On the 16th we left Stavanger for Oslo where we were to leave the following morning for a 2 days conference in Denmark. The conference was called the 'Nordic students' conference'. The students in attendance were from the five Scandinavian countries: Norway, Finland, Denmark Sweden and Iceland. Well as you may already guess my attendance was as a Norwegian which may sound ridiculous now that I can't even speak Norwegian. Nevertheless there I was as a 'proud Norwegian'. I attended tracks on 'glad you asked' which is a small group evangelism strategy through exploring different questions asked by seekers. I found this very helpful as we reach out, particularly to the youth in the postmodern era where we question everything and need mind cracking reasons to believe.
It was organised into pl
enary sessions and small group discussions. It is amazing at what really joins us all together as Christians in the world that we could speak of the same things, connect socially, pray together and discuss God’s word in consensus. Surely this Gospel is real and alive in all nations of the world! This meant to me so much, finding students who have such a commitment to God amidst the social difficulties to the advancement of the Gospel. At the same time we also attended the largest mission conference in Denmark which was held during the same weekend. It was such a nice experience to see such a large group of people gathered to hear God's plan of salvation for the world. The sun is still shines! Above, Discussion group giving feedback durung the 'glad you asked' seminar. Below, the missions confrence.
The conference held in Arhus city four hours drive from the capital city Copenhagen gave us an opportunity to view the flat landscape of Denmark, amazing road technology having the second largest bridge a cross the sea and the many windmills. In the midst of all that great
and beautiful sessions, the Scandinavians have a way of lighting up moments by making a lot of jokes about each other. In particular the Swedish and the Norwegian guys. Well I didn’t know why Jesus could not have been born in Norway until then; and this was ‘because there were no wise men from the east’. If you have a map you will understand the joke, and if you are a Scandinavian then it is even funnier!
As the plane took off from the Oslo airport on our way back to Stavanger, there was a lot of fog, the clouds were thick grey and it was dark on the land yet it was 9.00am. As we gained height and we were past the clouds, wow, there the beautiful blue sky and the sun shining big and bright. Despite the clouds the sun was still shining bright and beautiful. Isn’t life beautiful beyond the clouds of difficulty, uncertainty and failure? The sun is still shining, am determined to always look beyond the clouds!!!
It was organised into pl
enary sessions and small group discussions. It is amazing at what really joins us all together as Christians in the world that we could speak of the same things, connect socially, pray together and discuss God’s word in consensus. Surely this Gospel is real and alive in all nations of the world! This meant to me so much, finding students who have such a commitment to God amidst the social difficulties to the advancement of the Gospel. At the same time we also attended the largest mission conference in Denmark which was held during the same weekend. It was such a nice experience to see such a large group of people gathered to hear God's plan of salvation for the world. The sun is still shines! Above, Discussion group giving feedback durung the 'glad you asked' seminar. Below, the missions confrence.The conference held in Arhus city four hours drive from the capital city Copenhagen gave us an opportunity to view the flat landscape of Denmark, amazing road technology having the second largest bridge a cross the sea and the many windmills. In the midst of all that great
and beautiful sessions, the Scandinavians have a way of lighting up moments by making a lot of jokes about each other. In particular the Swedish and the Norwegian guys. Well I didn’t know why Jesus could not have been born in Norway until then; and this was ‘because there were no wise men from the east’. If you have a map you will understand the joke, and if you are a Scandinavian then it is even funnier!
As the plane took off from the Oslo airport on our way back to Stavanger, there was a lot of fog, the clouds were thick grey and it was dark on the land yet it was 9.00am. As we gained height and we were past the clouds, wow, there the beautiful blue sky and the sun shining big and bright. Despite the clouds the sun was still shining bright and beautiful. Isn’t life beautiful beyond the clouds of difficulty, uncertainty and failure? The sun is still shining, am determined to always look beyond the clouds!!!
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