The Last Days

Hej! It's hard to believe our time in Sweden is coming to an end :( It's been a wonderful couple weeks, but it will definitely be good to be home. Here's a quick overview of what's happened over the last couple days.

Friday
Friday was a more relaxed day. We got to sleep in, and the late morning/early afternoon we spent shopping and sightseeing in central Stockholm. It is such a beautiful city! In the late afternoon, we met with David and Laura Moench and Eric Haney to have orientation for Make Musik Stockholm, which happened on Saturday (see below for more info on that.) We also spent some time praying with and for them. In the evening, we did a little more sightseeing in Gamla Stan (the Old City) and had dinner with Tord and Martha.

Saturday
Make Musik Stockholm day! Eric Haney, who is helping with a church in Stockholm, is also a music person and is involved in the Stockholm music scene. One thing that happens every year on Sweden's national day is a music festival where any kind of musician is welcome to come and play music on the streets of Stockholm. One way that we are able to help Eric out is by volunteering at this event. So all day, we were either helping musicians set up and play and keep on time, or wandering around taking pictures of everything (Madeline's job, our excellent photographer.) While the day was super exhausting, it was also thoroughly enjoyable to experience the music of Stockholm!

Sunday
Our last full day in Sweden! This morning we worshipped at Rinkeby International Church (which we had visited earlier in the week to pray with the pastor and a few others.) It definitely lived up to its name, as we worshipped in Swedish, Spanish, Arabic, English, and Italian and heard from a missionary couple who works in Mozambique. Although the congregation was small, they have a zeal and passion for the Lord and it was a sweet time to be with them. We had lunch with Tord and Martha, spent some time praying with them, packed up our stuff, and are now at an airport hotel near Arlanda Airport (Stockholm's airport, about 45 minutes out of the city.) We have an early flight tomorrow morning (thus we are here.) Please pray for a safe and restful journey home. See you all very soon!

~Tait