1996 Kenneth got the calling
through a dream to go to Macedonia. At that time he didn't know that
such country existed , more than mentioned in the Bible. But the same
morning a Christian magazine, “Light for the peoples”, came with the
mail and landed on the floor with an article about a missionary family
in Macedonia facing up. The first that caught Kenneth's attention was a
quote of Paule “Come and help us” Acts 16:9. Kenneth then felt he would
have to wait for at least 10 years before fully stepping into the
vision.
During the years
he has prepared himself with bible school and work in different
congregations to get experience. There has also been lots of trips to
the area, among other in 2001 when he was working as a guide on Thassos.
Until then he had thought that Macedonia only is the small country in
former Yugoslavia. Now he found out that the area in northern Greece
also is Macedonia.
During
the time in Thassos Kenneth got to know some Christians, Dimitri and
Gordon. Together they started to have services for tourists in a
pavilion by the sea. These became popular and now they have a small
congregation on the island where Dimitri is the pastor. This fellowship
is the base for our mission in Macedonia.
On
February 7, 2009 Lena became part of the vision as we got married. Lena
has been in mission for some years with YWAM, youth with a mission, and
love to do more missionary work. After a few visits to Thassos she got a
feel for the people in the area. Kenneth think she's an important part
of the puzzle and to see the vision come true.
Kenneth is a pioneer with many visions while Lena is of more calm and stable character. We complete each other well.
After
one year of marriage we decided to make our way south. For two years we
were having the privilige of staying on an island with a small
english/greek speeking fellowship as a base for our mission. Our mission
was simply to preach the gospel in the area. Our main focus has been on
the youth. Now we are back in Sweden but the church on Thassos is still
serving the Lord on Thassos. And we hope that we continuously will be
able to bring in teams and do other outreaches in the area. And maybe
in the future come back on a more long term base.
