Thank you very much for the letter that Berglioth brought with her. It has been delightful for us to hear how it is going for you. Thank you for the copy of Missionæren. We’ve received the issues up until February 14th. We have not received the issue where the revival in Larvik was mentioned—presumably an omission. I had heard through the grapevine that this revival was supposedly mentioned in Missionæren. May God be with you in Kristiansand so that you can stand with all boldness in the ministry of the Spirit in the work God is giving you. There is something special about the first person who brings such signs to a town.

Today the Methodist minister spoke about the baptism of the Spirit. He had been skeptical, but now he spoke very positively about it. At the end of the meeting he asked for a few short prayers, and at that point the Spirit came over me, and I spoke in tongues from the gallery, and then proclaimed prophetically: “Pray for the baptism of the Spirit.” Then Kristoffersen spoke in tongues, and some people in the hall started to shout out.

We visited Christi Menighed the other day, and it was an exceptionally good meeting. A school teacher’s wife has come to know God; in her fervor she beat her knuckles so hard on the bench that the skin came off. Her son has also come to know God. An older, married, reliable sailor has found God. Otherwise, I don’t know the exact numbers because this is breaking out all over the place. People are happy when we come to meetings, and God’s Spirit compels us to go one time here, another time there.

I have been praying for the interpretation of tongues, and by yesterday morning God had already instructed me how to interpret; and even though I had never interpreted anything before, I knew that I had received this gift. At the Salvation Army meeting, Br. Kristoffersen spoke in tongues, and God gave me grace to interpret. But you also have this gift, because several times when you were here, we heard you repeat things in Norwegian; but perhaps you weren’t aware of this, so you didn’t have the boldness to give yourself completely to it. To speak in tongues is to speak mysteries in the Spirit. Therefore only the Spirit can reveal and interpret these mysteries. By surrendering yourself in the Spirit to interpret, you will receive things to say in the power of the Spirit, which are the Norwegian equivalent of the message given in tongues. A person does not understand the words in the tongue, because otherwise it wouldn’t be necessary to speak in faith—or rather, to interpret in faith—because the world can also understand words like this: “The man is coming,” whether it’s in Norwegian or German. But the interpretation should be given in faith just as the tongue should be spoken in faith; because we believe, therefore we also speak in tongues. So, speak in Norwegian what God gives you to speak in the Spirit; for the Spirit understands the mysteries of the Spirit, or in other words, of itself. We very much look forward to hearing how things are going in Kristiansand.

Berglioth is here now, and she sends her greetings. I will be sailing on the Sleipner from May until October 1st. Greet the friends, and greetings to everyone at home.

In an hour (at 4 p.m.), some friends will come over for a prayer meeting. We have continued having them since you left. Tulla is sitting on my lap, so it’s not that easy to write.

God is good; praise His name. He wants it to go well with us—believe! Believe! Just believe, believe, believe, believe—only believe. All things are possible for the one who believes and the one who believes does not act hastily. Hallelujah! I’m glad they learned how to pray in Larvik. May God grant that they can learn the same in Kristiansand.

Yours sincerely,