A number of weeks ago, we returned to the ship from an outing and ran into a Swedish couple who we had spent a year with on Doulos. They had both worked in the book fair when I was manager. We immediately hit it off again and they invited us to come and visit them at their home in Sweden. So on Saturday morning, we travelled up to the top of this island and got a ferry across the short water way to Hellingor in Sweden. It was just a 40 mins drive up to their home.
We had a fantastic time at their home. They have 3 children, similar ages to ours and a lovely house. We went out to a Swedish Christmas market in the afternoon and then had a meal of Elk that evening. When the kids were settled, we watched some of the old video footage from our shared time on Doulos.
It was amazing how easy it was to get along with this couple after all this time.
Joakim and Jenny are part of a small local church who have a great outreach to their local community. They actually meet in the middle of Sunday afternoon because they know that most people like to have a long lie in on a Sunday morning.
Before the service starts they have a cafe where they invite people to come for coffee and cake.
They only meet every other week because of the amount of work that is put into organising each service. But they get alongside people in small groups and in other ways.
Joakim and Jenny are both great singers and musicians and lead a gospel choir.
It was great to be able to get off the ship for a weekend and stay in a normal home.
This week everyone is working hard to get the ship ready for opening to the public next weekend. Tonight our friend Colin arrives from Edinburgh and we are really looking forward to catching up with him on all that is happening at home.
Saturday is Heather's birthday and so we are all going to Tivoli in Copenhagen for their Christmas opening.
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