WOW! What to say.....I feel as though my whole life has turned into something different since I last posted several weeks ago. God has been revealing Himself to me in new ways and just really showing Himself faithful to bring good gifts.
Since I last updated, Wellspring went back on a short tour to the east coast of Norway to a town called, Hamar. Where I actually led worship one night in Norwegian, we played a concert in a local cafe, and led worship for a Sunday Norwegian confirmation service. The last two weeks we've been back in Skien working on the base doing practical work. I've done everything from putting up walls of sheet rock to grinding out mortar from in between bricks. Its been a great two weeks of work and fellowship with the YWAM Skien staff.
God has really been giving me personal breakthrough with all the spiritual strongholds in the area and as well blessing me with friendships that are encouraging and life giving. I am leaving this place in only 6 days and I am happy to say that I am honestly sad to go. I never wanted to leave Norway with the attitude of not liking it here. It was important for me to see victory while I was still in the midst of the place of struggle.... to have life in a place that so easily brought death to my spirit... and now I believe that I truly have!! Also, I realize that I have made some great friends here in this place and have learned so much about my own heart, leadership style, and the authority that God has given me as a man of God.
I am daily crying out for God's wisdom and He continues to teach me how to fear Him. :) This time here in Norway has brought about a breaking in my spirit and an opening in my heart that could never have come without the catalyst of this country and these people.
Visiting my friend Karen that I met during her SOW in Denver
we led worship for the confirmation service in Hamar... you can see Helga has her national costume on, on the far left.