We are in Finland enjoying the liquid Sunshine of a typical Finish Summer and the warm hospitality of our dear brothers and sisters. It is always refreshing to visit Finland and share the fellowship of our Finish brothers and sisters. We had a nice seminar in the middle of Finland on the subject of Elijah the prophet and the relevance of his message for our life and the world of today. We have a very nice and dedicated group of young people, but this year only very few of them came to the seminar because many of them are in the Universities and this is the summer examination period in the schools. The older population of brothers and sisters is so very dedicated and always eager to learn more from God's Word and for me as a teacher it is a pleasure to teach people who are eager to learn. We have another seminar in the same place this week-end and another whole week traveling and teaching throughout Finland and another week-end seminar with the Finish Christian Radio Ministry. There is no problem to keep busy in Finland, but also our brothers have taken care to give us a day or two of rest in between all the running around and we appreciate this very much.

Elijah is a very enigmatic personality. He appears on the scene out of no-where and lands with a very heavy handed opening statement: “As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.”