Heikki's and Maria's greetings from Mombasa

May 24, 2005

Only ONE more week left in Mombasa! Almost hard to believe...but we're coming back to Finland all right!

It feels like the time has come for us to digest all that we've got from here. Last autumn in a dream that I saw, Heikki and I were carrying on our backs big loads of food sacks filled with strong meat. That's what it really feels like. Spiritually we have been abundantly nourished, even though physically we have both lost some weight - but that is subject to change after a few nice barbeques around the campfire. :)

These last weeks have been really busy. We spent long afternoons in school and finished up on the last courses and exams. We want to get the most out of the time we got left - especially from the JCC meetings. This week we wake up every morning at four to go to the morning service with Pia and Kirsi; it lasts to about six in the morning. :) Pastor Lai will be preaching. Nothing beats praising God in the morning!

Our cellgroup in Chaani put together a goodbye-party for us - that was really nice. The ladies cooked some good food and we got to hear encouraging testimonies. They have all been so good to us. We will all miss each other very much. :) We'll miss our JCC-Church (that is so alive) as well as our pastor Wilfred Lai. But we know this won't be the last that Mombasa has seen of us! :)

We'll tell you more about our thoughts and feelings after settling down in Finland for a while.

June 12th, which is a Sunday, Hope for Tomorrow will celebrate its second year anniversary in Orivesi. We'll be there to talk with you. Until then we will have been 'digesting' everything for ten days. :)

We'll see you soon...and we love you! Thanks for praying for us!!! Thanks be to the Lord Jesus Christ. May His love surround us and bind us together in a mighty way. Praises to Him!

Blessings, Heikki and Maria

Read the introduction: Why are Heikki and Maria in Mombasa?