Jim and Lynn Jarman 

National Directors Sweden - Converge
European Strategic Partners Team - ReachGlobal
Church Multiplication Catalysts - New Life Network Sweden

Newsletter #12 - April-June, 2016 
   



Glad Midsommar från Sverige! 
Happy Midsummer from Sweden! 

       
       WOW!  Right now in Stockholm, the sun is up for 18½ hours give or take five minutes.  With predawn and twilight, it never gets completely dark.  We laugh that we're sun deprived in the middle of winter, but sleep deprived in summer
.  We have special black out shades in our bedroom.
       This is such a reflection of the spiritual climate in Sweden.  Spiritually, so many Swedes live in the darkness of midwinter.  Oh, how we long for them to enjoy the warmth and brightness of God's midsummer!  Would you pray with us that the light of Christ would flood their lives and that they would experience the joy of knowing Jesus?
       This photo shows us traveling on the airport bus.  We spend a lot of time "on the road" - buses, subways, trains, planes - traveling to see the church planters we mentor and the leaders we coach.  We could not be doing what God has called us to do without all of you - our faithful prayer and financial partners.  You are part of a team that believes in us and in what God wants to do in Sweden.  And a week doesn't go by that our hearts are not full of gratitude for your sacrifices of time and resources.  We value you greatly!  Thank you for joining us on the journey!      
 
Jim and Lynn     
Come and See  
 
"Come and see what God has done;
his wonderful acts among people!" 
Psalm 66:5  
 
Here is our Swedish journey over the last three months.
 
New Life Church Stockholm celebrates the baptism of 9 new believers. 
Here Associate Pastor Kjell Waern introduces them. 
In the middle of the group, Mongolian translator, Nara Bäckström interprets. 
God is moving in the New Life Network!  What a joy to serve them! 
    
In Budapest at ReachGlobal's Strategic Partners Team meeting.  
And yes, Jim did order large coffees!    
And yes, we were wired...    

The cherry trees in Kungsträdgården were beautiful this year.   
God has given us such a love for Stockholm and her people. 

Bill Ankerberg, Converge's Nordic Baltic Regional Director, visited us in Stockholm.   
So happy for the strategic alliance we have between Converge and ReachGlobal. 
Working together for the gospel in Scandinavia and beyond. 
 
Lynn preaching at New Life Sollentuna - one of the six current sites in the New Life Network.  God is doing so many amazing things in this movement.   
Here, multi - lingual translator Bob van den Eijkhof ministers alongside Lynn.
 
The people of Stockholm are out enjoying the sunshine alongside the inner harbor. 
If you see 100 people here, maybe 1 is a Christ follower.... 

What a joy it was to have Gary and Karen Hunter at New Life Church and in our home.  For years, Gary has sacrificially and strategically built into the leadership of New Life.  He did so as the Executive Director of International Ministries for ReachGlobal.  On August 1, he will transition to Director of Global Ministries for Converge.  This is a win-win for our strategic alliance.  Gary will return to Stockholm in October.

In the west of Sweden on a short holiday with our friends, Bosse and Ilona Wetterud.  Holidays should always have a purpose -  
and for us that meant spending time praying at New Life Göteborg. 
 
Craig Petinak is excited.  He is the team leader of a specialized videography missions team being sent to Sweden by EvFree Fullerton's Love Europe campaign.  Fullerton is sending two teams to New Life in August and September.  Craig's team will shoot and edit videos for our sites and teach New Lifers to do the same.  We're excited too!  
 
Here we are with Rui and Nanna De Sousa.  
 Rui is the pastor of New Life Hässelby and on staff with New Life Stockholm.   
The quality of leaders in the New Life Network is exceptional.  

With Josef and Isabelle Arnfjell, pastors at New Life Västerås.   
Josef and Isabelle were given this beautiful statue,  
but that meant we had to walk and drive around Västerås with it.   
We got some interesting stares but may have just found 
 a new evangelism conversation starter.

We were thrilled to have this prayer team from Bethlehem Baptist Minneapolis in our home for a traditional Swedish Friday taco night.  Led by Paul and Karin Lindberg - AgapeSweden/Campus Crusade - this team blessed us with their presence and prayers.
 
The New Life Network Site Leaders. 
Left to right:  Josef Arnfjell - New Life Västerås; Lynn; Rui De Sousa - New Life Hässelby; Jim; Viktor Paulsson - Fridhemskyrkan; Andreas Palm - New Life Sollentuna; Jenny Wählstrom - Fridhemskyrkan; Sandra Palm - New Life Sollentuna; and John van Dinther, Network Founder and Senior Pastor New Life Stockholm. 
Not pictured:  Photographer Isabelle Arnfjell -  New Life Västerås;  
Maritha Vilhelmsson - New Life Göteborg. 
 
Great is the Lord - and most worthy of praise!
 
 
Please continue to pray for us!

Pray for wisdom as we help lead the church multiplication movement
of the New Life Network
and for our dear new friends
as they seek to win their country to Christ.

Please pray for us as we coach Swedish church planters
 and come alongside movement leaders.
We are now the National Directors in Sweden for Converge
and on ReachGlobal's European Strategic Partners Team.

Please pray for health and protection as we serve.
The spiritual warfare in Sweden is challenging. 
   
  
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Thank you for remembering us!

Jim and Lynn

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"The One who calls you is faithful, 
and He will do it."
I Thessalonians 5:24