyana (so far I only have a ticket to mexico city), pray that God will send someone who wants to travel with me down in Brazil in January. And pray that God will send people in my way that I can share His love with!

May God our Father fill us with peace and joy as we sit down at His feet just to be in His presence.. Amen