Thank you for the good time we had together recently. Last Sunday (Nov. 27) was a glorious day. Br. Aslaksen rejoiced on the way home from the station. Yesterday we once again had one of those marvelous, enlightening Bible studies. God’s Spirit illuminates and sorts things out for us, so that we just sit in amazement and thank God for all His grace in and through Jesus Christ.

The day after we were in the water, my legs felt a little stiff, but I got over it. Br. Ellefsen is also feeling good. Karl said that on Sunday he made peace with God, and that now his burden has disappeared. He prayed at the last meeting. Aslaksen told us that he had written home so they could be prepared that one day in the near future he would resign from the Navy altogether in order to devote himself completely to the Lord’s service. He is asking God to deal with him quickly so that he can enter into fellowship with Christ in His sufferings and be permitted to suffer for Christ’s name’s sake. He is an amazing man. He says himself that he has made great progress in the last month, and it’s true. He has received an ability to perceive things very clearly and has received a spirit of prayer. I can’t help wondering what the future holds for this man.

As usual, God’s Spirit is working tirelessly, and I believe He will now reveal mysteries to us regarding the work of ministry, the results of prayer, etc. God works systematically when it concerns our development, and we are maturing in our ability to believe and to serve. Certainly, the common thing is to serve in God’s kingdom aimlessly, without a clear direction of faith; but I believe that just as God has revealed a clear direction to us in the knowledge of Him, in general, He will also do the same regarding the ministry. Then we will be able to act in real faith—with much more certainty and resolve—without this endless guesswork. I believe God is mighty to be able to give clear direction here, and we just have to mature in order to receive it.

You see that we are entering into receiving “direction in our ministry” as opposed to receiving “direction in the development of our personal life.” I understand very little in this area, but I do understand that the apostles in their ministry worked with a definite direction in the faith and didn’t beat the air. This is the very thing that has produced a desire in me to come to spiritual clarity concerning this unknown area, which is so poorly mapped out in our time. Actually, we are just explorers, so we mustn’t be surprised if we discover things we haven’t known about before.

With regard to Marie Sollie, who is mentally unstable, you know that we have prayed for her, and continue to pray for her. Without any prompting whatsoever, my mother-in-law said today that she is thinking about speaking with her elderly mother about her. Recently my mother-in-law spoke with Marie Sollie, who said: “Oh, how good things are for those of you who have light.” Such words give the impression that something is working within her. Perhaps there can be a solution even before we know it—to the glory of God and as a confirmation of our direction of faith in our work with others.

Warm greetings. Greet Ingerid.

Your brother,