May 30 Photos

Hej! Madeline here with a few photos from our time today in Gothenburg!

 The view from our Host Family's backyard.

 Madeline ( me) and Kristi (my lovely mother)

 The photo of F.O. Neilsson which hangs in Tabernaklet.

We thought the offering machine was pretty neat.

 Tabernaklet's sanctuary.

 We love this song that they love too!

 Tabernaklet's old Sunday school banner.

 Swedish/English New Testament.

Walking to the Train Station.

Our team leader, Paul, pointed out the cross (in the right middle) at the pride festival, which is the Swedish church showing it's support.

Gothenburg

Hej!  We got an excellent night of sleep and are well on our way to recovery from jet lag.  We had an exciting and rewarding day between fellowshipping with our host family in Gothenburg (who requested we not release their name) and connecting with a church in Gothenburg that shares roots with our church, Bethlehem Baptist.

It was really a blessing to be able to learn about our hosts' successes and difficulties and what they hope to do going forward, and to pray for them in their endeavors.

This afternoon we got to meet with the pastor of Tabernaklet, a baptist church which was founded by F.O. Nilsson, who was present at the forming of Bethlehem.  Nilsson founded Tabernaklet in Gothenburg in 1861 and was pastor there for seven years before coming to America where he helped to start some churches including Bethlehem in 1871.  It was an exciting experience to create a real connection with our Swedish roots and hope to develop more of a relationship going forward.

Please continue to pray for rest and adjusting to Swedish time.  Also, we will be going to Tranås tomorrow so pray for safe travels.  Pray that we will be a light to the people that we come in contact with and that God's glory will made known.

I'm sure some more pictures will be going up soon :)

Hej då!

May 29

Greetings from Sweden! 

 The sidewalk outside of the home where we are staying. Absolutely gorgeous!

                                                             Layover in Amsterdam

                                                            Waiting for the Train.

We are all doing well, and were able to stay awake all day except when we were in cars and buses, when we felt like falling asleep withing 30 seconds. Please continue to pray for us!

-Madeline

Travel Day

We're at the airport!  We will be flying to Amsterdam overnight and will go on to Gothenburg, Sweden where we will meet up with our team leaders, the Lindbergs. Please be praying for our travels and the people we will meet in Gothenburg.