Artiklar

Saudi Arabia, a dream come true!

What a feeling it was to land in Saudi Arabia! I had been waiting for this moment for 28 years. Together with Åke Carlson, I went to Jeddah to meet and serve our friends there. Landing here in Saudi Arabia reminded me of what God said to me when I was a young boy.

Words that can transform lives

Mission is not always a bed of roses, was my first thought when I saw the schedule for our mission trip to Croatia. “Are we going to evangelize morning and afternoon almost every day for five weeks?” Fear ran through me like a river.

May 30, 2023
India, Asia

India in transition

Since 2000, India has seen tremendous economic growth, yet it remains one of the poorest countries in the world in terms of GDP per capita and is characterized by high economic inequality.

City of winds in the land of fire

I recently visited Baku in Azerbaijan. It is always a great pleasure to visit this special place. The contrasts with the Baku we arrived in 1994 could hardly be greater.

A new generation of churches emerges in India

One of the wonderful churches that God has raised up in India in recent years is the Family of Lord Jesus Church (FOLJ). This is a vibrant, dynamic and rapidly growing church in New Delhi, and we have had the opportunity to learn from them and build a good and very fruitful friendship with the church.

A journey between two different worlds

In mid-February I had the opportunity to travel to Ukraine together with a group from Livets Ord, Uppsala. We met at the airport in Warsaw, Poland and drove from there to Lublin to pick up the car we would have to drive across the border to Ukraine.

Transforming lives in Albania!

How can you feel at home at once - perhaps there are similarities with India where I lived for a couple of years and admittedly I have traveled a lot in southern Europe but still quite strange that you can immediately feel so at home. It is enriching to belong to the same faith family.

We continue to support the Afghan people

The Taliban have been in power for a year and a half now, and the country has descended into total chaos. In the midst of this, poverty has increased and many people are starving right now. The situation is very difficult for Christians too, as their security network has collapsed and it is now dangerous for them to share their faith with anyone.

A network of hope in a war-torn country

In early March, we traveled as a four-man team to the war-torn Kharkiv and Donetsk regions of eastern Ukraine. After an early morning flight to Warsaw, two full days in a car awaited us to get to our base in Poltava.