Kelly Says It Big

Ireland pics!!!!

posted by Keldog @ 4:30 PM 5 comments

God Jul!! Merry Christmas too all!!!

I'm happy to say that i've made it back safely from Ireland. it was so great! a wonderful time to get away & an awesome way to celebrate my bday! i was so blessed to meet up w/ some friends and travel w/ them!

i updated all my pics on picasa, so you can check 'em out on the link to the right.

i was speechless at some points of our tour of Ireland, especially when visiting Galway. it was what i've dreamed of. we got to see green rolling hills and all that jazz. it was very surreal, like it usually is when you're doing something you've always wanted to do. all i know, is that it did wet my appetite for traveling and i can't wait to go back!!

we had a wonderful christmas here in norway. celebrating w/ friends. on the 24th we went to Betel church for a service & then were so warmly welcomed to the Mentzoni's(the pastor of Betel)house. we had a great time fellowshiping and swallowshiping!! haha it was so nice to be in a home for the holidays and to feel so blessed and loved. then yesterday, on the 25th it was brett, cort, & I along w/ munson and michael (our friend from germany). we talked and ate and talked and ate. it was a nice day of gluttony. haha i do have to say that the gift brett got, of the 2nd seasons of House and Lost, made me joyful. it was nice to be w/ people, yet i did miss my family and friends back at home. i was excited to talk w/ some & that also filled me w/ joy and excitement!!

so...it's pretty slow here right now. it feels good to sleep in. to be rested. to get some things done that i hadn't had time to do before. but i know that right around the corner is the business of january approaching. we have a lot of things that are going to be beginning & continuing. i'm super excited for them, but i pray that my life will remain focused and not go whirling out of control. we'll be going to Budapest for a conference at the end of Jan. and i can't wait! should be a great time to get together w/ other missionaries doing the same thing we are. a time of encouragement, vision and prayer, & in Hungry! hehe

thank you Lord for providing such awesome experiences for me! it's seriously so amazing. i feel like my dreams to travel are beginning and will only continue as i'm here. wow! it really is great.

anywhoha, should go. can't wait for new years w/ friends, Trond & Heidi! should be another time of eating and talking. haha who doesn't like those two things??

i'm pumped too for the onething conference in KC! though i can't be there, i'm gonna try to listen/watch it online. should be amazing, it always is!

God Jul!
kelly

posted by Keldog @ 4:11 PM 0 comments

What a great party we had! i thank all of you for coming! it was a great time to hang w/ friends and "family", to say goodbye to the Haaviks, & to celebrate my bday/&christmas together.
I feel so blessed to know such amazing people!!! we had a blast laughing, talking, & eating. i do have to say, Cort made some fantastic banana bread that we've been longing for forever! it was a dream come true! hehe i love b-bread!!
anywhoa...the countdown is still going. ireland in 2 DAYS!!! yipee...

here are some wonderful pics from the party. also check out my online picasa photo albums for many more, thrilling photos!

elisabeth is so hillarious, & apparently she thought something was too
we played the 'whisper' game aka telephone in norwegian, english,&german. what a mix.
fun chicas.
Anne & Rebecca
One BIG happy family.

Takk Takk for helg!!

ohh yeah...we got a christmas tree too!! none of my pics really turned out. but i was pumped. my 1st real real christmas tree EVER!! it's the bomb! yet it's having troubles standing up right now...haha

be blessed.

posted by Keldog @ 4:37 PM 6 comments

The fam in the back of the bus. I seriously felt like the Brady Bunch!!
Annlena & I being thoughtful...maybe...
Linn-C, Annlena, & I at the Tofte Game. so great!
yummy norsk mat!
cort&I chillin in a motel lobby 'cause we were cold and had nowhere else to go! haha

posted by Keldog @ 4:23 PM 1 comments

here are another few pics of what we've been up to.
~Rebecca, Emily and I
~A sweet action little hut we found while hiking in the snow
~Action Hope table at Dragvoll
~Turkey Day
~Super Heros??

posted by Keldog @ 11:22 PM 0 comments

"i'm so excited, i just can't hide it!!"
in about a week i will be headed off to Ireland for my birthday, on my birthday, the 14th. could it get any better?

on top of that, i get to see maleah who has been studying in spain, and mike who has been studying in england. seriously, the lord is so good!

upon our return(mike is coming to trondheim for christmas, etc.) we'll be spending this christmas away from family and friends, but w/ new family(cort, brett & I) and w/ new friends(mike, and karl-axel(our pastor) invited us over on Dec. 24th)!!! i'm excited to experience something new and to join in on a traditional norwegian holiday.

it's pretty much been a month since i've written and a lot has gone on!
we've had a great student service, have been able to spend time together as a team praying and planning, and we've been hanging out w/ a lot of students. Going to their prayer meetings have been great times of encouragement!

we're in the process of things calming down now due to the holiday season. but in January, things will be up and at 'em! we're planning on beginning student small groups, hopefully getting into another norsk class at the university, increasing our student services from once a month to twice. and the list just keeps going. the Lord has really opened a lot of doors and opportunities for us w/in such a short period of time. granted, we need wisdom as what to do and when to do it. the last thing we all want is to be burned out w/in 5 months of being here. so please pray that we'll be lead by the Lord as what to do w/ our time, and what to invest into. i'm so thankful for all the relaionships we've made w/ amazing norwegians!! they're seriously so great! i love their hearts to do the will of God and to be lead by Him.

this past weekend at Betel church there was a mini-conference called "Breakthrough". a missionary from Germany from Betel church came and preached during this time. it was a great time of worship, preaching, and allowing God to really speak to us. i simply pray that we'll continually be reminded of the areas in our lives where God wants to breakthrough with His power & Holy Spirit. the places that we need to be set free from. to revive us where we're sleeping, and for the fire w/in to continually be burning for more of Jesus DAILY!!!

since it's officially christmas time, i have to admit that i've been listening to some christmas music. i'm trying not to overdo it, but it helps when it's 2:30pm and it's dark outside. makes you a bit more cheery!!

i love you all and be blessed!
kel

posted by Keldog @ 6:37 PM 4 comments