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Learn to Fight!

Imagine the following; 
Your three year old is kidnapped! Someone has stolen the most dear to you. And that's not all; you find out that the kidnappers live just a few houses from you down the street! It doesn't seem like it's a secret, the kidnappers wrote this on your door; "Stay away! Don't try to get this kid back, it now belongs to me!"

What do you do now? 

Will you simply stand looking our your window through binoculars and wait for "something" to happen? Will you get down on your knees and pray for God to do something? Will you "wait and see" if the solution will appear out of thin air? Will you accept what has happened and crying carry your sorrow and grief?

NO, NO, and again NO!
Of course not! Everything I just said would be absurd! Everyone that has come in contact with your instinctive and severely protective parenting-emotions know exactly what would have happend. Both you and I would run over, that same second, ripped the door open, trampled on all opposition and taken back what belongs to you! The authority and strength would have come from your belly within and not from some sort of reasoning, wisdom or logic.

The Bible clearly says that "ALL God's promises have (In Jesus) received their YES" (2 Cor 1) and that you, as a born again Christian, are together with Jesus "far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come." (Eph 1 and 2)

It is very clear that ALL authority has been given to Jesus, and that He has given it to us! 

But it also says that the devil "has come to steal, destroy and kill." (John 10:10)

The devil, just like the kidnapper, wants to take what's most precious to you; God's promises! He is very clear about this, the Bible clearly states that this is his way and character. Like a bird that eat the seeds just sown, like a thief that steal, like a lion that roars and wants to devour, like a destroyer that wants to kill.

So, what do you do now? 

Unfortunately so many Christians just "humbly accept" their "destiny". Many believe that the cancer, poverty or accident comes from God to teach them "something". Others know that it is the devil that has stolen, but they still wait for God to act...
God has already acted, on the cross 2000 years ago! He has given you the authority to say STOP!

Come on! Someone steals something right before your eyes; stand up and fight! You have all the rights to! Roar in authority! Don't accept the devil's foolishness! Fight for your RIGHTS! They are written on a contract in Jesus' blood! The authority and the faith comes from a strong inner life, with your nose in the Bible and your heart filled with prayer. When you know and practice the truth it will set you free! 

Have a simple theology; EVERYTHING good come from above, from our good dad! EVERYTHING evil comes from the devil that wants nothing more than to destroy your life.
Accept the good, resist the evil!
Don't just say that you're a Christian; live like one!

Johannes Visiting!

On Thursday Johannes Amritzer will visit us here in Modesto. He is preaching at the weekend services at The House and will pray with people to salvation, baptism in the Holy Spirit and breakthrough!

Johannes is the one that lead me to Jesus almost 16 years ago. He prayed with me to the baptism in the Holy Spirit. He taught me how to cast out evil spirits. Johannes took me by the hand and taught me how to share my faith with others. He showed me the importance of reaching the unreached; to pray, to fast, to live in integrity and how to do everything with excellence. He taught me to rest and enjoy life, to focus and break through and to take care of my family.

Johannes is my greatest role model and my spiritual dad. He taught me everything I know :) 

I am so looking forward to spend lots of time together. To pray together. Laugh, eat and play cards. Talk about the future, festivals, missionary life and church plants. 

Welcome to Modesto, to The House and the SOS West Coast Office Johannes!

Missionary Heros!

David had his heroes. Warriors that achieved great things; they did more than what was expected, or demanded of them. They did not look over their shoulders all worried, but had their eyes fixed on the goal and ran right into the enemy-army without fear.

I am dreaming of forming a new generation of missionaries to the unreached people groups just like this! The youth of today are dreaming of living with a higher purpose than just themselves! They want to live lives that have an impact and will be written about. They want to drink adrenaline for breakfast, travel where no one has ever been, do what no one has ever done and see what no one has ever seen.

We still have more than 6,500 unreached people groups on this earth. They live in Kathmandu  New York, Stockholm, Mumbai, Dar es Salaam and Beirut. It is time for training, mobilization and to send out!

I am so charged here at my office in Modesto! Just one month from now, we are starting a new missionary-training education that will form heroes. Not by persuasive words or human wisdom, but full of the power that comes from the gospel! We don't look down upon academic knowledge and will fill each and every one with just that. But we will focus EVEN MORE on the relationship with the Holy Spirit, the power of the name of Jesus, the adventure of prayer, to build an inner life by fasting and praying, to never give up, and to fulfill our calling with focus on the goal!

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The academic education will be that of four years. There, the students will learn everything from "Heremeneutics", "Introduction to Pscychology", and "Bible Doctrine I, II, III and IV" to "Spiritual Warfare", "The Major Religions of the World" and "Foundations for Ministry I, II and III". They will graduate with the hat on their head and a Bachelor of Theological Studies in their hands.

The first two years they will do an Intership as well. That is what I am building, planning and will soon lead. I will there pray with the students three mornings a week, we'll do outreaches every week, there we will read about Bonnke, Annacondia, Amritzer and Bevere. There we will study unreached people groups, Eschatology and Intergrity. There we will visit Hindu temples, Mosques, Synagouges and museums. And there we will go on festivals with Mission SOS to an unreached people group!

There the students will learn how to cast out evil spirits, to pray for the sick, to lead people to salvation and baptism in the Holy Spirit. There the students will see the importance of an inner life, learn how to serve, learn to honor, to pray and there the passion for the lost will be found again!

In four years the first heroes will be ready! After that the countdown starts; 6,499 unreached people groups left; 6,341; 5,765; 1,321; 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5...

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and THEN the end will come...

- Jesus

Our Mission here in Modesto!

The name of the church that we just moved to is 'The House, Modesto', it is an old Assemblies of God church. 19 years ago the present pastor, Glen Berteau, moved here. He has an incredible testimony that I have to tell you some other time!

The church then had a few hundred members. The church has worked focused and evangelistically for 19 years and now over 10,000 attend regularly and people are saved every week!

SOS has worked closely with The House for many years on the mission field. They helped us build our mission base in Bulgaria and have partnered with us in several Signs & Wonders Festivals. The House is also the host for the LA-based university, Kings University; a fully accredited university! 
For a long time they have dreamed of starting up a practical, full-of-faith missionary education, and this is where Stephanie and I enter the picture...

Ps Glen Berteau

The House, Glen Berteau, Michael Williams and the other leaders here in Modesto love and respect what we do in SOS. They therefore asked us, back in March, if we would consider building up and run the missionary-training at the University, so that it would be full of faith, miracle-power and passion for the unreached. 
When Stephanie and I were asked we immidiately felt "green light" on the inside and a "Go!" in our hearts. After tons of paperwork, handing over everything in Stockholm and a move across the Atlantic in faith, the Elvelyck family are now living in Modesto...

Ps Michael and Kelli Williams

We have been so welcomed by everyone here!
My official title is 'Missions Director and Assistant Dean.' I am recognized as one of the 11 pastors at the church and have received a huge challenge! 

My responsibilities contain five major tasks:

1) Build up a West-Coast Office for Mission SOS

2) Oversee the missions work at The House 

3) Oversee all the Interns at the University 

4) Assist the Dean at the University 

5) In time, study and take a Bachelor in Theology 

As you can see, there is lots to do and HUGE challenges for me and Stephanie! Pray for us, call us sometime and come visit! (When you do, please bring Swedish pickled herring and Swedish hot chocolate ;)