Everything

Well, how do I sum up everything that has happened in the last month.

I am in Sweden now, for those just tuning into my blog. I have now been here a month, which is absolutely insane. I am already a ninth of the way through my school year.

Alright, now for the nitty gritty: We have lecture four days a week and there are five hour long lectures each day, three in the morning and two at night. We have our afternoons free, where we study, play soccer, practice in our worship teams or go on various outreaches to the surrounding community.

The study load is not bad. However there is work to do, over the course of the year we will have read through the entire Bible. Every week we memorize two passages. There are a few book reports to do (not big ones, just one page reactions to the book). And various other smaller assignments.

The lectures are so rich. This week we have a guy name Peter Reid from Bodenseehoff, the torchbearers school in Germany. The title of his lecture is The Blessings of having nothing. And wow, we've only had one hour of real lecture (the first hour was his introduction then the third was talking about an all school outreach we are doing in December), just in that one hour I have learned so much. I am going to invest in buying a copy of all his lectures this week, they are amazing. Just as a highlight, it is about finding our sufficiency in Christ, and finding our need for Him.

The food here is very good. I have not had a single meal that I have disliked. There are some meals that I like more than others though. And the candy here isn't too bad either, I eat German chocolate though, because it is better. I did have swedish pancakes the other night at a staff member's house, and those were amazing, with different homemade jam. So good.

There are about 60 students here, 22 guys and 40-something girls.

The weather here is fine, it was sunny for a few days, now it's just been chilly and overcast. I look forward to the snow. In the winter we have four hours of daylight which is not that much.

All in all, my time here has changed my life already. The friendships I have made here are deep and genuine. Being in the Word so much you can't help but be changed by the power of Christ.

I am excited to see what the Lord has in store for me and for those at the school as the school year continues.

How are things going for everyone else?

Blessings,
Nathan

PS. if you want to mail me something:
Nathan Kellogg
Fackelbärarna,
Brunnsvägen 31
570 15 Holsby Brunn
Sweden