BØ; - bønn- og hytte -tur!!

Utsikt!

Den 30. april dro vi på hyttetur med ungdsomsgjengen i SOAR (pinsemenigheten i Bø)!!
Vi hadde fått låne en hytte gratis, som lå like ved et vann!
Gutta var "tøffe" som sov ute, mens de fleste jentene sov inne; der det var varmt og godt!! ;)
På kvelden hadde vi mat og litt sosialt (bl.a. bading, for dem som turte! ;).), før vi hadde bønne- og lovsangssamling inne!!!

Dagen etterpå var det bare igjen å pakke, rydde og dra, etter en solid frokost, og et aldri så lite moteshow - framført av Werner iført en ekstremt rosa jakke!! ;p

Takk Gud, for muligheten vi fikk til å være der og be, og være sammen med deg!!!


English:
The 30th of April we went to a cabin together with the youth from SOAR (the pentecostal-church in Bø)!!
We had been blessed with being able to borrow a cabin for free, that was located close to a little "lake"!
The boys were being "tough" and slept outside, while the most of us girls were sleeping inside; were it was nice and warm!! ;)
First we had some food and a time where we were just being social (ex. taking a bath for those who dared! ;) .), before we had a prayer- and worship time inside!!!

The day after we only had to pack up our things, clean and leave, but first we had breakfast and also watched a little solo-fashion-show - by Werner, in an extremely pink jacket!! ;p

Thank you God, for the opportunity to be there and pray, and to be there together with you!!!

Hvor mange er det mulig å få plass til i en seng?! ;)
(How many people is it possible to fit into one (bump-) bed?! ;)

Simon!
("What in the cavest are you talking about?")

Maren og jeg - bader før 1.Mai! ;)
Maren and me - taking a bath before May 1st! ;)

Solveig og Ole Einar!

Kristoffer og Jon Einar!

Ingrid og Solveig!
(fotografene)

Camilla!

Ruth Silje!

Werner!
("sjekk den stilen!";).)

Marianne!

Kristoffer!
("hørte jeg noen nevne Hillsong?..." ;).)

Camilla og Maren - skriver i Gjesteboka!
(Camilla and Maren - writing in the Guest-book!)

PS. Jeg har ikke tatt bildene selv!!
(PS. I've not taken the pictures myself!!)

Et "seriøst" innlegg

Jeg tenkte litt på å prøve å lage et innlegg UTEN bilde, men nei... Lurer litt på om jeg egentlig har lov til å vise bilder som jeg har her, som jeg ikke har tatt selv (?)... Antageligvis ikke!! ;)

Jeg er vel også, mer eller mindre, "kjent" for å bare ha "SERIØSE" innlegg på bloggen min! Men det er en trend, en tankegang, nesten et vanemønster, som jeg ønsker å bryte ut av... ... Jeg merker at mange tror at jeg ikke kan gjøre noe sprøtt, impulsivt, rart, uventet eller i det hele tatt være noe annet enn å være "søt, snill og sjenert"... ... ...

Hva for slags tull er det??!!!

Jeg er ikke som "alle andre", uansett hva "alle andre" egentlig er!!... Noen ganger så ser ikke jeg på meg selv som så veldig "jente", men jeg er alikevel 100 % overbevist om at i alle fall ikke er noe annet... Jeg er ikke så veldig flink til å "jente-snakke-hviske-le-knise-prate" når jeg i ulike sammenhenger møter nye folk!!

Men jeg er alikevel meg!!
Og det som er så "sinnsykt digg" å tenke på er at Gud ikke skapte meg for å være en copy-cat av noen andre!!! Malin er den Malin som jeg er... Ikke 100 % ute i lyset ennå, men absolutt på god vei... :)

Jeg KAN gjøre sprøe, merkelige og uventa ting!!!
Og for 1000ende gang: Jeg er IKKE bare "søt, snill og sjenert"!!!

Bevis:
- Jeg elsker fornærmelser (aller helst på engelsk)!!
- Jeg digger å se på sport!
- Jeg elsker fisk!!
- Jeg elsker å ta bilder, kanskje "litt" for mye av og til!!...
- Jeg har nok en nokså barnslig form for humor! (kan til tider le av det merkeligste...)
- Jeg elsker å diskutere (både seriøse og mindre-seriøse ting)
- Jeg elsker å dumme meg ut, som oftest gjennom drama, men gjør det nok ganske ofte utenom også... ;)

Og mye mer... ... ...



Tror du meg ikke??...


Da tror jeg nok bare du ikke kjenner meg godt nok!!! :)

Jeg er...

Jeg er vakker
Skapt av deg
Men jeg greier ikke å elske
Meg

Jeg er unik
Jeg er ekte
Eller prøver i så fall å bli
Meg

Jeg er skjør
Jeg er søkende
Søker etter noe ekte
Deg



Å være alene med deg!!!

1 VEI, 2 VALG

JEG STÅR VED ET VEIKRYSS:

HVILKEN VEI SKAL JEG TA???

GUD, VÆR SÅ SNILL;
HJELP MEG Å FINNE ET SVAR!!

HJELP MEG TIL Å BLI SIKKER PÅ HVOR JEG SKAL GÅ!!
- MEN TAKK FOR AT JEG UANSETT KAN VÆRE OG HVILE I DINE HENDER!!

1 Peter. 4:8

8 Framfor alt skal dere elske hverandre inderlig, for kjærligheten skjuler en mengde synder.

Hvor går veien??

The road goes ever on and on
Down from the door
where it began
Now far ahead the road has gone
And I must follow
If I can

Pursuing it with eager feet
Until it meets
some larger way
Where paths and errands meet
And wither than
I cannot say
(J.R.R. Tolkien)

Det jeg tror diktet sier, er at det viktigste er å ta det første steget,
i tro om at det vil skje noe positivt senere!!
At selv om kan ikke kan se hva som skje akkurat her og nå,
så er det viktig å begynne å gå... ...

Jeg sliter med å finne ut hva jeg skal gjøre til neste år!!
Det jeg tenker mest på nå er noe som jeg lenge unngikk å se på som en reel mulighet,
fordi jeg følte meg usikker, og tvilende til om jeg kunne gjøre noe sånt...
(dårlig selvbilde)

Akkurat nå driver jeg å tar det første skrittet,
for å kunne finne ut om det er det Gud vil at jeg skal gjøre!!
Det er spennende, litt skummelt, og jeg merker jeg er utrolig spent!!!

- så får vi se... ... ;)
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What I think this poem is saying, is that it's important to take the first step,
in faith that there will come something positive out of it later on!!
That even if you can't see, right there and than, what's going to happen,
it's still important to begin to walk... ...

I'm struggling with finding out what I'm suppose to do next year!!
The thing I'm thinking most about right now is something I avoided for a long time see as a possibility, because I felt unsure, and doubted if I could do something like that...
(doubted myself)

Right now I'm taking the first step,
so I can find out if it's what God wants me to do!!
It's exciting, a bit scary and I'm also very nervous and anxious - but in a good way!!!

- than we'll see... ... ;)

PAPPA!!!!

GRATULERER MED DAGEN!!!

På tirsdag, den 24. april, ble min far 52 år!!!

Håper du hadde en helt fantastisk dag!!!
GLAD I DEG!!!!

Her er et bilde fra julaften:

God in action...

Jeg har gitt denne tida til Gud!
Er kanskje ikke like flink til å bruke tid bare på Gud, men jeg har innsett mer og mer hvor sinnsykt viktig det er!! Jeg skal bli bedre!!!

Jeg har gitt denne tida har for at Gud skal kunne jobbe i meg, og med de tingene som jeg har og som jeg sliter med - ting jeg veit om og ting som jeg kommer til å vite om (for å si det på den måten...;).)

Jeg har gitt denne tida her til Gud!
Og selv om jeg gleder meg noe vilt til å se folka fra basen (DTS'en mest) igjen, så vil og ønsker jeg ikke å dra herifra uten å vite at jeg har kommet så langt som jeg kunne - at jeg har gitt Gud all den tida, oppmerksomheten og hengivenheten (devotion) som jeg kunne!!!

Far, jeg har gitt denne tida her til deg!!! Bruk den - slik du vil, etter hva du veit er best for meg!! Hjelp meg å kunne nå andre mennesker med din kjærlighet, bare ved å være meg selv!! Hjelp meg å se hva det er jeg trenger for å vokse; hva jeg trenger å gjøre! Takk for at ingenting kan skille meg fra Din kjærlighet, og at ingenting kan rive meg ut av Din hånd!!

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I have given this time to God!
I'm maybe not the best in spending time only on God, but I've realized more and more how incredibly important it is!

I have given this time to God so that He can work in me, and with the things that I have and that struggle with - things that I know of and things that I don't yet know of (to say it like that... ;).)

I have given this time to God!
And even though I'm really (!) looking forward to seeing the people from the base (the DTS mostly) again, I don't want to leave this place without knowing that I've come as far as I could - that I have given God all the time, attention and devotion that I could!!!!

Dad, Ive given this time to you!!! Use it, the way you want to, and according to what you know is the best for me!! Help me to be able to reach other people with your love, just by being myself!! Help me to be able to see what I need in order to grow; what I need to do! Thank you that nothing can separate me from your love and that nothing can take me away from the palm of your hand!!

Grattis!!

Marianne og Ruth Silje:

- GRATULERER MED DAGEN!!!! :)

BØ

På onsdag ankom jeg endelig Bø i Telemark; stedet som kommer til å være "mitt nye hjem" de siste 6 ukene av Outreach'en. Jeg bor sammen med Bø-teamet; Marianne og Werner, og har også på en måte blitt en del av teamet. :) Jeg har bare opplevd positive ting så langt, og jeg gleder meg til å se hva mer som vil skje!!


On Wedensday I finally arrived in Bø (in Telemark); the place which is going to be "my new home" for the 6 last weeks of the Outreach. I live together with the Bø-team; Marianne and Werner, and in a way I have now also become a part of the team! :) I have only experienced positive things so far, and I'm excited to see what more is going to happen!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

My dear DTS-leader, Søren, and his very beautiful and amazing vife, Rannveig, have gotten a SON!!!!! He was born on April 3rd, 11:58, and has already been given the name: Ludvig Evan Thalmann.

Check out http://www.sorenupdate.blogspot.com/ for more info, or to look at pictures of the really adorable newborn.

Again: CONGRATULATIONS!!!! :)

E -motions

I've just arrived back from Ethiopia!! The land of the "rastafari" (something I didn't know before I left). And I have SOOO many experiences and impressions; feelings and thoughts, and just "things" which I haven't been able to put into words, at least jet...

GETA JEBARKE!!! (Amaharek: "GOD BLESS YOU!")


A smile
Passing by
Why I am not like you?

A hand
Reaching out
Why are my people such fools?

A heart
Looking out
For some love and care; that bleeds

My heart
It ackes with pain
For something I can not feel...

Ethiopia!

I have now had my first day here in Ethiopia, and it's been really amazing to be here!!! I've been sleeping a lot today, because I've had a huge lack of sleep because of all that has been happening the last couple of days. I got to know that I was going to Ethiopia on Thursday night, so I guess you can say I've been stressing quite a lot! ;)Before I could go I had to: Pack my things back home, get a yellow-fever shot, buy a back-pack that was big enough, buy some loose & shoulder-covering t-shirts, pack out of my room in the base(!), go back to Hamar to finish up some things there, and than be at Gardemoen (ariport, Oslo) at 06.00. Monday morning!!! ...

Besides a bit stress and a lack of sleep, I have really enjoyed more or less everything here!! :) The people here are just so amazing and friendly!! The temperature is lovely! And the food is - exciting!!... ;)

If you are curious, I am here together with Janne, for 2 weeks!! It's a required "seeing-another-culture" -thing!


We get to use a Internett on a Internett-cafe close, and the connection is a bit "so and so".

I have to go now! Wish you all Gods blessings and a very good time!!!!

Some friends!! :)

Footprints

One night a man had a dream

He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene, he noticed two sets of Footprints in the sand;
one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the Footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times along the path of his life
there was only one set of Footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest
and saddest times of his life.
This really bothered him, and he questioned the Lord about it;
"Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you,
you'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed
that during the most troublesome times in my life
there is only one set of Footprints.
I don't understand why,
when I needed you most,
you would leave me."
The Lord replied:
"My son, My precious child,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you have seen only one set of Footprints,
it was then that I carried you."

Tikken...

Regler: Hver spiller starter med å skrive 6 rare ting om seg selv, eller rett og slett noe ingen andre vet. Bloggere som blir "tatt" må skrive 6 ting om seg selv i sin egen blogg, i tillegg til å angi reglene for spillet. Til slutt velger spilleren 6 nye bloggere som "har den", og lister navnene deres. Etter det er gjort, skriver han eller hun en kommentar på bloggene til hver av dem, for å la dem vite at de har blitt "tatt", og at de må lese bloggen til den som tok dem for mer informasjon

1. Jeg virkelig digger å diskutere, prate om ulike ting, ting som interreserer. Eller bare prate! ;)
2. Jeg har frivillig gått inn på en nudist-avdeling i et tysk badesenter (storebroren sa ikke hva det var, bare at hvis jeg gikk inn ville jeg være "veldig kul" og at det ikke var noe farlig... ... typisk storebrødre!! ;).)
3. Jeg har stjelt (og er ikke stolt av det) - fra 7Eleven
4. Jeg digger å kjøre (dvs. sitte på) i buss/bil/tog, sammen med venner!!
5. Mitt høyeste ønske er å se storebroren min møte Jesus!
6. Mine tidligere kallenavn har bl.a. vært: "blondie", "bibel-freak", "muldvarp", "malingspannet" og "skolelys"...


Martin (en ny post!;)...), Britt Solveig, Ekki, Janelle, Kristian og "mock the poodle" ;)




Rules: Every player have to start with wirting 6 strange things about themselves, or just something that others don't know about them. The bloggers who are "ticked" have to write 6 things about themselves in their own blogg, in addition to listing up the rules of the game. In the end the player chooses 6 new people that "has it", and lists up their names. After that is done, he or she writes a comment on each persons blogg, to let them know that they are "ticked", and that they have to read that persons blogg for more information.

1. I really like to discuss, talk about different things, things that interests me. Or just talk! ;)
2. I have walked into the nudist-section of a german swimming-center, willingly (my brother didn't say what it was, only that if I went in I would be "really cool" and that it was nothing dangerous... ... older brothers!! ;).)
3. I've stolen (and am not proud of it) - from 7Eleven.
4. I love to drive (be a passenger) in a bus/car/ train, together with friends!!
5. My highest wish is to see my older brother meet Jesus.
6. My former "nick-names" have, among other things, been: "blondie", "bible - freak", "mole", "paint-can" and "school-light" (nickname if you're considered to be really good in school).


Martin (a new post! ;)...), Britt Solveig, Ekki, Janelle, Kristian and "mock the poodle" ;)

Ole

Vi trenger virkelig å vise mer at vi setter pris på de menneskene vi har rundt oss, som bare ved å være til stede, betyr utrolig mye for hvordan vi har det!

OLE - dette er til deg!!!

Du er en sinnsyk herlig person!
Du sprer glede og lett humor!
Du ser folk!
Du er der for andre!
Du liker å ikke være altfor seriøs! (!)
Du får lett en utrolig god kontakt med barn!
Du godtar folk for den de er!
Du er ærlig!
Ekte!

Jeg virkelig digger deg, Ole!!
Digger å prate med deg, fordi du er så ærlig; deg selv!
Digger å ha deg i klassa!!
Digger å se deg be og komme nærmere Gud!!!

Ole - ta vare på deg selv!
Du betyr utrolig mye, for utrolig, utrolig mange!!!

At the foot of the cross

At the foot of the cross,
where I kneel in adoration
And I lay my burdens down
I exchange all my sin
for the promise of salvation
And Your name across my brow

At the foot of the cross,
I give up my vain ambition
And I leave my selfish pride
In the peace that is there,
will You restore my vision?
In all the places I am blind

I will wait here at the cross
I will wait here at the cross
I will wait here at the cross
I will wait here at the cross

At the foot of the cross
there is healing for this nation
There is rest for those who wait
And the love that we find
is the hope of all creation
We are stunned by what You gave

We will wait here at the cross
We will wait here at the cross
We will wait here at the cross
We will wait here at the cross

We will wait at the cross,
a hungry generation
With our broken hearts and lives
Will You hear? Will You come?
Will You fill our desperation?
Oh God let this be the time

En ny vår

Far
Tilgi meg for de tingene jeg har gjort
Det er blitt
Ikke slik jeg ville
Ikke mitt men ditt
Mitt liv i dine hender
Min lengsel i dine sår
Mitt håp i dine løfter
Min frihet
Far


En ny vår

Friends

I'm empty of words
- I'm not able to describe you,
or what you mean to me!!
You are simply amazing!!!
An awesome gift from a more awesome God!!!
THANK YOU, JESUS!!!

Ken Helser

A lot of things have happened since last time and I really don't want or "gidd" to wirte it all down!! ;) The most important thing happened last week, when we had Ken Helser as teacher. He was suppose to teach /talk about "journaling Gods voice", but for the most part he was just there, telling stories, singing songs and simply just loving us with Gods love. He prayed for us, every day, before he came to class and he also prophesied over us! I don't wish to make him into something greater or bigger than what he is! He wanted to be a man that God could use as He wanted, and He simply spoke of Gods love just by being there!!

"But most of all, I want the likeness of Jesus!"

Jule-minner... Christmas-memories...

Nå er jula over, og jeg har mye å se tilbake på... Helina, ei fra Estland som jeg går i klasse med, kom og var hos meg i jula!! Jeg har vært på nyttårsfestival, arbeidersamling (for første gang), og kommet tilbake til en utrolig kald base og enda noen måneder her i Skien!!

Jeg tror ikke jeg skal skrive så mye om hvordan jeg har hatt det i jula, osv... Hvis du vil vite, så send meg gjerne en meld, eller en mail. :)

Now the Christmas is over, and I have a lot to look back on... Helina, a girl from Estonia that I go in class together with, came and spent the Christmas with me and my familiy!! I've been on New Years-Festival, Workers Gathering, and I've commed back to an incredibly cold base and some more months here in Skien!!

I don't think I want to write that much about how I've had it /experienced this Christmas... If you want to know, you're free to send me a message, or a mail. :)

Jule-fest: Går rundt et juletre i Skien sentrum.
/ Christmas-party: Walking around a Christmas-tree in Skien.

Helina poserer. Like før jule-middagen.
/ Helina posing. Just before eating the Christmas dinner

Hvem har sagt at en hund ikke kan åpne julegaver? Birgit, Amanda & Papppa.
/ Who has said that a dog can't open Christmas presents? Birgit, Amanda & Dad.

Utrolig vakre farger på himmelen i jula!!
/ Really amazing colours in the sky during Christmas!!

Måtte bare ha det med!! :) Kasper (bildet), Amund, Helina og jeg kom til Nyttårsfestivalen dagen før det begynte, så vi bestemte oss for å ha det litt morro i gymsalen!! ;)
/ I just had to show this!! :) Kasper (picture), Amund, Helina and I came to the New Years- Festival the day before it started, so we decided to have some fun in the gymnastic-hall!! ;)

Dette er egentlig litt "inside"... Bibel-nerden får spørsmål via sms, som leses opp dagen etterpå...
/ This is actually a bit "inside"... The Bible-nerd receives questions by sms, which is being read up at the meeting the next day...

Teamet som lagde mat på "Cafe Junk". Skulle egentlig ha vært med der, men jeg var dessverre syk. En gjeng med skikkelige herlige mennesker!!!
/The team who made food at "Cafe Junk". I was suppose to join in on that, but I unfortunately I was sick. A bunch of really great people!!

Nyttårsaften på Grimerud! Silje, Melissa & Helina
/ New Years -Eve at Grimerud! Silje, Melissa & Helina

To herlige venninner fra Hamar/Stange. Lene & Hanne - dere er helt fantastiske!!
/ Two wonderful friends from home. Lene & Hanne - you're amazing!!

Jeg deltok på en spørre-konkurranse, og var ett spørsmål fra å vinne!! ;) Det var skikkelig gøy!! :)
/ I was in this question-competition -thing, and I was one question away from winning!! It was a lot of fun!! :)

Linda & Ole

GODT NYTT ÅR!!!
/ HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Christmas

"So this is Christmas..."

Yesterday I came back home, by train, from Skien and from the base... I don't think I actually realised what it would mean until we had worship at the end of the Christmas-part, and people were encouraged to come forward and say something. (That is also one of the reasons why I write this only in English, so that the people who can understand this is limited... ;)...) Many talked about how glad and thankful they were for having been at the base (DTS or SOE) the last 3 months. How it had changed them or simply just helped them. And when we had worship and sang songs about how God is the only one who deserves our thanks, praise and lives - I had to remind myself several times of Romans 8:15... Because I felt afraid, unsure, about how it would be to come back home. I hadn't been home since I left for DTS (in september) and a lot has changed in me since than(!). I realised that I would miss the people I had gotten to know and rely on, so incredibly much!! But at the same time I saw that it maybe was a kind of a "test" for me to see if I relied more on men than I do on God!!

I remember looking around in the room and just feeling such a love for the people there!! I've gotten the best fiends I've ever had while I've been on the base, and I don't know but I truly, turly hope that I will be able to keep those friendships for a very long time!!!

So now I'm back home... And I'll have to face things I know I 'll meet. Things I used to view as normal! I'll have to choose to live in forgiveness, every day, and also in a much more direct way since I'll probably meet those persons. I'll have to choose to walk in Gods ways, and not my own, in situations where I know that I'll easily fall back into "old habbits of behaving"... And, maybe most importantly, I'll have to choose to believe that I am precious and that I am loved for the one I am, and also tell myself that!... I'll have to go against every thought of "you're not worth anything" or "people don't like you" or "why did you behave like that?"... I am someone!! And I know that there's someone who loves me! And I choose to not let bad experiences in the past, thoughts like "it will happen again when I'm back home" or anything else, which is a lie, affect me or the way I am...



Maybe this was too personal... But if so, please let me know!!