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15 jan. 2013
14 jan. 2013
BALANCING OF THE BOOKS AT 70
The year 2012 has been very intense for me (Kiell Tofters) and my wife Gertrud. We have been engaged in the watercouncil of the lake Tämnaren. During the year we have increased the work with several seminars, workshops, and visits. We have now also good cooperation with the three municipalities Heby, Tierp and Uppsala, the County Government Board, and both Universities in Uppsala. Together with Birgitta Olsson we have produced three brochyres about our work with restoration of Tämnaren. "Living water and countryside", "Cooperation for better water", "Who decides about Tämnaren?".
Gertrud and I are also pastors and overseers of the local church Centrechurch Heby. We work close to our sister church Centrechurch Sala, where our son Andreas and his wife Anette are pastors and overseers. Gertrud and I are principals of Centre Church Leadership School, which develops next generation of church leaders. We have 24 young people as students, which we equip, make skilful, empower and encourage to pursue their calling to leadership in the church and ministry. This next generation will lead the congregation, planting new churches, be preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God.
We have many internationally friends all over Europe and Africa. For the 15th time I went to Africa this fall together with my pastor and mentor since 23 years, Dave Richards England, to Zimbabwe and Kenya. In Kenya we also met David Oliver, an old friend since 1986, when we started to work together in Tofters Printing Company. Together with David I have had seminars in England, Germany, and Ukraine. David is a successful businessman, and a Christian prophet with a big loving heart. By Dave Richards and David Oliver I got the advice to concentrate coming years in the local work in church. So I will not go to mission in Africa the coming year.
Family is very important for us. During the spring 2012 we got our 10th grandchild, a boy Gabriel. His parents are Marcus (our son) and Linda. Earlier we had nine grand daughters. The 4th January 2013 Anette, wife of our son Andreas, gave birth to a son, Victor. So now we have 11 grandchildren. It was a miracle Anette could give birth to a child, because she last year was so ill in cancer. Now she is well and also mother of a new little human being. During the Christmas we met all the family.
The 10th December I was 70 years of age. Yes I am old but will go on together with Gertrud. Still we live in our home Bragdebo, which you see in the photo during this winter. The 6th January our oldest daughter Petra organized a banqet for me with more than 100 guests. We are so blessed with many friends.
Gertrud and I are also pastors and overseers of the local church Centrechurch Heby. We work close to our sister church Centrechurch Sala, where our son Andreas and his wife Anette are pastors and overseers. Gertrud and I are principals of Centre Church Leadership School, which develops next generation of church leaders. We have 24 young people as students, which we equip, make skilful, empower and encourage to pursue their calling to leadership in the church and ministry. This next generation will lead the congregation, planting new churches, be preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God.
We have many internationally friends all over Europe and Africa. For the 15th time I went to Africa this fall together with my pastor and mentor since 23 years, Dave Richards England, to Zimbabwe and Kenya. In Kenya we also met David Oliver, an old friend since 1986, when we started to work together in Tofters Printing Company. Together with David I have had seminars in England, Germany, and Ukraine. David is a successful businessman, and a Christian prophet with a big loving heart. By Dave Richards and David Oliver I got the advice to concentrate coming years in the local work in church. So I will not go to mission in Africa the coming year.
Family is very important for us. During the spring 2012 we got our 10th grandchild, a boy Gabriel. His parents are Marcus (our son) and Linda. Earlier we had nine grand daughters. The 4th January 2013 Anette, wife of our son Andreas, gave birth to a son, Victor. So now we have 11 grandchildren. It was a miracle Anette could give birth to a child, because she last year was so ill in cancer. Now she is well and also mother of a new little human being. During the Christmas we met all the family.
The 10th December I was 70 years of age. Yes I am old but will go on together with Gertrud. Still we live in our home Bragdebo, which you see in the photo during this winter. The 6th January our oldest daughter Petra organized a banqet for me with more than 100 guests. We are so blessed with many friends.
