Action: The Pastor's Diary

OLD ARTICLES. Johan Forsbäck's diary is published to let readers see behind the scenes. The last arrangements for Action 2003.

4 days left

No problemos. Youth pastor takes his normal day off. Goes swimming with his brothaa ... and recognizes he's got a sore throat in the evening.

3 days left

Hmm... flue catching up.... but no, better keep on going, so the flue won't get me ;-) Joined morning prayer with the great fighters of the army of Jesus Christ in Karis (pronounced with short 'a' and short 'i', very important).

Here we come Helsinki, ready for Action? Lots of stuff to arrange... elders meeting in the evening. Dared to put my feet in a Lidl first time. Didn't feel THAT bad after all. "Milbo" ... funny name for a milk....

2 days left

Should catch up at school. But no. Svartholmen is waiting. Winter is coming

and Svartholmen doesn't like winter. So Svartholmen has to be closed down. Fredi, Pertti and youth pastor spends the day fixing that.

Evening. Prayer for Action. We could barely stop. But after some good time of prayer we felt we could go on. Half a million things to arrange and discuss with people. Home later than soon.

1 day left

8.30 PANIC! Phone as many calls as possible when waking up. Writing hectic emails. No. Just emails.

10.30 Picking up Carina and Tobbe. Yeehaaa... going shopping. Like NEVER befor! (Really!!!)

Hmm... 200 liters milk ... 60 liters youghurt. Naaah. Cut it to half. 20 kilos of meet. 30 kilos cornflakes. Youth pastor draws deeper and deeper breath when approaching the pay office. Hmm... food for 2 months salary.

Nice. They had better eat it all =]

13.30 Unpack the van. Never seen as much food in my life. Move next

appointment 1 hour forward.

14.30 Steppin on it (sv. gasen i botten!) to get the PA

15.00 Feeew. Found the place.

17.00 Eat. Chineese.

18.00 Mailing. Making phone calls. Messing around.

19.40 Realising now we're in a hurry again.

20.10 Steppin on it again. How do you find Ågeli? Call Marie B.

21.20 Found it. (Should normally take 15 minutes!) Picking up more PA.

21.30 Hedding to ... Nummela. Never been there, never done that.

22.10 Heeey, this was easy. Not even one wrong turn. Making a good deel. MORE PA. Heading back.

22.20 Calling people... noone answers. Has everyone gone HOME allready??!

23.00 Back to Fila. Fuling up with Double cheese burger and Fanta from Mc Donalds. Drew 50km in 30 minutes. Don't tell anyone, ok....

23.10 Hmmm... PA doesn't work. Guys been working on it for hours already.

23.43 Sound fixed. Probably waking everyone in the house. ... "Faith... I can move the mountains, I can do all things through Christ... I know, Faith ...." Hillsongs... u know.

01.00 Audio Visualizer doesn't work.

02.xx Audio Visualizer DOES work.

03.xx Writing this teeeeeeext.... Mmmm... next... pick up bread 8 a.m. YESSSS!