tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620394670550967412012-02-16T11:15:57.366+01:00Bite-sized bits of news from your friends in Sweden.Sweden & beyond..http://www.blogger.com/profile/13542907371883225289noreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62039467055096741.post-39235378204248983122009-08-01T00:03:00.003+01:002009-08-01T00:39:10.266+01:00

Lydia Callsen, my Media Co-worker from Germany just left for home this week, but not without leaving a positive impression on Uddevalla, our closest neighbouring city. I helped Lydia plan and pull off a photo exhibit about the Life in Uddevalla. We often hear that there is nothing good in Udevalla, that it is boring and dead. Do you know a town like that? So I iencouraged Lydia to do something

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If you're looking for perfection, get out of YWAMOur kitchen was a tent, our backyard was the Moravian forest and our friends were 200 or so wonderful missionaries from throughout Europe.. and beyond! There's something magical about this mission we work with. And Veronica, the boys and I got to sleep in a water castle (What the heck is a water castle?) in the small German town just a hop, skip

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It's True!!!http://www.youtube.com/chabarangDid you know that?http://www.youtube.com/chabarangHave you seen them?http://www.youtube.com/chabarangHere is the link:http://www.youtube.com/chabarangWould rather watch a video newsletteror keep reading it?We welcome your suggestions :-)Click on the image to see a larger view

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One of my photos ended up in a Danish newspaper recently. See if you can spot it. I will give you a hint. It is a photo of someone who I work with here at Restenäs.Go to this link to see the web newspaper.http://www.e-pages.dk/nibeavis/3/Rob

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Today I had a few friends over for an early birthday party. I'll be 45 years old on Tuesday. I am so thankful for my beautiful wife and my two handsome boys! God has been so good to me. I posted some new videos on YouTube the other day, from our trip in the USA. In case you didn't know it, you can go to YouTube and watch them. It's as simple and going to this web address www.youtube.com/chabarang

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Thank you Jesus! We finally got a flight. We thought it would never happen. when you're sick and away from home, it can feel like an eternity to wait for things like plane tickets. But SOS insurance finally dealt with those big Travelocity bullies for us and got the tickets we needed. We fly out at 20:15 tonight, Saturday and arrive sunday afternoon. Thank you, everybody who prayed for us. Sweden

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It's unbelievable, the length some people will go to spend time with friends. We thought we would round off our 6 week furlough to the USA by visiting Brian and Alison in North Carolina. That was over a week ago. We have since been grounded by a stomach virus. It appeared in Rasmus and then moved to Lucas. On to me, and then Veronica. But it didn't stop there, no sir'ee! Little Luke Howell caught

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We wish all of you a very Happy Christmas and New Year full of God's wonderful blessings!Where are we? U.S.A. CaliforniaWhat are we doing? On furlough, visiting our family, friends and supporters.When will be return to Sweden? January 14th.What have we been eating? Pizza, Grilled pork chops, salami and cheese, apple pie, polenta, Starbucks!Who have we visited so far? Tom & Julie, Steve & Claudia,

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We moved into our new flat the day before heading out of town for three weeks. We drove to YWAM Dalarna where I taught on a Mission Adventure course. 5 wonderful girls from a youth group in Stockholm are now on outreach in Latvia. I had a fun time with them and the Mission Adventure staff and also relaxing with my family. We got to swim in the Dal River, eat great food and huge amounts of ice

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Hi!This time it's me, Veronica, writing so that Rob can spend his free time renovating our new apartment on the other side of campus. We don't see each other much these days, since he is either working on videos during the day and scraping and spackling walls in the evening. But that's okay; it's only for a few weeks. I'm gaining a lot of compassion for single parents and those whose spouses are

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The Media Team I direct just finished a new Discipleship Training School video. Check it out!

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When is the baby coming?17 days and counting, according to the calendar. Veronica and the baby are fine. The biggest comment we get from the more experienced crowd is, “You just wait. It’s much harder with two children!” Where is the encouragement in that? V and I decided shortly after we were married that we would try our best not to tell people to “just wait...” Instead we look for

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When Veronica and I decided that I would take some time to rest and pray during the month of January, our main purpose was to find out if God was leading us into a new direction. So after the Christmas break I stayed home while Veronica worked in the office, since our policy requires at least one of us to be working outside the home. All in all I had a very relaxing month. I spent much of my time

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I made a short appreciation video for the guys who work in our maintenance team.Enjoy!

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Are missionaries expected to lie when things are hard on the field, or are we allowed to be honest? I can start with saying it’s been a rough go for a while. How long is a while? Hmmm, anywhere from three months to two years. Don’t worry. We’re not gonna check out. We’ve just been going through a really dry time in our mission work. We’ve gone in and out of feeling like we’re not really making a

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Check out this short, random video I made for our latest newsletter. I took 30 minutes and made some vid shots of the guys working over in Solbacken, our student dormatory. We started the project this spring and hoped to be finished by the end of August, but it will take a bit longer than we want. Still, what an amazing amount of work has been done in such a short time with such few help! You

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Okay, check this video out! They say that one slug can multiply itself 700 times in a summer season. That is disgusting! They ate my basil plants while we were in Cambodia, and when you step on them they leave a sticky goo on your shoe. Now, one Swede has gone too far.. he has decided to make them a delicacy. Check it out. Click on the title or the image to go to the video page. Then click on the

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No scratches, just a few bugs in our tummies; we all returned safely to Sweden after a wonderful three weeks in Phnom Phen, Cambodia! Tailor and Rasmus both have a fever today and some others have the irregulars bowel movements, which is often to be expected. the only problem is, we have become too used to sharing the details over a meal, which completely grosses out the others at the table. Such

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Well, they're all here and ready to go. Our Cambodia team along with all the other Summer Mission participants have been arriving on our doorsteps these past few days. Today is Monday and we leave in less than 24 hours. Our team members' names are: 1-Rob(that would be me :-)2-Veronica(& Rasmus)3-Sarah(V's friend from her DTS)4-TJ(The young man in the video a few blogs down)5-Kaisa(my

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Here is an article I got from the Cambodia News feed a few days ago about the Khmer Rouge Trials. Keep an eye on these events, as they will have a big impact on this land.

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Cambodia is stepping up efforts to stop sex tourists who exploit children. Kao Thea of Phnom Penh's anti-trafficking and juvenile protection unit represents the police officers who are leading the fight. Click on the photo to read a BBC report on the sex slave industry.Listen to an audio report from NPR. If audio doesn't start playing, click on Launch Standalone Player at the bottom right-hand

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A powerful thought hit me while reading the Lonely Planet Travel Guide recently. Many people my parents' age will no doubt remember what happened in Cambodia, how the country was shut off from the world and turned into a peasant work camp virtually overnight by the Khmer Rouge. If you lived there and even appeared to be educated, wore glasses or spoke two languages you were immediately executed.

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I made a short fund-raising video for one of our summer mission trip team-mates. Taylor Ross is 15 years old and is the son of one of our YWAM Restenäs parents, John and Donna Ross. The Ross family has been an integral part of our campus since 1999.When I first met TJ (Taylor), he was about 8 years old, too smart for his britches and sassy. One day I spotted TJ and another young boy climbing out

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Grandma (Mormor) and Grandpa (Morfar) thought I was going to India, so they bought train tickets to stay with V and Rasmus for the week. This is just a simple video of us doing Swedish-type things when the weather is nice. Notice, we're all wearing jackets? Hmmm! Love this Swedish summer. So unpredicatable.If you're wondering about the sailing ship in the credits, you can visit www.elida.se to

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They're back home! Veronica and Rasmus are home. Finally, I can get back on a schedule and eat normal food again. I celebrated by buying some pans flowers and planting them in pots and in the garden before they arrive. Veronica says her favorite thing about being home this time is seeing her family pay all that attention to Rasmus and love on him.

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You may remember, I was waiting for the Indian embassy to grant me a tourist visa. It turns out they got suspicious about my reasons for wanting to go, so they forwarded my application to the 'higher' authorities in India. They told me it would take anywhere from two to six months to get a decision. Makes you wonder what they're thinking when it clearly said on my application 'from 3 May through

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I have the week all to myself. Rasmus flew up to Övik with his Mamma on Wednesday to visit his Mormor (Grandmother) and Morfar (Grandfather). V's old orchestra flew her up to play first violin with them in a co-concert starring a famous Swedish musical group called Triple & Touch.So I've been able to stay up till the wee hours of the morning puttsing around, blogging and eating really unhealthy

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Rasmus has a little swing just beside our home. It hangs from an apple tree branch. FInally the weather is nice enough so that he doesn't have to wear that big, fat coat!

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A while back Veronica tried to enter Rasmus in a Pampers photo contest. Except the website wouldn't launch his picture, and after several attempts, time ran out.So Rasmus'winning photo had to forfeit the prize. But tenacious Veronica never gives up easily! she spotted another contest sponsored by Pampers; this time, a video contest. Each week they would choose one winninng video to recieve a

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