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Spring 2012
Expanding
Alv J. Magnus Regional Elder
After spending several days at Restenäs in early February, I want to report that the ministry is flourishing! The atmosphere is warm and welcoming. Renovation is going on. A new roof on the dining-hall building is being laid, and soon the interior will be renovated, which is really the hub and central meeting place for guests, students and staff. The meeting hall in the “White House” has never looked better! It is inviting. I recall the prophetic words spoken over Restenäs by David Saunders years ago, that this place would be orderly and well kept, not luxurious, but pleasant, and where influential Swedish families would send their young ones for training. This word is gradually coming true.
Highlights: • KONTAKT gathered 60 young people, including 20 youth leaders. • 9 teams of staff and students went on a week’s Capital Outreach sharing the gospel. • 2 staff helped with a six-week anti-trafficking campaign in Nigeria. • A family of 5 was sent out to serve in Nepal. • Our Cambodia field workers are pioneering a new base and antitrafficking ministry. • Our fall schools served in Mozambique, Nepal, India, Cambodia, Spain and Sweden. • Restenäs hosted 60 leaders for EXPAND, a regional leaders gathering. • North Korean ministries donated 1000 pairs of shoes and food supplies to North Korea. by Tove Poulsen
Ekhagen’s new roof The Leadership Team is competent and devoted to the task. The financial management is done with utmost integrity and professionalism. To me, all this is greatly encouraging, as I have followed the ministry since the early eighties. The occasion for my visit this time was a Nordic gathering of leaders deliberating how to implement a word from the Lord about expansion. Well, it is already happening. New initiatives have been taken to start ministries in several capital cities in the north of Europe, most recently in Copenhagen, Helsinki and Oslo. Since last year, a team of
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