Revive 
  Sweden   

Strategic
Church Multiplication 
  to Save a Nation
 

 Jim and Lynn Jarman   Like us on Facebook  Like us on Facebook 
 International Intercultural Church Planters 
 Converge Worldwide and New Life Church Stockholm 
   
         Newsletter #4     
May/June/July    
    2014      
Hi ,  
        We are so grateful for your heartfelt interest in what God is doing in Sweden.  This update is going out to over 450 people on 5 continents--people like you who are deeply concerned over the spiritual condition of Sweden--people who will pray for revival and sacrificially give to support.  We appreciate you more than you can imagine.
       God has called us to Sweden to work with New Life Church Stockholm and Converge Worldwide in the planting of 20-30 churches--and the vision is being expanded by God even as we write to you.  God's hand is on the nation of Sweden--and we believe an awakening is on the way.       
       And YOU are a vital part of this ministry!  In this update, we'd like to tell you about some of the ways God has been working in our lives as we journey towards the land to which God is calling us.
       Together we can make a difference!  We ARE a team working as ONE!     
       With grateful hearts,  Jim and Lynn
 

  
The Day God Ate Lunch at Wendy's
     
           .....and How it Changed our Lives

In the past 11 months we have driven over 15,000 miles sharing the need in Sweden and why it is so important for churches to be planted and revival to be sought.  We have sold our home and given away most of our "stuff" and have been seeking those individuals and churches whom God has called to partner with us.

But, sometimes we find ourselves in unusual situations.

We came to Minneapolis once again last month to connect with churches.  After a day of organizational meetings, we checked out of our hotel not quite sure where we would spend that night.  The missionary funding process is always a challenge--especially when you're basically homeless. 

We spent the morning calling churches who had mission houses only to hear each lead become a dead end.  We finally found a church that had space available for five weeks, but for some reason we only felt led to commit to one.  This seemed like God's perfect answer--so why did He want to limit our stay?

That noon, we stopped at Wendy's for a value lunch and were just starting to eat when Lynn felt a strange compulsion to leave her warm meal, get up and speak to a woman standing in the middle of a long line.  What would she say to a stranger?

"Where do you buy your groceries?" was how she began.  The woman was helpful, but then she asked, "You're not from around here.  What do you do?"

Lynn responded, "We're missionaries to Sweden."  And with that the woman threw her arms up in air excitedly and said, "My neighbors across the street were missionaries to Sweden!"

Now to find a missionary to Sweden is right up there with the proverbial needle in the haystack--there simply aren't very many.  The woman went home and told her neighbors about us.  They called and invited us out to dinner that night and back to their home for ice cream.  And the next day, they asked us to live with them for most of the summer!

That is how we came to meet and live with Ron  and Carol Soderquist, 42 year veteran missionaries with CRU (Campus Crusade).  They have Swedish heritage, speak Swedish, and ministered in Sweden for a number of years.  They are wonderful, gracious hosts who treat us like family.  

The day God ate lunch with us at Wendy's reminded us that often He leads us from Point A to Point B via a series of steps.  And that it is entirely possible to miss out on a blessing if we don't follow the promptings of God's Spirit exactly as He instructs.  This is a good reminder for us all as we enjoy our chocolate Frosties.   

 
How You Can Pray

   

Prayer Requests:  We could share many personal requests for which we need prayer, but so many of you are already praying faithfully for us to get to Sweden and begin the work God has for us there.  We really appreciate your continued prayers for us.

In this update, we specifically request that you pray for our dear friend, John van Dinther.  John is the lead pastor of New Life Church Stockholm, a man with a deep heart for Sweden, who longs to see revival, who is fully committed to planting churches that will reach his nation.  John is a pastor who is Word based and Spirit led.

Would you pray for John and his wife, Ineke--that God would bless them in ways they don't expect?  That God would continue to give them wisdom and vision as they lead New Life?  That God would fill them with health and vigor and renew their souls even as their pour their lives into others?  

 

Click on the link below and watch a great video about New Life Church Stockholm.  Take four minutes and see what a Swedish international church is all about.  You will be blessed! 

 

 New Life Stockholm 

Impacting our World with Hope 

 

Together We Can Touch Sweden Here's How You Can Give

Would you consider partnering with us financially?  Your giving will help bring the restoration of Sweden to Christ.  Here's how...

*The easiest way to partner is to click on our names below.  This will take you to our mission profile page.  At the bottom you will see giving links. 
*Other giving options (check, etc) are listed on the same page to the left.  Please place our name and account number on your check. 
Jarman--195714

We are ready to go.  Our Swedish friends are waiting.
We need your help to get there soon.

Did You Know?


Interesting 
Facts
Sweden ranks #6 on the 2014 Good Country Index that measures contributions to humanity 

   
Stockholm is the fastest
growing city in Europe
 with 30,000 new residents
 each year


"Welcome to Sweden" is a TV show currently
 on NBC.  It is based on the true
 life experiences of an American who moved to Sweden for love.

    
Sweden was the first country to allow the payment of taxes by text messaging   
 

20% of Swedish police
stations are closed
 in the summer because   everyone is on vacation


In Sweden, everything
you buy is guaranteed
for 1 year and the
retailer must exchange it if it fails during that time.
 This includes shoes
 and clothes. 
 
The Need

Sweden is so lost spiritually--and spiritual poverty can only be seen with spiritual eyes. 


The Nordic Baltic region is one of the darkest areas of the world spiritually.


Jesus has promised that He would build His church and that the very gates of hell would not prevail.  Sweden is not an exception.


Swedish Christians are asking for help from outside their country.


The gift of transformational church planting is a gift that was given to America by Swedish immigrants.

  

 

Sweden is considered

a lost people group

 

 

Biblical Christianity  

will cease to exist  

in 40 years  

without revival    

 

Will you respond

  to this need?   
 
We greatly appreciate your prayers and financial support!
We are a team!  Together we can make a difference!