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Housesit #1
We moved on from Ucklum to Åstraberg, Stockholm to our first housesit. An apartment 20 minutes on the train/tram .... 1.5 hour walk from city centre.
here we were to look after Bruce, a Blue Russian cat 🐺 and Albert & Betty, a pair of lovebirds 🦜🦜 that lived in a cage in the kitchen, the doors opened so they could have free use of the closedup kitchen!!!!
Bruce was super easy and took to Deane immediately, thankfully.
Deane made the birds super easy and kept them in the cage most of the time, we couldn't get our heads around them free flying around the kitchen, especially while we were cooking, cos they liked to sit on your head!!!!
It was great to enjoy some sunshine, city sights and a different part of Stockholm than previously. |  |
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On Sunday we went to Calvary, Stockholm church.
We enjoyed the worship music, listened to a great message on 1 Peter plus got to meet some really friendly & encouraging people. David from Uganda & Linda, an American married to a Swedish guy 42 years. |
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Please pray for the 1000+ Swedish gospel tracts & literature that we have given out in the different parts of Sweden we have visited over the last 7 weeks.
We had to get innovative in Stockholm as all the apartment letterboxes are inside a locked door to the building, BUT most people have a bicycle, many with a basket, so we did a bicycle basket drop instead 🤣!!!
Please also pray for the numerous people that we have met and shared the Gospel with along the way. |
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Nyrbo Workaway #2 in the Forest
Our workaway was on a property in the forest, the weather was unbelievably cold for summer, Sherilyn wore thermals, leggings and jacket most of the time, while Deane carried on in his shorts & t-shirt!!!
The first day we were there a truck delivered the kitset cottage which turned out to take up most of Deanes week. He had a couple of days help from Peter but he carried on by himself through the week, constructing the joists and underfloor insulation, no good instructions so he had to watch the Swedish YouTube to get the gist of how everything went together!! The last day we both spent the day laying all the tongue & groove flooring.
Sherilyn got to bottle some rhubarb and elderflower syrups, the green eggs were interesting (just the shell not the inside yolk) Cleaned up the vege garden and got to weedeat around the property, then mow some lawns on the ride-on which was a bonus, Deane usually gets rideon jobs, so it was a nice change and new skill !!😃.
The forest was dark, cold, damp, oppressing and really remote - when we left we couldnt believe how open & warm it was and how revived we felt out of the forest!!
Peter asked loads of questions about Jesus, christianity and Deanes beliefs when he & Deane worked together - please pray for him, he kept asking questions through the week and his partner was really opposed to this and us after the discussions. |
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We have 4 days with the family in Karlskrona before they leave for their summer camping holiday.
Where to next ....... Sunday toth July we fly to Israel and head to the Negev Desert a a 400acre sheep & cropping farm.
Please pray for safety as we travel to Israel and for continued opportunities to evangelise along the way. |
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