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<\/a>Inside a cosy living room, the students sang two more songs about Jesus and their mission work and presented the guests with glasses of freshly pressed apple juice.<\/p>\nWilson was clearly touched by the warm welcome at the family-style school, a supporting church ministry that trains young people to become medical missionaries.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for what you are doing here, not just following politically correct things and going with the flow,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cYou are one of the bright spots in the very sophisticated territory of the Trans-European Division.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kamal, who like Wilson was visiting the school for the first time, struggled for words after the students concluded their singing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m speechless and just trying to catch the moment,\u201d he said. \u201cThank you for being true to our ethos.\u201d<\/p>\n
Matteson, which was founded in 1986 and is affiliated with ASI, aims \u201cto spread the gospel to the world in this generation\u201d by training medical missionaries \u201cfor a life of wholehearted service to God,\u201d according to its website. Students come from across Europe and elsewhere, and many of the graduates set their sights on reaching people in the Trans-European Division, whose territory includes Norway.<\/p>\n
Appeal to Students<\/strong><\/p>\n Wilson, speaking in an 18-minute devotional message, urged the students to do their best to proclaim the three angels\u2019 messages of Revelation 14 that Jesus is coming soon.<\/p>\n Turning in his Bible to John 9:4, he read Jesus\u2019 words, \u201cI must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work\u201d (NKJV).<\/p>\n \u201cYou need to work while it is still day,\u201d Wilson told the students. \u201cThe Lord is telling us, \u2018Do something now!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n The students found Wilson to be personable, and his visit filled them with new energy, said Jeremy Zwiker, 30, chairman of the Granheim Foundation that runs the school.<\/p>\n \u201cIt motivated our students to be workers for God,\u201d he said. \u201cHe [Wilson] was scheduled for 25 minutes and he stayed 55 minutes because he took the time for it. It made an impression on the students.\u201d<\/p>\n Touring the Union Office<\/strong><\/p>\n Wilson \u2014 wrapping up a two-week trip to Serbia, Russia, Norway, and Sweden \u2014 arrived at the school around noon on Sept. 7 after leading church workers in a morning worship at the headquarters of the Norwegian Union Conference, located about an hour\u2019s drive away. In welcoming Wilson to the headquarters, union president Victor Marley emphasized that Adventists in Norway were committed to making mission first.<\/p>\n One way that the church is fulfilling that goal is by sending up to 70 African students door to door to sell Adventist literature for three to four months every summer. The Norwegian Union Conference has a long-standing arrangement with the government for the summer programme, and the sales account for half of all books sold by the Norwegian Publishing House every year, said Tor Tjeransen, Communication director for the Norwegian Union Conference. This year, the two bestsellers are a wildlife book and a vegan cookbook.<\/p>\n Wilson met the students participating in the 2018 programme during a tour of the union headquarters. The students eagerly crowded around Wilson to shake his hand and to take selfies.<\/p>\n Wilson, speaking later in an interview, called it a privilege to meet and pray with the students.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat a blessing it has been for the Norwegian Publishing House and their literature evangelism programme to have guest students participate in their evangelistic outreach in Norway for many years,\u201d he said. \u201cLiterature evangelism is important and helps mission work.\u201d<\/p>\n As a supporting ministry, Matteson Mission School is one of several Adventist educational institutions in Norway including 11 primary schools and Tyrifjord Junior College.<\/p>\n First published in Adventist Mission<\/a><\/em>. To find out more about Matteson visit their website: https:\/\/matteson.no\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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