Erling Thu

The joy of fatherhood

I have just taken the last Christmas guests to the airport. The house in the forest is quiet and peaceful. It has been amazingly peaceful all the time though, but not quiet. With grandchildren in the house it would be something very wrong if it was quiet. The house has been full of joy and all the sounds that go with it.

Great testimony - great joy

We have had a most wonderful weekend in Tromsø. The weather has been excellent. The sun has been shining day and night! The scenery is magnificent. The environment is perfect for a confirmation service with a following celebration. Seven girls were confirmed in the joint service in the Baptist church. Our granddaughter introduced the service with her masterful violin playing. Accompanied by our daughter in law on the piano Kristina delivered a fantastic performance. The young girls did a very good job in everything they did and made the service enjoyable. But the best part came after the service.

What will the child turn out to be?

All our ten grandchildren have been visiting us in the house in the forest with their parents this summer. Two grandchildren are still with us. I love my grandchildren. They are all very special and precious to me, each one uniquely created in the image of God. They are all different, but I don't prefer one before the other, for they are all wonderful grandchildren. It is a miracle in itself that I have 10 grandchildren as the doctors told my parents that I would never grow up to become an adult because of illness they could not heal. By the grace it din't turn oput the way the doctors predicted.