Thank you for your good letter that I received today; it brought me great joy. It’s remarkable how Kristiansand is being showered with reports from every direction. Now they are even getting a brother all the way from Vardø, who has the same testimony. I sent your letter and two other letters, along with a wedding letter, to Aksel in Arendal. The Methodist minister will marry them in his brother-in-law’s (Robert Andersen, the hardware dealer) living room on the afternoon of October 31. Aksel understood that it was Helga Haanes whom God had chosen for him. She was powerfully convicted at a meeting in Kristiansand, and now she wants to go this way without any reservations. The day after the wedding, Aksel and Helga will travel to Drøbak, where he plans to buy a little house and settle down. If this letter reaches you in time, maybe you could send him a telegram; he would really appreciate that. The address is noted above.

Br. Johan Olsen from Brevik lives here now and is working at a machine shop. We have had many conversations, which he enjoys very much. He has a very good understanding. Br. Jacobsen (the fish wholesaler) is an older, God-fearing man. He has light, but not to the extent that he is able to lead anyone else to light and judgment. He is fond of us, and there is no end to the good that he does. He has been to several meetings here. At the last Bible study, it could have gone either way; but the forces of good were victorious, and people cried out to God for Spirit and power. I was glad to hear that you are doing well on board and that you have found people to speak with. Br. Karl Pedersen has been at Oscarsborg for approximately one and a half months, and Aksel says that his stay has been good for everyone in Drøbak. He has been serving at Ellegaardene, which is about a half-hour walk to the south of Drøbak.

Andresen says Br. Pettersen has now come to several meetings in Sarpsborg again and has testified. Aslaksen has gone back to Hønefoss again. He writes a letter to me every now and then. Br. Berg will celebrate his silver wedding anniversary on November 11. The warships will arrive in Horten on November 10. I have heard from Karl Birkeland twice; he says his wife’s health is improving. Petty officer Øvreby has begun to seek God again. He married one of Stokke’s daughters who lives on Nordre Eng Street. I received a letter from Gunelie Knudsen in Porsgrunn (Tolnæs). She writes many strange things. I visited Kristi Menighet in Ålesund, where two brothers received the word; but the question is whether they can keep it. Time is limited everywhere we go, and the work takes time. Mrs. Hansen from Horten has now moved to Drammen, and Karine has moved to Grimstad, so there are not many left; but those who are there keep having their regular outreach meetings.

All the best, and warm greetings from your devoted brother,

I am sending you Aksel’s latest letter. Please return it when you have a chance. Here is the background for what is written in the letter about Andresen in Sarpsborg. I wrote to him and asked him outright to tell me if he was in debt. After a long time, he replied that this was indeed the case. I then wrote to Aslaksen and Aksel and asked if they agreed with the idea of collecting some money for him. Aslaksen immediately sent him 50.00 kroner. Aksel also sent some money, and I sent some as well. Aksel then asked Andresen about how much debt was left, so they could rejoice with him as it was paid down. He didn’t get any reply to this. Things are not as open as we would like, so we have decided not to do anything in the dark since we are children of the light. That’s what we have done, and I assume you are in agreement.