Outreach Week Update!

Dearest Friends!
As most of you know but for those that don't, this past week was our schools Outreach Week. There were 10 teams and they each went to different places to share the Gospel, serve and minister to the saints in those places. Some outreach teams stayed in Germany while others left the country for new ones! I was blessed to be a part of a small team that went up to Stockholm, Sweden. I have been blessed to have been to Sweden 3 times prior to this outreach and this 4th time was just as pleasant! We went up to visit some dear friends Mike and Sofia Ortiz and Joel Wickstrom. My team was led by Inga-lill Guzik and was just myself and Annie, who also serves on staff here. We were asked to come up and help serve by leading worship, cooking and cleaning up and just basically being available to serve at this small Women's Conference they had up there. Sofia organised a weekend conference for the ladies up there who are associated with there Calvary Bible Study. This was there first official Ladies conference and there was and sweet group of ladies, about 13 of us in all! We had a lovely time in the Word being taught and exhorted by Inga-lill and I was blessed to help Annie in leading worship. It was perfectly planned by the Lord that Annie and I could be there to help our girl Sofia with the serving! There was alot to do and the Lord worked everything out just fine. Another huge blessing was that Annie and I got to just spend time relaxing and hanging out with Inga-lill and Sofia in the city of Stockholm. Its a beautiful city, full of cultures, foods, shops, sights, people!! I loved it! I will always like going there for a visit! The best part though was being able to make some new friends! Annie and I met these three young Swedish girls who are involved with the group and they were absolutely fantastic! We learned alot from them in just the short time we got to hang out and were able to have many great conversations with them about the Lord! And we had fun times, laughing and joking like we knew each-other for a long while! Fellowship is such a sweet thing! Like a balsam to the soul! I am so grateful the Lord allowed me to be able to go up there and serve with Inga-lill, Annie, Sofia and the rest. Thank you to you all who were praying for us, we felt your prayers! When you think of Sweden, pray for Mike and Sofia and Joel as they serve the Lord so faithfully there in Sweden, and also for the 13 ladies who were on the retreat to really allow what they heard from the Lord change there lives. If you would like to see some pictures you can click on Annies blog! I will try to get the link for it for those of you who don't know her!

OK..Im going to bed now! Love to you all!
A big hug!
Love Mai.