We arrived here on Sunday at 3 p.m. from Bergen, and I was granted shore leave at 5 p.m., just when they were going to have a meeting at Aarseth’s place. It was so refreshing for my spirit to come here and see how everything is in such good order and to experience their faithfulness in the spirit. The friends here give their testimonies with great boldness. That sluggish, apathetic spirit has no power, and I’m thankful for that. In Bergen there was opposition on every front.

Yesterday I received letters from Br. Johan Lohne and Br. Theodor Ellefsen. Theyboth say that things are going very well in Haugesund. It’s evident that Br. Lohne is “over the moon”—as they say—about how blessed things are now. I sent both of these letters to Bolsønes in Molde and to Br. Kvalheim. Br. Nils Risnes has now given his notice at his job in Sarpsborg and intends to move to Ålesund. He wanted to surprise them here, but now that he is heading to Haugesund first and then perhaps to Voss, it is no longer a secret. He would like to visit you before heading to Western Norway, where he is sorely needed. Bolsønes, who is in Molde, has repeatedly asked for help, but no one has been able to come.

The friends here live quite far from one another. They say that Sr. Aarseth is now making progress. She has willingly made her house available to host the meetings. Her husband is working as a fisherman in Haugesund. I was glad to hear that. Hagfoss, who is a midwife, has opened her home to the friends. She is happy to be able to help. She is also the one who collects the subscription money for Skjulte Skatter and who sells the bound volumes as well as copies of the songbook, and she is really doing a good job. Br. Hoff, who almost no one could understand before, now testifies so clearly and simply that it is a pleasure to listen to him. He bought a mandolin for Anna Belden to play. They say things are going very badly with the old congregation in Ystenes. It is dangerous to resist God. May God help his people not to harden themselves.

I hear things are going well in Drøbak. When God is with us, who can be against us? Nils Risnes’ brother Lorentz is in Porsgrund, where the free assembly has split up. A brother named Olsen has left the group and taken the more enthusiastic young people with him. Br. Risnes says they preach the word of the cross and are doing very well together. He corresponds with Br. Ellefsen, who writes that he is planning to visit Porsgrund when he is on leave. He has two weeks off, but since things are going so well in Haugesund, he thought to postpone his leave until they come to Bergen for repairs. Br. Risnes says that Rogde in Voss has taken a turn for the worse, but that several others there want to hear more about this. Praise God, things are going from victory to victory.

There are seven brothers on board the Norge now, including a leading seaman in the Navy Sea Cadet Corps named Frøiland, who is from Ålesund. He is engaged to a girl who lives here, and Br. Birkeland has asked the friends to visit her and invite her to the meetings.

Br. Hågensen spoke in tongues the other day when we prayed together in the sickbay.

Greet your family and Sr. Willersrud, who should read this.

Warm greetings from your brother,