May30

Carol in her rain poncho that had us all laughing so hard we cried.

 Lars-Gunnar shared the history of Vallersvik in Swedish and Paul translated. Vallersvik is  the place where the first baptism's in Sweden took place.

 The door of F.O. Nielson's prison cell, He was imprisoned for holding a baptist church service.

Vallersvik Kyrkan is planning on building a new church building right next to the site of the first baptisms.

 A replica painting of baptisms taking place in Sweden.

                                                     Our team minus me ( Madeline)

L to R

Aron, Marci, Tait, Rachel, Kristi, Carol, Karin, Paul

 Our team minus Paul and with Lars-Gunnar.

Vallersvik Kyrkan

 The monument with the names of the people who were first baptized at Vallersvik.

Tait and Rachel enjoying the food at the "Amazing Thai Restaurant".

May 28-29

Hey There! Madeline here with a few photos from the last two days.

May 28:

Paul and his giant calzone.                (L. to R. Carol, Rachel and Karin)

The beautiful dining room dessert set up!

The Lithell Family. Johnny is the pastor of Tabernaklet, which we visited last year and where we will be attending church on Sunday.

Kristi and Karin enjoying the delicious desserts at the party.

The Second Day

Day two has been accomplished successfully! We had a full day. This morning and afternoon, we fellowshipped with the Pastor of the church Tabernaklet, Johnny Lithell, and his family at their house. We enjoyed conversation, prayer and a delicious meal together. It was wonderful to hear how God has been working in his Church and to pray for its continued growth and strengthening. The evening was spent preparing and having a birthday party. It was a night of fun, food, and fellowship, and it was exciting to meet, talk, and build relationships with several other members of Tabernaklet who were in attendance. (Bit of background information on Tabernaklet: it has historical connections with our church, Bethlehem Baptist, and is very reformed and Bible-focused which is rather rare in Sweden.) As for prayer requests, praise God that the luggage that was lost has been found, and please continue to pray for health and rest. Thank you so much for your support of our team!
~Tait

Let It Begin!

Hej! We have all successfully made it to Gothenburg! Our flights were fairly smooth with no delays. The bulk of our team met up with our leaders Paul and Karin who have been here since Tuesday. We spent the afternoon settling into our hotel and catching up on some missing sleep. We enjoyed supper at a local pizzeria and had an evening of fellowship and prayer with global partners who have been helping out in a local church called Tabernaklet (Tabernacle). It was a blessing and encouragement to see how God has answered prayers and has been working in their lives over the past year, and to join together in prayer as they continue to seek God's guidance. Thank you for all the prayers for safe travel, and please continue to pray. Specifically, pray that a certain piece of lost luggage would no longer be lost, and that our sleep deprivation (however amusing it can sometimes be) will quickly subside.
~Tait

2015 Sweden Prayer Project Team

Thanks for your interest and support!

WOW - I can't believe we're only 2 weeks away from take off! Please keep us in your prayers as we finish our preparations and fundraising. 

If you'd like an overview of last year's project, posts are archived to the right. The entire team from last year is going back (as well as two new members).

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We'll do our best to keep you updated - thanks for the prayers.

Marci