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Being together, having fun, enjoying the evening and worship God.  Words which describe best the youth group at EFS.  „ KUL , Kyrkans Unga Luleå, är en ungdomsgrupp som träffas på EFS fredagar 18:30 - 22:00. En samverkan mellan Skolkyrkan, EFS och Svenska kyrkan i Luleå. “ - Instagram describtion Every week, we plan different activity. Let me demonstrate what we've done so far.   Two weeks after our arrival, we went bowling at Oleary’s . We had every bowling row because there were so many of us. We also had a music night. A lot of young people are really talented at playing instruments. But that night was more about our knowledge of music. Since we had to guess the answers to every question except when Nena's song 99 Luftballons was playing, it   was amusing for us Germans to have at least one right question.   On another Friday, we held an open stage for them to demonstrate their musical talents. Visit Instagram to take a peek if you're interested. Additi...

Two Sundays ago we observed the ancient Jewish tradition of the Festival of Shelters, or Lövhyddohögtid på Svenska. In the fifth book of Moses is written a description of what the tradition focuses on. God calls his people to remember that they were homeless wanderers in the desert for forty years before God led them to a permanent home. During this time they were totally dependent on God´s protection and mercy. They could not have survived on their own. But they did survive and God provided food and water for them in the desert .  When we settle down and accumulate wealth and possessions it becomes easy to forget. The tradition calls it´s observers to not become too comfortable. It is a human tendency to let selfish pride sink into our thinking. The rich can easily begin to think that their riches come from their own cunning or hard work.  When you eat, get full, build nice houses, and settle down,  and when your herds and your flocks are growing large, your silver ...

Two weeks ago we went on a little journey with some experiences and moments I didn't expect. Sunday evening, we took the train to Stockholm to participate in the On-Arrival-Training for Monday. Through the first trip by train 2 months ago to Lule å , I have learned to love the train rides, especially the night trains. At least when there are no snoring people in the same compartment with you. On the way to the folkhögskola, we met the first volunteers. Already then, the openness and curiosity of the other volunteers was noticeable to me. Something that I welcome very much, because I always need some time to open up to others.  Within the first hours in the folkhögskola I realized, that we get along pretty well with the other volunteers. We laughed and talked together while we shared some of our experiences and moments from our months here in Sweden. We were all eager to get to know each other better and just to have a great time in Stockholm. I noticed that maybe we get along so we...