tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62598592012-01-23T18:54:00.208+01:00Reflections and stories from the road traveled...helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.comBlogger5761100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-50024018065277532532012-01-18T14:35:00.000+01:002012-01-18T14:35:25.448+01:00

I am currently working on revamping 2 websites and out of curiosity and lack of better alternatives I started using a content management framework that is very new for me. And now I am looking at it, seeing the great potential but also at the same time being overwhelmed by the new information I need to understand.  Haha, maybe it's because I went to bed 6 am last night (my own fault, made a

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helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-631915825651355452011-09-16T14:14:00.000+02:002011-09-16T14:14:59.847+02:00

After a ferry ride to Kapellskär in Sweden and some crazy much driving on Monday, I arrived to Skien safe and sound. It has been great to be here and to realize that I still know very many people working at the base this year. For some reason Skien still feels a lot like home, I would say even more then Tallinn does but in a different way. I'm not sure if I can even explain it. Tomorrow I'll

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We went to Legoland in Denmark, jipee. Follow the link to see pictures and the story of our trip :)

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Today as I was organizing my home office area, I realized the need to replace the empty printer box that holds my printer papers with something that takes less space. So I headed for the garage hoping to find something there. All I could find was some loose pieces from an old computer desk. Bummer... Or not? Well, half an hour later after taking some measurements, and sawing, and drilling and

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Ingeborg who was here with the MA team left me some antibacterial hand cleaning thing, and every time I use it I think of the sticky rice I ate at my outreach to Laos some years ago. So weird how smells trigger memories. In this case it triggers the sense of tasting the antibac too. You see, in Laos they eat a lot of this sticky rice. As the name says it's sticky and it's eaten with fingers. So

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 Some friends of mine asked me to show them some of Estonia, so we went to a little car trip. We drove through Pärnu, Valga, Valka, Haanja, Tartu, Otepää, Mustvee and Narva. All in all almost 1000km in 3 days. Our goal was not just to see the beauty of Estonia but mainly to seek the Lord about all of ours connection to that country. Here are some pics

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This morning I opened the fridge to get some milk for my coffee.... I did not have any milk... I opened the cupboard to find some bread... I had no bread... I opened to the fridge again to find some eggs... Guess what, I did not have eggs either. So I went to Statoil and had some bread and coffee in the car while diving to church. This was the least Easter like Easter mornings ever.

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I had a wonderful opportunity to meet up with Malin from my DTS and also visit Bremen, Germany. Malin and I haven't see each other for almost 2 years, so we decided to do something fun together and meet in Bremen.I definitely recommend Bremen as a travel/vacation destination - beautiful architecture, fun things to see, many shops and lots of Kebab places everywhere. Next time I would go in May

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There are many reasons why I love washing cars. I get to mess with water, there are obvious results, and I like shiny clean things. It was a nice and sunny day today, so I decided to wash off 5 months of dust and dirt from Tallinn to Riga, and I like the result :)

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And if you buy 4 boxes of this printing paper, you get a mouth wash for free. Does this paper make your breath smell? Or is it so white that it makes the office people envious, so they provide a solution. I am confused :P

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I was looking for a place where to buy 120g printer paper and came across this advertisement: It says that if you buy 2 boxes of this copy paper you get band aids as a gift. I wonder if that paper is super sharp or something?

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The design is ready and more content is to come, but feel free to take a first peek!

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For a long time in seemed as if the spring (kevade) has been stuck somewhere, and this here is just one of the possible explanations why we still have snow and cold temperatures. It's the longest winter I can recall, they say it was similar last year, but then I was in Colorado and had no idea how blessed I was with the sun there. Today the spring was definitely in the air though - it was sunny

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I just realized that I don't have any pictures from today. Well, actually it does not really matter. I'll record some here in a written format :) Picture number 1 : This morning I woke up really early (well, just 30 min earlier then planned) to someone making a lot of noise behind my door. At some point I realized that I need to get out of bed and opened the door, and what a surprise waited for

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March is here, and the freezing days are over! This is so nice. I can be outside and take a breath without everything freezing inside my nose. The spring and green grass is still a long time away, but it's the beginning of the beginning, yippee!   The pic above is taken 2 weeks more then a year ago, in Longmont. Good times, it was a sunny and warm day (T-shirt weather) followed by a snow storm

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I really don't like this week, but soon there will be a little breather - Estonian Independence Day! You can say your best wishes and prayers for Estonia on this Thursday :) Say a little prayer for me too if you don't mind.

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Luckily I get to babysit my brother today and sit in front of the fire while he is watching cartoons :)

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Today I bought thermal socks, slippers made of sheep wool, woolen soles for my boots and glögg. And I'm thinking of getting an extra heater for my apartment. This winter thing is getting expensive.

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There was snow everywhere I have been the last week. I don't mind the snow actually, but I don't like it when it's as cold as it is right now (-16C/3F).But who cares about the little details like this when there are heart warming friends around :)My little trip to Norway went well, and I can truly recommend traveling with Ryanair from Tallinn to Rygge.It was great to visit the base when the

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Pressiteade Ära maga maha võimalust saada osa Jesus Culture Bandlive esinemisest Lätis 4.-6. märtsini 2011, esineb oma esimesel Ida-Euroopa tuuril ühe mõjukaima noortegrupi ülistusmeeskonnana tuntud Jesus Culture Band, noortefestivalil ’SEXUAL REVOLUTION: Ilustamata tõde seksuaalsest puhtusest,’ Riias, Lätis. Registreerimine ’SEXUAL REVOLUTION: Ilustamata tõde seksuaalsest puhtusest’

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I can truly say that in this case.The team is now in Norway after 2 busy weeks in Latvia. All their luggage arrived like 4 days before they left and that was a happy day for all.What can I say, loosing one's luggage is something that is not from God, but He will definitely turn it into good and teach people, unite them and also if you let Him, He will come closer too.We had some great time

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The team arrived in Tallinn, safe and sound. The only very important thing that was missing, was their luggage that the airline left behind in Denver already. Then it got sent to Frankfurt in Germany and now Lufthansa is playing hide and seek with it. So far the hiding has proven to be very effective.Just to warn you, if you ever have a delayed luggage issue and your carrier is Lufthansa, be

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[Picture from: http://www.crossed-flag-pins.com/Friendship-Pins/USA/Flag-Pins-USA-Estonia.jpg]On this Tuesday, the 21st of December a team from YWAM Denver will arrive to Estonia to stay here for almost 2 weeks. They will minister to the homeless, build bridges with communities, evangelize, pray, and worship. I look forward to see how God will use them and I pray that things prepared for them

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What a wonderful time I had in Norway. I took a little trip to Skien just to visit friends and to talk with the YWAM base leader there about YWAM Estonia.I cannot think of anything that I did not like about this trip, maybe that the travel there was a little longer than usual since I went through Riga, but it was all well worth it. And that I did not get to meet Annelise. Gotta save some good

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My mom dropped her Nokia cell phone and the lcd display broke.Replacing it would have cost $70, she got the phone as a great deal for $ 35...oops...After some eBay searching I found a display for $12 and it arrived in less than a week.Then I had a little problem, should I try to replace it myself? After some googling I had gathered enough information and confidence to try.It was really easy, who

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[photo from http://sxc.hu/]We have had two meetings now and in overall it has gone well. It still is a very beginning of something we all have no idea about. What I mean is that our little goals and plans are nothing compared to God's.We have one great testimony too. On the first youth meeting we prayed for a guy who had a badly torn muscle. The very next day he was completely healed. Thank you,

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My little brothers don't like to go to sleep, so they find excuses why they can't. The other day one of them was conducting some sorts of "experiments" in the kitchen. So I told him to have a new experiment to see what happens if he brushes his teeth, goes to bed and closes his eyes. I think he totally got it but he was willing to play along anyway.

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Last weekend I had a great opportunity to be a part of something really cool. There is an initiative here in Tallinn called Serve the City and they had an event called Cross the Line. There were about 50 youth who had gathered together on a Saturday morning to do something good in Tallinn.After welcomes and instructions we divided into about 6 teams with different tasks. There was a free hugs

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Hi! This is me on the picture, I have been sitting behind a computer for way too long, and have turned blue. What can I say, it's obviously not very healthy to spend so much time behind a bright screen.There are many things going on both in the spiritual and in the physical realm in Estonia. People from all over the world are moving and have already moved here, teams are coming in. Visions are

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Although I have been in Estonia for a little over a month now, it feels as if I am not completely here yet. Much of me still needs to adjust to this place, not that Estonia has changed an awful lot (it has too) but I have changed a lot. And I don't really know how to be me in Estonia.It will come though, I know, re-entry is always difficult.It has been fun to be able to drive again, although my

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I have been in Longmont for almost two weeks now and I haven't taken any pictures, probably because I'm in denial that I'll be leaving this place on Monday.Not looking forward to the moment when it finally hits me that this is it, I am going home, huh.

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So, I twisted my brain a little and did some calculations, huh... I am not sure if I am looking forward to this:1) drive to and wait at Denver airport: 2h 30 min2) flight Denver-Minneapolis: 3h 5 min3) Layover in Minneapolis: 3h 10 min4) flight Minneapolis - Keflavik, Iceland: 6h5) layover in Keflavik: 1h 35min6) flight Keflavik - Helsinki, Finland: 4h7) layover in Helsinki & coffee w/ friends

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There was this huge Christian Music Festival called Heaven Fest here in Longmont, Colorado and I had a privilege to serve there by helping out with different things from building stages to being a security guard.It was a great time and I think about 35 000 people came to be a part of a day filled with worship and great Christian music.On the first part of the festival day I was a security guard

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For almost a month now I have been volunteering in a camp site up in the mountains near Golden. It is a beautiful area and despite the huge altitude difference (it's about 2700m/9000ft here) I feel like home. Mostly because of all the pine trees and nice cool temperature, not to mention the funniest team mates ever. Our days consist of lot's of practical work, team activities and also

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Just about a month ago I had an opportunity to be a part of a really fascinating mission trip to another culture inside this country - the Navajo people. As I have already mentioned, we took a lot of Bibles and study materials with us, I think it was around 700 ex. With that precious load our little team of three passed through some wonderful scenery on our 9 hour drive from Colorado to New

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The Navajo trip is coming up fast and we have started going through the Bibles we will be giving away there on a market for free.Here are some of them and there is a system, trust me, hehe.It's weird to say that about a Bible, but we have something for every taste and age group, that is for sure.Can't wait to have them all boxed and the boxes taped.Hmm... talking about tape. As I started to leave

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Today has been a good long day already and it's not over yet :)Just less then an hour ago we finished recording the 3rd Word CD in Estonian! There will be 1 more to come next week and then a few more when I am back in Estonia.It is exciting and but also humbling to be able to read the Word to my people, and it makes me tremble a bit every time I do it. Not because I am nervous, but because it is

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Found this in Denver.

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Today, April 29th at 7.30 amToday, April 29th at 7.30 pm

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Today as I was reading the introduction to the Book of Joshua from my Bible, I came across this: "In [Joshua] 5:13-15, the triune God appeared to Joshua as the "Commander of the army of the Lord". By this appearance, Joshua was made aware that God Himself was in charge. It was Joshua's task, as ours, not so much to follow the Commander's plans as to know the Commander. We need to be on His side,

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I'd like to say something but I think i should not. I'll only say that unfortunately this video has some truth in it.

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Longmont, Wednesday March 17th. Temperature: +21C / 70FLongmont, Friday March 19th. Temperature -3C / 27FLongmont, Sunday March 21st. ???

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Chocolate Twisted Frosty with Oreos, mmm...

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-34223596156063553842010-03-16T21:53:00.004+01:002010-03-16T21:55:42.145+01:00

Some weeks ago my dad's dog had a birthday. On the note it says "Today is My Birthday! I am 1 now" Happy belated birthday, Bella!

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-56819480127325885102010-03-16T21:08:00.004+01:002010-03-16T21:26:00.971+01:00

MJ gave me a great birthday gift by organizing a hand drum lesson for me. I have never had one before and it was really exciting and challenging as well. Now I have been practicing for a while, and my hands hurt and are red. And after the practice my computer keyboard feels like it's made out of cotton, hehe.One thing I see though is that there is much that I need to re-learn and often it is

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-8752391441141475192010-03-15T05:17:00.004+01:002010-03-15T05:25:21.779+01:00

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-30922956583228978172010-03-13T22:56:00.003+01:002010-03-14T00:10:15.272+01:00

I was missing cross-country skiing so bad that MJ got tired of my complaining about the lack of snow in the area, and suggested that I'd buy roller-blades. There is a used sports equipment store in the town and I had some money left over. Mõeldud-tehtud (thought of-done) as we say in Estonian. Now I am a proud owner of almost brand new pair of K2 roller-blades. It has been worth every dollar! I

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-81728093232955103422010-03-11T17:07:00.003+01:002010-03-11T18:51:16.631+01:00

As some of you know, I have applied for an extension of stay to be able to stay here until the end of August. No worries, I have no plans whatsoever to stay in this beautiful country any longer than that. Estonia is calling me way to strongly.The situation right now is, that I can stay here until in get the answer, and if it is positive, for the time I applied for. If negative, I'd have to leave

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-87977871642358094522010-03-08T05:55:00.002+01:002010-03-08T05:55:41.293+01:00

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-56619102374249739412010-02-24T23:16:00.001+01:002010-02-25T01:07:41.794+01:00

I miss you!Photo courtesy of Marilin P.

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I have done some sad human experimenting on myself and come to a conclusion that Coke Zero is poison (at least for me). I usually don't drink pop at all, but sometimes it happens. During last few weeks I have had Coke Zero twice. And both of those times I have ended up in a severe pain that I cannot explain any other way than caused by that dink. For one, it has acesulfame and aspartame in as

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-70032458651385537052010-02-07T06:49:00.007+01:002010-02-07T07:39:43.735+01:00

Inspired by my sister's blog, I used the Google Translator to experiment a bit with my blog's archives which are in Estonian.This is just hilarious, try to guess what I am talking about under the topic "Tips on Blood Donors' enthusiasm" Especially with the sentence "After driving home I noticed that my hands are no longer"Or this next story, which seems to imply that I landed on goalies shoulder

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-16444039099662728272010-01-30T02:17:00.003+01:002010-01-30T02:44:26.002+01:00

I am playing indoor soccer once a week with a church team from Boulder. Last time was a very unfortunate for some of us. First a guy from our team slipped and hit a goal post with his knee. The post was really sharp and it cut his knee open pretty bad, he had to get a double row of stitches and had to wear a brace for a while. And about 2 minutes after this incident a guy from the other team had

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-41707225822279394822010-01-28T04:06:00.002+01:002010-01-28T05:32:33.295+01:00

Yesterday and today I spent some time volunteering in one of the Christian aid centers in town. On Tuesdays they give out free second hand clothes and on Wednesdays they open their food pantry and serve the people in need with free food.There were few things that really surprised me. First what kind of junk people donate to this kind of places, I don't mean the food, that was decent, but many of

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-2013970783792525842010-01-26T20:51:00.005+01:002010-01-26T22:49:55.645+01:00

I woke up Saturday morning at 8, and I saw I had gotten a text message on my phone. It read, "do you want to come to Texas with me?" It was from Kaye, in who's house I rent a room at. I got out of bed and asked when she's leaving. It turned out that in half an hour and she'd be back the next day. Sure enough, 8.30 we were on our way :PI like car trips - I can see a lot, and also I like to

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-67291718945294669162010-01-19T00:20:00.008+01:002010-01-21T06:15:06.494+01:00

Hey ya all!Recently I went to a Bible course called Walk Thru the Bible. This time we were walking through the Old Testament. I tell you it was more like miming though the Bible.The course is basically an overview of the OT but done in a really creative way. There were hand motions and funny sayings to remember the major events that took place throughout the OT. For instance when we got to Samson

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-681883771466997422010-01-12T07:42:00.001+01:002010-01-12T07:45:23.428+01:00

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-23502044181412875482009-12-23T23:09:00.003+01:002009-12-23T23:12:25.671+01:00

Holiday greetings to all of you!And I know, I am in Iowa at the moment, but the picture is taken in Colorado, so it fits.I hope you all are doing great :)

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-61810133895971343312009-12-13T20:25:00.003+01:002009-12-13T20:37:19.627+01:00

Yesterday was fun, my friends Rhema and Matt asked me to join them to enjoy tuba music in Forth Collins and a hockey match between The Eagles and the other guys from Odessa (not Ukraine but Texas).The tuba music event called Tuba Christmas was basically about 50-60 tuba players gathering together and playing Christmas carols in the city. I have never seen so many tubas in my life, i like that

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-30144017682711175532009-12-13T20:16:00.004+01:002009-12-13T20:24:55.250+01:00

There is no proper hockey game without a good fight to please the audience :P

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-13668227403072764632009-12-09T21:39:00.002+01:002009-12-09T21:46:05.192+01:00

I was taking a little walk outside just now, it's -19 degrees Celsius (-3 F), I guess it's bit warmer in the sun though. But anyhow, I love this weather! Absolutely love it! Cold, snow and sunshine, I wanted to dance down the streets, but I did not. Winter rocks!

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-58047108431154322952009-12-06T03:53:00.003+01:002009-12-06T04:11:05.747+01:00

On Saturday a group of people from the Highway Community Boulder and friends went to a little snowshoeing trip to the area around Brainard Lake. I have never done it before and I enjoyed it a lot. Here are the snowshoes, they are really helpful in keeping one from sinking into the deep snow and also give a good contraction when walking up steep tracks.The weather was perfect and the mountains

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-8741110685583954992009-12-04T02:04:00.004+01:002009-12-04T02:08:52.030+01:00

I am loading my pm3 player with Christmas music and people in the area are decorating their houses. Here's one fun example, my favorite is the Santa on a motor bike.Click on the image to see it bigger :)

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The other day someone sent me information about this conference. I believe I have to go there and I want to :) Pray that everything would work out from logistics to my heart to be prepared, thank you! And if you happen to be around, come too!

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-59132651333063100462009-11-26T02:52:00.003+01:002009-11-26T03:03:40.711+01:00

My first real Thanksgiving holiday, yippee! I am looking forward to see what it brings and I am very thankful that I can be in the States to enjoy it :)I am also thankful that I have had an opportunity to see what a computer addict I am. I don't have a laptop at the moment, and the whole day today I was just constantly brainstorming where I could go to access internet and who's computer I could

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-23076258157698373602009-11-23T23:34:00.003+01:002009-11-23T23:39:21.766+01:00

My name is Pride. I am a cheater.I cheat you of your God-given destiny…because you demand your own way.I cheat you of contentment…because you “deserve better than this.”I cheat you of knowledge…because you already know it all.I cheat you of healing…because you are too full of you to forgive.I cheat you of holiness…because you refuse to admit when you are wrong.I cheat you of vision…because you’d

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-17670769492744320462009-11-23T22:10:00.005+01:002009-11-23T23:34:23.603+01:00

Just about a week ago I had a wonderful opportunity to visit Juarez, Mexico (and El Paso, TX). M J was teaching the Word for a group of about 30 pastors and other church people. And in the evenings we were at the Reto Teen Challenge center for women with addiction problems.Crazy things are happening in Juarez right now, a lot of threats, blackmailing and murders. We were safe though. I did not

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-8482492887516493262009-11-10T07:46:00.003+01:002009-11-10T08:02:03.007+01:00

From Tuesday till Saturday I will be joining MJ to a teaching trip to Mexico. She will teach in a rehabilitation center for women with addiction problems in Juarez. It is a great program with really good results and I am looking forward to see how they work and live. For I have seen some programs like this working in Estonia as well, but they have been in a very beginning of stage of their life,

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-44750945134448492112009-11-10T07:26:00.002+01:002009-11-10T07:45:53.327+01:00

Yes, on Saturday some of us went ice blocking. Yea, I know, I did not know what it means either. Well, basically it's like sledding, but just without snow nor a sledge :P (go figure).Here is our 10 steps to a fun Saturday evening:1) Gather together a group of enthusiasts, tell them to bring a towel2) Pick a nice day and find a store that sells ice blocks ($2 per block)3) While you wait everyone

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-63829147869652075982009-11-06T19:38:00.003+01:002009-11-06T20:08:01.631+01:00

Did you know that the elevation in Longmont is about 1500 m (4979 ft)? People have been asking me if it does affect me, and to be honest, I don't realize it at all. Up until last week, I got totally "out of order" by some severe headaches. And I think the cause is dehydration because of the elevation. Now I have to remember to drink more water. The catch is that i don't feel more thirsty, so

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-63729958740780867332009-11-04T01:09:00.007+01:002009-11-04T01:51:30.053+01:00

Ok, Malin, here it is - an update.Actually I apologize for not writing any sooner. Life has been bit hectic here and I don't have my own laptop yet (I'm praying for one though), which makes me really evaluate my priority list of things I need to get done over the Internet.Anyhow, the trip to Linefork Kentucky some centuries ago (that's how it feels now) went really well. And I say that even

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-71031988435251839552009-10-14T02:59:00.002+02:002009-10-14T03:05:26.550+02:00

A funny video with some interesting viewpoints :PThe disclaimer states that this video does not reflect the views of the educated people of Estonia.Also a great opportunity to hear some excellent "Estonian English".

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-90903752861350064372009-10-13T09:24:00.002+02:002009-10-13T09:25:44.658+02:00

Click on the image to see more pictures. The story is yet to come :)

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-36175874130216668722009-10-03T03:14:00.002+02:002009-10-03T03:33:49.617+02:00

Hello friends!Tomorrow early-early me and 9 others are leaving for a trip to the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky for bit more than a week.It turns out to be one of the most poverty stricken areas in the United States with lot's of unemployment, low level of education and so on.We will be working alongside a staff in an orphanage there by helping out on their compounds, help the children do

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-31068768620845368952009-09-30T00:25:00.003+02:002009-09-30T00:51:34.938+02:00

Today I was out on a little trip to the foothills (a new word I learned today) of the big mountains here. The weather was perfect - warm and sunny and we desperately needed to get out of the house. MJ's grandson was with us, and I tell you, being around those two is a lot of fun!I have never seen a black squirrel before, today I saw like 10 of them. Squirrels are everywhere in this area. The

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-59255424600042198552009-09-25T04:30:00.006+02:002009-09-25T04:51:14.297+02:00

After 3 days of rain and clouds, the sun finally came out and stayed for the most of the day. I took a walk to the mall...I like how they have signs saying "No Outlet" instead of "Dead end" Sounds much nicer.I wish I had a better camera or knew a place with better view, but the mountains in the West are just huge and beautiful, and majestic, and covered with snow since Monday. The fall is

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-19644449471187111582009-09-24T01:52:00.004+02:002009-09-24T02:11:51.648+02:00

Today I had Joanna to give me a short lesson on coins. The need for it was obvious. Yesterday as I was shopping I realized something scary - I had no idea if I got correct change or not because American coins have no numbers on them. And even though the coin pouch was filling up, I only used bills. That had to stop!Ok, quarter was a no-brainer, but what's a dime? And then there is this one that

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-90085331305937460272009-09-22T15:46:00.007+02:002009-09-22T20:43:02.041+02:00

I said to MJ on Saturday evening after the 12-hour Bible course on the Fear of the Lord (with a Russian accent), "I've been heer leess zen a week, aand alreedy, soo meessed uup!"No worries, messed up in a good way and I'm really thankful for it actually. I think my beliefs and the "religion" part of me has been shaken to the core over this week. And I have had many great revelations on who God is

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-62329329626886942452009-09-13T15:54:00.003+02:002009-09-13T16:12:33.362+02:00

Yesterday I was at a move-in party for Marianne, Kristin and Åshild. I must say that it was one of the best organized parties I have ever been to! Lot's of fun and good pizza as well. That's not what I wanted to talk about though.I see God doing so many great things in Skien, it's like we have gotten a whole new way of breathing. I think we are beginning to see the fruits of the past labour. And

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-69882934888711810242009-09-13T13:11:00.002+02:002009-09-13T13:20:49.207+02:00

I was doing laundry the other day and realized something shocking!For all the 3 years I have been in Norway, I have always thought that fabric softener is called in Norwegian "tomtykner" - this word never made any sense to me, but I thought yea, whatever, Norwegian has some funny words like that. Don't ask me how I got this word.And then in the laundry room I suddenly saw it! It's "tøymykner" and

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-33958809888569380332009-09-11T18:27:00.003+02:002009-09-11T19:35:26.363+02:00

On Monday I'll be in the States and I feel encouraged and bit torn at the same time. During the last few days I have been keeping hearing about people wanting to go to Estonia and work with YWAM there.This kind of news makes me on one hand really happy that God is calling people to my country. And on the other hand, I'd like to be in Europe, to meet up with them, and go to Estonia as soon as

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-81009642912838292862009-09-09T23:09:00.005+02:002009-09-09T23:37:52.273+02:00

So, what will I do starting from this fall?The reason why I haven't mentioned almost anything here is that it kind of still has not gotten to me yet.Now as there is only 4 days left before I leave, it's time to admit it! (And I promise to let you know if I'm getting married or something like that bit more in advance.)So, starting from Monday September 14th, I'll be spending the next 11 months or

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-16962622541855124792009-09-09T10:16:00.002+02:002009-09-09T10:19:28.416+02:00

This is great! Thank you, Maria, for sending me the link!

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-81311580331253670782009-08-13T21:55:00.002+02:002009-08-13T21:56:13.029+02:00

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-55341950940668964222009-07-14T22:01:00.003+02:002009-07-14T22:12:23.078+02:00

Hooray, my laptop works! Or well, almost. The keyboard still plays tricks, as some characters do't work well and some ssssssssssssssssssssstart to repeat when hittig random keys.But while I search for a good deal on a new kkkkkkeyboard, you can read this. It's a 14-day trial, so I hope to have my laptop in 100% workig condition by then :)function openFull(p,n) { var r = null; r = window.open(p,n

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-14097303898988879202009-07-13T14:25:00.002+02:002009-07-13T15:08:41.344+02:00

Why?Here you go:I was making waffle batter and listening to music from my laptop that was on the kitchen table. Just as I was going to pour in the flower, I somehow tilted the pot full of water and melted butter and quite some of it ended up on my laptop, ouch.Getting oil out from the keyboard was not such an easy task I tell you. Some of it is still there, luckily the processor and the graphics

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-51248817695540527132009-06-30T01:11:00.014+02:002009-07-02T00:20:49.645+02:00

Yes, it's vacation. Or most of the time, as there are some things still to be done before the MA starts.I'm watching Allo! Allo! from youtube, it's hilarious and very addicting and helps me to develop an awful sleeping pattern.Tomorrow I'll go to the beach with Britt Solveig, yeah.The last 2 weeks have been full of action beyond my ablity to record them and yours to read it.I'll try anyways.It

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-54998902952314947012009-06-21T00:08:00.000+02:002009-06-21T00:09:30.554+02:00

helinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811458364303408788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259859.post-54551955842836234302009-05-19T17:00:00.005+02:002009-05-20T13:54:09.939+02:00

This year the 17th of May came so suddenly that I had no other plans than to stay in Skien. For those who don't know, on the May 17th Norwegians celebrate the Constitution of 1814.It's a festive day that usually starts with a very nice breakfast, most of the people dress up in their national costumes (bunad) and head out to watch or participate in the schools and kindergartens parade in the

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