fredag, juli 10, 2009
Pilgrim on a sunny but windy day
The trail through Massif Central is talking the high road - this is at about 1300 meter above sea level - some km before Rieutort. Sunny and windy - a Gore-Tex jacket on top of my shirt was a good thing.
After three four days on the trail the backpack on your shoulders become a part of your life and feels lighter than before.... It is good to feel that you are getting into shape.
The Cross
Chapel of St. Jacque in Rochegude
Coming into St. Privat D'Allier
Here in this small town I prayed in the church up on hill in the background and stayed in a so called "Gite de familial" Gite is a hostel just for Pilgrims - "Familia" means that you have your meals with the family. Payment is by donation ie free.
Sleeping is in a dorm - and the food and friendship and chatting with other Pilgrims and the locals is usually excellent. French dinners is usually four-five course. Entre, main, cheese, fruit, and even sometimes an apertif to start with and of course vine during the meal.
The French like the Chinese knows how to eat!
The freedom of the Pilgrim
Being a Pilgrim - my greatest freedom is an open road and just walking towareds the horizon. And who would not like to do that when the horizon looks like this? (Towards St. Privat D'Allier) somewher in the valley below the distant hills. Most of the trail is on unpaved roads like this and forest trails - and of course a few times paved roads.
Venner på veien
Time out in Le Puy en Velay
torsdag, juli 09, 2009
The whole world is yours as a Pilgrim
and looking at the beautiful interior of Churches is what Pilgrims do, quite a lot of the time.
In France the churches are open all day and you can go in.
Even small villages have them and you pass through many every day - most days about 4-5km apart. That is about a Church each hour as we tend to walk about 4km an hour.
That is a ok speed with about 8-10kg on your back.
It is kind of nice - when the day is too hot the inside of the churches is cool,
when the day is too cold the inside is warm and confortable and not windy.
My favourite church was a small church in the village of La Chaze-de-Peyre it smelled of hay.
The picture below is from the church in Aumont-Aubrac - also beutiful,
but quite moderniszed in the stained glass window style
Fields of gold
tirsdag, juli 07, 2009
Pilgrim first installment
Outside the steps of the Cathedral Notre Dame in
Le Puy en Velay - sothern France.
This was really the starting point of our pilgramage towards Santiago de Compostella in Spain about 1600km away. We had just been to mass and had been blessed by the Catholic priest.
They asked the non Catholics not to take communion, but offered a prayer instead. Strange feeling to be on that side of the "altar" for
pas
Sad really that the catholics does not recognice our baptism, but never mind.
Jesus does recognice me.
Notice my soft pilgrim hat and Helly Hansen Gore tex jacket, the day was cool, about 10-15 degrees. Le Pui en Velay was just a great city and we deceided not to start walking on that day, but left the next morning.
Glad I did - Le Puy is unforgettable.
fredag, juni 12, 2009
Mange bilder av dåpen i Amazing Grace Lutheran Church på pinsedag i 2009
tirsdag, juni 02, 2009
Fish massage/Fotmassasje av fisk.
In my last visit to China we visted Yongshun Northwest in Hunan and near the tourist aria called Zhangjiaje. søndag, mai 31, 2009
Noe av det vi driver med i Kina
Vann er viktige greier - særlig når du stort sett lever av det du klarer å dyrke. Glorias nye blogg
Visjon for Det Norske Misjonsselskap (NMS) i Kina
tirsdag, mai 26, 2009
Gave fra et uventet hold
Moren hennes på 85 år var lagt inn samme dagen- og mye feilet henne. Hun hadde nyresvikt, hjerteproblemer, diabetes i siste stadium (Hun var blind) og i nå også kolbrand i begge føttene.
Datteren hadde lenge bedt moren om å bli kristen, men hun hadde til søndag kveld 17 mai nektet plent. Hun ville holde seg til sin gamle tro. Søndag kveld av grunner vi ikke vet hadde den gamle ombestemt seg. Hun ville bli kristen - hun ville la seg døpe. Da vi kom på sykehuset et døgn etter bekreftet hun igjen at hun ville bli kristen og tilhøre Jesus.
På grunn av kolbrannen skulle den gamle damen få foten amputert under kneet. En operasjon som kunne ta livet av henne fordi hun allerede var ganske svak, men som hun måtte igjennom. Uten operasjon ville koldbrannen utvikle seg til blodforgiftning og døden ville følge ganske raskt og sannsynligvis smertfull.
Derfor valgte sammen med henne å døpe henne der og da - vannbeholderen jeg brukte var et vannglass. Da mannen hennes som var innlagt på et annet sykehus fikk vite om dåpen, var hans beskjed klar. Om kona var døpt ville ha la seg døpe han også.
Under samtalen med damen før dåpen sa den blinde gamle damen til meg. "Du er et godt menneske". Vet ikke helt hvor hun fikk det fra. Det var første gang hun traff meg og i tillegg var hun blind. Jeg kjenner meg selv godt nok til å vite at min godhet absolutt har begrensninger.
Tror hun vel egentlig mente at hun opplevde at "jeg ville henne vel. "
At hun sa det gjorde meg veldig glad. Selv i en så tøff situasjon som hun var i hadde den gamle noe å gi til en annen person - meg. Jobben min kan være slitsom men oftest er belønningene og gleden langt større en det en regner med på forhånd.
tirsdag, april 21, 2009
Hotell oppslag Taipei
På tur til Taiwan
På Generalforsamlingen i 1996 vedtok Det Norske Misjonsselksap (NMS) å avslutte arbeidet på Taiwan og konsentrerer seg om Hong Kong og Kina. Eiendommene som NMS eide sammen med Dansk og Amerikansk misjon, skoler mm ble solgt.
onsdag, mars 04, 2009
onsdag, februar 11, 2009
SV: [Kinainfo] Ny kommentar for 50 års jubileum i Amazing Grace Lutheran Church (M....
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Sendt: 11. februar 2009 19:59
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Ole Jacob Grønvold
13.juni 1999 var vi to fra Norge som var i bryllup hos Olivia Mak og Ken Chan i Grace Lutheran Church,364 Kwai Shing Circuit, Kwai Chung, N.T. Olivia og Ken jobbet da som misjonærer. Ved et havari på datamaskinen mistet vi både post- og e-postadressene deres.
Nå ber vi vennligst om hjelp til å få kontakt med Olivia og Ken.
Innlagt av Else B. Torgerhaug, 7800 Namsos til Kinainfo den 3:59 AM
onsdag, februar 04, 2009
Strong info - IMPORTANT INFO

INFORMATION EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW.........................
B lood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue
STROKE:Remember the 1st Three Letters....S.T.R.
If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks.
Seriously..
Please read:
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.
They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening
Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps In grid would be with us today. Some don't die. they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.
It only takes a minute to read this...
A neurologist says that if! he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR . Read and Learn!
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. It is sunny out today)
R *Ask him or her to RA IS E BOTH ARMS.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue
NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.
Car Parking Movie - i Eli Hagens ånd
Sounds Italian.
Great car parking movie!
And Btw now NMS in China has a car comeing!
So we better watch out.
onsdag, januar 28, 2009
Family bash in Hong Kong - one guy with blue eyes (and white hair)
Yesterday - we had one of our annual Chinese new year bashes. This one in my home.This is my family here in Hong Kong - or at least part of them. From left to right starting with back row. Nai Woh brother in law, Po Chu wife, Kristin daughter, Ming brother in law.
Middel row: Ah Kyen brother in law, Ling sister in Law and Kyuns wife, Nai Yan brother in law with girlfriend Rosanna,
Front row: Ah Lan sister in law and Nai Wohs wife, Lings niese from the Filipines (sorry forgot your name) mother in law (Not supposed to use her name so I call her mother ) her real name is actually Chan Chun Hing, Cheuk Leun or Allan nephew of me and Po Chu and finally me, Jack, aka Cheung Nga Gok aka Ole Jacob Grønvold.
As you may notice I am the only blue eyed guy among us - which incidently reminds me about the old lady in Yongshun aria in Hunan on our last visit there in November, who asked me if blue eyes made me see more easy at night in the dark - sort of like a cat.
was sorry to disapoint her - but of course I found it interesting that she asked!
My readers can take out this as a sign that The Norwegian Missionary Society is trying to reach out to the outposts with development of the vaste Middel Kingdom of China - in places where blue eyes is a novelty.
mandag, januar 26, 2009
Fra 19 januar var lærere fra HBI på det LTS og arbeidet med læreplanene for sitt treårige studier. Rekter og lærere på LTS fungerte sammen med Misjonshøgskolen i Stavanger (MHS) som konsulenter for arbeidet som varte fram til den 22/1 2009. Dr. Thor Strandnæs var MHS sin utsending.
Studieplanene er tenkt å være mal for alle de 12 seminarene innen for Kines Kristine Kirke (Den offisielle kirken) som har tre årig utdannelse. HBI fikk utfordringen og æren av å utføre dette oppdraget og legge grunnlaget for teologisk utdannelse i Kina i mange år framover.
Dere kan være med å be for det vidre arbeidet med studieopplegget for teologiske seminarer i Kina.
Julenissen døpt på juleaften i Amazing Grace Lutheran Church Hong Kong


En strålende nyhet ikke sant? Julenissen døpt på julaften i vår menighet - Amazing Grace Lutherske kirke her i Hong Kong.
Hermed kan vi trykt invitere julenissen inn i våre kirkelig sammenhenger - der han jo i for seg har vært ganske lenge.
Fra spøk til alvor. Julenissen her avbildet mens jeg døper ham - heter egentlig Yat Him Lau og er sønnen til Connie og Ah On som begge også er med i bildet. Et søt og god gutt som veide over fire kilo da han ble født. Så stammer han jo også fra litt runde og i god stand foreldre. (Slike utsangt er mye mindre tabu her i byen enn de ville vært det i norge. Jeg har en god venn hvis kones kjelenavn på ham er rett og slett "tjukken"
mandag, januar 19, 2009
Interesting Translation work in China
Traveling in China recently I took a photo of this sign - hung in a country park.
It seems our work of teaching Chinese to speak English is not yet completely finished.
To bad we had to close down that program - there is still an obvious need.
lørdag, januar 10, 2009
Hei venner Hello friends
I found this list in a mail from.
UpWords_with_Max_Lucado@crosswalkmail.com
it was good. Maybe usefull for you too.
A partiall translation into Norwegian can be found underneath.
-- Love God more than you fear hell.
-- Once a week, let a child take you on a walk.
-- Make major decisions in a cemetery.
-- When no one is watching, live as if someone is.
-- Succeed at home first.
-- Don't spend tomorrow's money today.
-- Pray twice as much as you fret.
-- Listen twice as much as you speak.
-- Only harbor a grudge when God does.
-- Never outgrow your love of sunsets.
-- Treat people like angels; you will meet some and help make some.
-- 'Tis wiser to err on the side of generosity than on the side of scrutiny.
-- God has forgiven you; you'd be wise to do the same.
-- When you can't trace God's hand, trust his heart.
-- Toot your own horn and the notes will be flat.
-- Don't feel guilty for God's goodness.
-- The book of life is lived in chapters, so know your page number.
-- Never let the important be the victim of the trivial.
-- Live your liturgy.
To sum it all up:
Approach life like a voyage on a schooner. Enjoy the view. Explore the vessel. Make friends with the captain. Fish a little. And then get off when you get home.
Norsk etter min oversettelse - i all ydmykhet.
-- Elsk Gud mer enn du frykter helvete.
-- La et barn ta deg på en spasertur en gang i uka.
-- Ta de store avgjørelsene på en kirkegård.
-- Når ingen ser deg, lev som om noen gjør det.
-- Vær vellykket hjemme først.
-- Ikke bruk morgendagens penger i dag.
-- Be dobbelt så mye som du klager.
-- Lytt dobbelt så mye som du snakker.
-- Only harbor a grudge when God does.
-- Ikke slutt å være glad i solnedganger.
-- Behandl folk som engler - du vil møte noen og være med på å skape andre.
-- Det er bedre å være for generøs enn å være for gjerrig.
-- Gud har forgitt deg, du bør være klok nok til å gjøre det samme.
-- Når du ikke ser Guds vilje - stol på hans hjerte.
-- Fokuserer du hele tiden på egne meninger vil du ikke høres god ut.
-- Ikke føl deg skyldig for Guds godhet.
-- Livet blir levd stykkevis - så vit hvor du er.
-- Ikke la det viktige bli ødelagt av det trivielle.