The Midnight Sun

Hey guys! Hope you're all enjoying your summers if you're in the Northern Hemisphere.
Last week Ingebeth, Per and I drove up (20 hours of driving) to visit a friend that lives a few degrees north of the Arctic Circle in Lofoten.

It was my last week of vacation and we had a lovely time. It never gets dark! weird, hard to sleep. Didn't get to see the midnight sun though, too cloudy. And I didn't get to go fishing either (they like to fish up there, it's an island ya know) 'cause I forgot my pole. So I saved a few things that I can do the next time I go up there:) Man! Norway is beautiful!!!
These days I'm busy chopping wood and doing minor construction projects here at the Grimerud base. All staff here have to do two weeks of non-ministry work each year, and I'm on my first; good to work with my hands again though!
Couple of prayer request here:
Still not finished planning the team training for August - Please pray that the right teachers would be able to come. Ingebeth and my plans for this fall and next year - that we could get to know each other better, preferably in the same town:) and that we would know the will of God!!
Thanks so much ya'll.
Love you guys and miss you.
God bless!
Matthew

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