Hi Church.

As many of you know I am in Sydney, Australia for Hillsong Conference 09. I am also speaking in some great churches at the Gold Coast and in Melbourne.

I have been here for the last 6 or 7 years for the conference. And I have always left so blessed. To be honest with you the year since last conference has been a great year. Our church has more than doubled. 212 people has responded to an invitation to start a new life in Christ in our services just this year. But as often with all the good thing that happens around us, there’s always many challenges. For me personally, having a really tough experience with our youngest daughters heart surgery, all the different decisions I have had to make, growing as a leader with the growth in church. The joy of all the new people coming and the heart break of some people leaving has really put me in a place where I arrived in Australia a few days ago happy, but really exhausted.

On the plane I felt God spoke to be and said that he had made an appointment with me over the next days. Straight away I felt this deep hunger for Him and His presence. As I arrived, Eric Liljero sent me a demo of a new song he has written. It was like this song was written just for me. I have played it close to a hundred times and God has really ministered to me, filled me up and I am so full of new vision and faith for the second half of this year.

I pray we always remember to work and live in the power from the one who has called us. Last night at the opening meeting Pastor Craig Groeschel spoke an awesome word that really blessed me. God is so awesome and has a way of supplying everything we need if we just keep pressing on in every season and never lose heart.

Well, this was just a some personal lines from me. I can’t wait to be back home in Hillsong Stockholm. I have great expectations on what God is going to do in the fall. Church, I pray we take this summer to seek him and get ready for the best season in our church so far. God has so much more in store for all of us and for every person who will meet him for the first time this fall.

I love you church, pray for me and my family as we pray for you. At the end, Lina baby, thank you for walking together with me. You are my hero I miss you so much!

With Love!

Andreas