Out to dinner with mom and sis...

Well, time is rolling by rather swiftly these days.. It seems only a few days before yesterday that I was packing up and leaving Norway. Now, 4 months have gone by and I am living in the United States, working 25+ hours a week while going to school , getting pretty involved with church, and of course, enjoying the Beamer... A lot has changed... and right now I am a bit sweaty from being at the gym... one thing I have not gotten enough of while living in Norway; excercise...
And below are some pictures from a night out on the town with my mamma and my sista..

And that is it for me right now.. Please, drop me a line, leave a comment, Take care!
-Jordan

umm...

so, I feel that I have nothing to talk about at the moment, but I want to have something so you guys can have something to read... as far as updates go, I am doing well. I am going to school and working A LOT.. I am loving my car... it is a real blessing... and I am doing a lot of homework every night before i go to bed... Often, I fall asleep during my homework...

I haven´t had much to write about till now..

Well, I have officially started school. It is going well... I am working anywhere between 24 and 30 hours a week... I just bought a car!!! I am doing pretty well... very happy... for those reading this, drop me a line!

And this is the sound of the exhaust before I upgrade it a bit.. not bad as is though...

wow... I am so lame....

I have not even touched this thing in weeks... my bad... Anyways... so, I am still loving it in Salem. I just got hired on at Costco (akkurat det samme som Smart Club) working in the photo lab... haha.. yeah... and I also have another part time offer to think about... it would be pretty rad if I did it.... I will let you know when it is a sure thing...

As far as what I have been up to lately... I have done a lot of chilling and hanging out with people... been to the lake..... worked around the house... just enjoyed life in Oregon.... Life is good... for those who don´t have my mobile number here... it is: (1)503-551-5500 Hope all is will with you!

In Salem...

Well, as of Thursday afternoon, I have been back in Salem. I am back for those of you who do not yet know. I will be around for some time now I guess... It is very nice to be back. I am really looking forward to the coming months and even years.. For dere som er fortsatt i Norge...jeg savner dere veldig.. håper vi sees igjen snart. Vi snakkes!
-Jordan

In Tønsberg....

Now, I am staying with a good friend of mine until I leave on Thursday morning... It has been a rather sad last couple days.... I am, however, enjoying my last days in Norway... Anyway... not much more to say right now..

the last days....

Well, these past days have been full of practical work. We have been tearing off the roof of our base in order to replace it with one that does not leak. We were just able to purchase the building, which is a long time prayer answer. The base will now be remodelled on the top floor. it is an unbelievable sight... As you can see pictured above... For those of you who have seen what it looked like before, you know what I am talking about... major difference.... It is cool to see these things finally take place after about 5 years of prayer for it to happen... God is faithful

This Friday is going to be the beginning of a crossroads for me... I will be leaving Skien for good. I will stay at a friend´s place about an hour from Skien, then I will fly out on the 21st for Portland. These past 5 years have just flown by in a way... It is weird to think they are gone.. I am, however, really excited for what is to come. Until next time-
Jordan

Back on base...

Well, my team arrived back at the base in one piece from the north... we drove 27 hours straight through Sweden... Glad that trip is over now... I didn´t sleep almost at all.. now, we just have a few weeks left of work here and we are finished... I will be moving back to the States in the end of June and will be back in Oregon for a little while... my time here has been very fruitful, and I am very thankful for everything God has taught me and also for everything He has done through me. The DTS has arrived back safely from their various outreaches with many great stories and will be off again for a few days on different trips in Norway telling about their experiences in the students´home churches. On May 31st, they will all graduate. I would appreciate your continued prayer and support as I am not completely done with my ministry here. I still have some time to be used by God here, and I would like to be available to be used. May God bless and keep all of you. Be blessed!
-Jordan K. Ernst

Nordic Tundra...

The fashionable headwear of the Same(Sawmy) people...

The last few days we have been in Finland, Sweden, and Norway... it has been a pretty fun little trip.. we has 2 very cool shows; 1 in Finland, and 1 in Norway... Until next time!

Nordtun area... just south of Bodø...

This is a video from Saltstraumen; the strongest maelstrom in the world.
maelstrom |ˈmālˌsträm; -strəm| noun a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river. • figurative a scene or state of confused and violent movement or upheaval : the train station was a maelstrom of crowds | a maelstrom of violence and recrimination. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from early modern Dutch (denoting a mythical whirlpool supposed to exist in the Arctic Ocean, west of Norway), from maalen ‘grind, whirl’ + stroom ‘stream.’

Arctic Circle and Bodø

We have now crossed into the Arctic Circle!!

Yeah.. isn´t this a funny picture.... Isabel got into some growth hormones and this was the result..... =)

Mosjøen

Mosjøen is approx. right at the center of the ripples...

Well, we have arrived in a small place called Mosjøen. It will be the first place in North Norway that we will have a show.

Crossed into North Norway...

It´s official; we have crossed into North Norway. We are now in a small place called Mosjøen with a population of 13, 000. We will have a show in the local Pentecostal church on Saturday night, and on Sunday we will continue north to Bodø. PLEASE keep us in your prayers.. the spiritual atmosphere is apparently very dark up north.. Thanks!

Trondheim

This is the seagull that tried to impress us by standing on one leg.

Taking a short potty-break between Trondheim and Molde...

We were just visiting a fortress in the hills around Trondheim..

Don´t have an explanation for this one...

Getting "nervous" around the canon...

yeah... it is basically what it looks like...

These were just pics taken while we were having a day off in Trondheim... We were all kind of bummed by the lack of good weather... Back in Skien it was very nice weather... very warm and very sunny...

Tynset-Trondheim...

Having some fun on trail bikes in Tynset...Me and Annis!!! Those are her Pamela lips...

The stage where we had our show in Tynset..

This is me sitting on the biggest ¨kick¨in the world...

Nidarosdomen in Trondheim... amazing detail.. but surely interesting spiritual history....

From Tynset to Trondheim and soon Heimdal and Molde...

First day on the tour to the North...

Well, we have now left on our long tour northward. We will be on tour for one month in northern Norway. We left today with an extremely full-packed bus and high spirits. Before leaving Skien, our base leader(who just got back from having heart surgery) had us over to his house and made us dinner. It was very good.. I hadn´t eaten all day prior to that meal actually... Here are a few pictures from our day..

Me and Julie, with Andreas sneaking into the back... he is not on the team... he was sad to see us leave him alone at the base for a month...

stopping at our favourite petrol station... Statoil!!

Arne re-tightening the lug nuts after he and I changed to summer tires...

Jarle and I trying to amuse ourselves... our actually, Jarle came from behind and just started crawling through my legs and then standing up before I knew what was happening... this was the result... =) Keep us in your prayers!!!!
-Jordan

London town

Hopefully you will enjoy some of my pictures taken whilst I was in London... They aren´t the best pics I have ever taken, but they work... enjoy... by they way, for those of you not accustomed to this blog, you can click the pictures for larger views.. now you can enjoy

The infamous pelicans of St. James´Park.... They´re huge!!! I saw a video of one of these things online where it ATE, I repeat, ATE a pigeon! It grabbed it up in it´s beak and swallowed it whole!!

The sad thing about travelling alone is, all you pictures of yourself are close up and lame... it is too tiring to keep asking people to take your picture.. plus it rarely turns out how you would like it anyway... so... this is the product of my stubberness... enjoy

I could dress like this everyday in London if I wanted to... I love that

In front of Westminster Abbey

In front of Buckingham Palace

Me and Jennifer(my cousin) out on the town

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On tour in Sweden...

This weekend has been busy whilst we have been on tour in Sweden. We left from Skien early Friday morning, and arrived at our destination about 4 o´clock that afternoon.. We have had two shows now, both were good, but last night was especially cool.. We had the show in a night club called Cozmoz. It was a very fun time. Here are a few pictures from the show..

Just getting out some energy practicing my balance on the way back from eastern Oregon and Washington.. We took a break at the Biggs exit off I-84...

Just lending a helping hand to Jarle who was needing to get out some energy for the rest of the car ride...

Getting ready to watch Nacho Libre in the sanctuary at my church after our show...
Arne and I just enjoying some Starbucks from the first Starbucks in the world in Seattle..