Connection-groups

Connection-groups - we named our youth smallgroups so :)

Connection with God!
Connection with church!
Connection with friends!
Connection with new friends!

Today we gathered together with our youth connection-group leaders and our pastor Gunnar shared some things from Word of God.
At the moment we have in our church 5 youth smallgroups - and today we could share with eachother, how is it going!!!

Leaders are:
Anette and Pille (12-14 years girls)
Erki, Gert and Ardi (13-17 year guys)
Maila and Anita (17-19 year girls)
Liis, Maily and Maria (18+ guys and girls)
Regiina, Kadi and me (14-16 girls living in Kadrina-14 km from Rakvere)

I am really happy, that those leaders are ready to give their heart for the youths. Sometimes it is not a easy work, but if you are working for God - things are different.
My heart is jumping with joy - how God is lifting up leaders and training them and working inside of them. And I keep praying that Lord is lifting up more leaders who are taking their position and following with 100% Lord.

Guys, it is such a privilege to work with you!!!
Thank you Anette, Pille, Erki, Gert, Ardi, Maila, Anita, Liis, Maily, Maria, Regiina and Kadi!!!
(In pic missing Anette, Pille, Gert, Ardi, Kadi and Maria - they couldn't come today)

Best relation ...

... that was theme last night when our youths gathered together to Avispea. (Pastor Erek and Pilvi are also so kind letting us there, thank you!) At the moment for the young people is merry time - school vacation. Yehuu, but we wanted to use that time wisely - so we had wednesday night youthevening where they could also stay for the night - and we talked about relations between guys and girls and God in those relations.

43 people (picture is small but if you look carefully there is 42 youths :) ) gathered together and it was so great to see - how quickly everybody got connected with each other and could talk about different themes. Also we had good fellwship time - half of them almost stayed awake whole night :) It is so good to see how God is working in their lives and they grow closer and closer to God. And they not keeping only that in themselves but also sharing it out.

Worship time

Piret and Hillar sharing to youths

So I am already excting, what God is doing next because already in 7 hours we begin our trip with youths to Lithuania to be part there of youthconference!
Good night and see you soon :)

Future teachers, doctors, presidents, lawers

On last Saturday we had in Rakvere huge children day "Super Friend" Children from all over of Estonia came together and there were together over 400 children - to find out who is the best friend - and to the end of the day they found out - that Jesus is their best friend - who is wise, strong and faithful :)

All day was really great - children could sing together, see the perfomance and dance, then they could make a play themselves and to do a little handicraft. Everywhere you went you saw happy faces.

All team was great - they functioned together and it wasn't matter to them that they could sleep only few hours - they were ready to serve and invest to those future teachers, presidents, doctors, lawers, pastors, socialworkers and so on.

God works awesomely :)

Our team!

What happened in VIP-room - Liis, Efka, Maila, Maria :)

Maria and Miikael

Band (Liis K. Mariliis, Kessu and Ardi) + children

Childrens Day programleader Merle and her husband Gert

Sports group

Jesus is faithful friend - group

Royal group - Jesus is wise Royal groupleaders

Jumping dance

Excitement :)

It so exciting - that there are sometimes some things, where you even can't begin to dream and already somebody is fullfilling that. With me happended that again - so great!
God is awesome!!!

In the beginning of last week Liis mentioned that she wants to go to South-Africa ( this country is for her and for Maria like second homeplace, where they lived as a students a year four years ago) and I said to her: "So cool, I want to come!" (making a little joke) - but as you know - those words, what you speak out loudly - there is a power of fullfillment (Bible said that). But then we finished that conversation and I didn't think about that anymore :) But next day I was at Tapa Reformatory School doing lecture there (challenge for me again) and after finishing lecture and sitting in my car ( still excited about everything) Liis called me and asked, do I really mean to come to South-Africa :) I almost screamed to her, that she is crazy and that is absolutely crazy idea - but I will say yes to that. So she reserved plane tickets and in two days we bought tickets (those were so cheap $500 from Stockholm to Johannesburg - there and back)! Everything went so quickly - I even couldn't almost think with clear mind :D I only listened my heart - and there was green light, only my mind were screaming hahahhaaaa!

So now we are going to South-Africa at the end of January and we will back at the end of February - so cool! And main place where we are going to stay is Port Elizabeth. Now we need get done some papers and visas and then we are ready to go. Just before that I was talking with my pastor - and he remembered me, how important is resting time and we have to plan that- sometimes you have to get away from everything to think clearly, and so - opportunity came! On February is my vacation :) but I believe, that God will do also great things there. And we are ready to serve there. At the same time our youthwork of course goes on with full power - we have very cool youthleaders team - and if me and Liis are away - the others will manage greatly - I KNOW THAT FOR SURE! My smallgroup girls also are excited - because - they can lead the smallgroup by themselves (there are already good young leaders growing) and using my apartment.

It is so interesting to see how supportive is everybody - my boss was so excited too - and was agree that I can't come to work for a month - and in summer I can get also some vacation :) my parents were a little schocked (specially my dad) hahhahaaa! But now is OK!

So with Liis we are feeling peace in our hearts to go there and before that I believe - that there will happen more very exciting things with GOD!

Joy in the Lord

In few hours will begin again our youthmeeting - that is such a privilege what God has given to us - to our church - privilege to serve those youths. In every day they growing closer and closer to God and also to my heart - and they are so dear to me :D Today we are going to talk about joy - joy in the Lord. I am so glad to see how they see God in their everydays life and how they are sharing Word of God. They are so shiney - and happy and I hope that nobody can steal their joy! We have had some small-groups - and young people are so talktive - cool - they just with enthusiasm talk about what little miracles God has done in their lives.

At the moment we have 5 smallgroups (homegroups) to the youths - 12-14 years girls, highschool girls, 15-18 years guys, 16-17years girls in Kadrina and 18year plus group where at the moment guys and girls are together. We need more groups of course - but at the moment are things so :D and I am so thankful for every leader who are doing that work with fullheart.

Two years ago there were times when we had in the youthmeeting maybe 10 or 15 youths - but now if we have in the youthmeeting like 30 or 35 youth - already then youths are saying - why so few are here today :)

At the moment there is about 80 young people who are going in the youthgroup or small group at least twice in a month. THAT IS SO COOL :) And it is interesting to see - that almost in every youthmeeting there is somebody new one. That is privilege!!!! That is joy!!! Thank You for victory!

... and new home

... so now I have new home too - this time I will go to live in Kadrina :) lovely apartment - so, you are welcome, my friends :) see you there!!!! For me is that quite a kind record - a car and home with one week - wow hahahhaaaa! Thank you Lord!!!

Tommorow will have a new car

So, I decided - tommorow I will buy new car. Though is even for me funny - but I need new one and several things needed to do - so I have to do that step. (I almost killed with Maria my Opel).
Peace is in my heart - so for me it means green light. Maybe I decided too quickly - maybe, but maybe not. That's how I make decisions - sometimes my even my friends saying that i am a little crazy - but that's me :) Bye-bye my opel :) "Opel is dead, long live the Opel!" Quess what is new one ... :D ???