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..

Seattle....

Terry (our contact) took us to Virginia Inn, a nice little pub in downtown Seattle...
I hate these kinds of pics where the person taking the picture wants everyone to make a funny face... It obviously goes from weirdest in front to more normal in back...
umm... Pike Place Piggy ride... just had to...
ok... so I have no witty remark to make on this one...

In Des Moines, Washington...

Well, I have been pretty bad at this updating business... sorry... but as you may know, I am on Tour in the States with REBOOT. It is going incredibly! God has been totally evident the whole time thus far. God is so good! At the moment... Arne is preaching... =) I have the internet right next to the sound board.. hehe... nice nice.. we have a show in Seattle tomorrow morning... then we will spend some time in Seattle in the afternoon... should be cool... on Tuesday morning, we will head back to Oregon, and have a show on Wednesday at my church in the evening... I will try to keep you more well updated from here on out.. so, keep checking in.. until next time!
Jordan

REBOOT's rockin in Skien...

Well, on Monday, the whole base, with exception of REBOOT, will be off to their various locations for some short outreach trips. The DTS is spreading out through Europe. The base staff are going to Madrid for a week, and REBOOT is working in Skien. I, personally, am working on making our video for the show better... Jarle, Christina, and I are frying our brains to find out the best way of doing it... Wish us luck!
-Jordan

Back in Skien..

Well, I am back in Skien. Work starts up again on Monday. Head out on tour to the south of Norway end of next week. Continue to prepare for the tour to the States in February! The rest of this year should be really busy with touring and such. It will surely fly by quickly. If there are any of you that do now receive my newsletter, and would like to be added to the mailing list, please leave a comment here saying that you would like to receive it. Until next time!
-Jordan

ok....

It is morning... I am at a friend´s place... crashed here last night.... Having a great time in the States with Hans.... We are hungry and about to find some breakfast... Any questions, just e-mail me.... Later

Leaving for Oslo tonight!!!

The time has come! Tonight at 8:25 my train goes from Skien to Oslo! I fly out early tomorrow morning for Portland! pray that the travelling is not too boring... see some of you soon!
-jordan

5 days and counting!

It is getting very close to the day that I make my way back to the northwestern United States. I can´t wait... it has been all too long since I was there for a nice relaxing visit. As for the rest of this week, it is filled with booking and finish up work for the year... Until next time, Jordan

Danmark!!!

hello once again... sorry for the absence... I have been working on a car all week... but anyway, as for what is happening now, REBOOT is off to Denmark tomorrow morning for some days. We have two shows and a day of hanging out in Copenhagen. Should be fun. 5 students from the DTS are joining, and they are a great bunch of people. I look forward to hanging a bit with them. Please pray for us if you think about it! I will write more later!
-Jordan

Denmark!

hello once again... sorry for the absence... I have been working on a car all week... but anyway, as for what is happening now, REBOOT is off to Denmark tomorrow morning for some days. We have two shows and a day of hanging out in Copenhagen. Should be fun. 5 students from the DTS are joining, and they are a great bunch of people. I look forward to hanging a bit with them. Please pray for us if you think about it! I will write more later!
-Jordan