Meeting w the CORE group

Last week I had a weekend meeting with the core group of the Green Light District Festival and a great weekend is was!!
The core group consists of 5 people: 4 amazing young friends between 16 and 18 years old and I. I couldn't do it without them! 4 more GREAT bands will be announced within the next couple of weeks and the ticket sale will start very soon!

By the way: The pictures hasn't anything to do with anything. I just love the fact that Fainting Goats exist..! (Took the pictures a few month ago at a fair in Knoxville, Tennessee).

New work (for paycheck)

Yesterday and today I applied for two jobs here in my parents 700 inhabitant beach village. Money doesn't grow on trees and flight tickets for festivals doesn't do either...

I applied as a substitute teacher at a boarding school for teenagers and as a substitute social worker at a home for disabled children...and got both jobs, which is a blessing. When I'm at work-work I'm there a 100% and when I'm doing ministry work it's the same. 

I've got ministry projects for a full time work (and more!) and would love to do that as a living, but I guess God is about to teach me something more at the moment. I'm sure I'll learn a lot through these two jobs as well.

My new band: Solace The Day!

During my first week i Denmark I spend 4 days with my brand new Southern Metalcore band!

We still need to get a couple of things done, so it's still (a bit) unofficial. But I'm excited!

Family and birthday!

It was GREAT seeing my family again!!!

I can feel at home most places but still there's nothing like home...

And I made it home in time for my one and only nephews 2 years birthday, how awesome is that!! And as a true half-American boy... he is born on valentines day :)

My birthday present for him was VeggieTales cartoons. 

Thanks for the inspiration, Bryndan! :)

The Order of Mission

I made it home JUST in time for an important conference that I had been looking forward to!

It's a world wide order fellowship amongst Christian leaders and missionaries. Very loving, caring and visionary! 

The Order of Mission has got three vows:

- Simplicity

- Purity

- Accountability

For the past few years I've been working on building my life (with Gods help) on these tree vows, so I got very excited half a year ago when the two pastors from my church (Århus Valgmenighed) asked me to join!

The-Order-of-Mission

Nashville => Fjellerup

My trip turned out to be more than twice as long as scheduled... After 48 hours traveling I arrived to my birth home, and it felt goooood... Personal record!

It's a crazy story: 

- Nashville flight 3,5 hour delayed.

- Missed direct and comfortable flight to Copenhagen, Denmark.

- I then had to wait 17 hours AT THE AIRPORT on a flight to Frankfurt, Germany.

- The Frankfurt flight was an hour delayed.

- When I came to Frankfurt I was out of time to catch the Copenhagen flight.

- Waited 5 hours.

- Copenhagen flight an hour delayed.

- When I got to Copenhagen the Airport didn't have people to deliver our luggage.

- Waited an hour.

- When all luggage got through my two suitcases were missing. DOH!

On the pictures you see what I could buy for my 3 food tickets. 

1) Night-food in Chicago Airport

2) Lunch in Chicago Airport

3) Dinner in Frankfurt Airport :)

When I think of the trip everything that could go wrong did go wrong EXCEPT for the really important things like health issues and violent episodes. GOD is SO good and always looking after me! He has been faithful as always these 48 hours! Often He even protects me from harm though I mess things up. How GREAT is our God!!

What I've learned

A few of the things I've learned (or have had confirmed) during the last 6 month working with Pastor Bob and traveling around at metal festivals:

=> ANYTHING is possible for God...NOTHING is impossible for God.

=> God is dreaming bigger than I am.

=> I've got a leader responsibility and God will give me the strength...when I lay it all over to Him.

=> I've got friends and contacts all over the world because of Gods guidance.

=> Christ is the foundation, and my character should reflect the "Fruit of the Spirit". Galatians 5:22-23: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law!"

=> Blessed to be a blessing. I'm receiving Gods love and grace for nothing, therefore I give.

=> Home is where I lay my head when God is by my side.

=> God would much rather have me than my work. His first priority is having a RELATIONSHIP with me!

=> First rest...THEN work. Rest is the foundation of healthy work.

Bye for now

When the tornado storms cooled off in the morning I started packing :)

A bit tired, but life-giving as always when Bryndan woke up, ran to my room and with a big smile said "duuuuuude".

Above: On this picture we're watching the trailer for "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" (A VeggieTales movie). He NEVER gets tired of watching that 1,5 minute video!

Below: A memory picture of my home (while being in Nashville) since August 2007.

...And the Mercury '88 who was my dancing partner on the American freeway.

THANK YOU FOR AN AMAZING TIME WITH YOU AT YOUR HOUSE, JAMIE AND TRISH!!!

See you in Nashville in June!

Tornados

My very last night in the States was spend watching the news together with Trish...

16 tornados went through the Nashville area and did a whole lot of damage. It especially destroyed a lot of mobil homes. Twice we had to wake up Jamie and Bryndan and then the 4 of us crawled down under the staircase, which is the most safe place in the house if then roof would be ripped of. 

I wasn't really afraid, maybe because I've never experienced tornados like that before. But another thing is, that I know God has big future plans with both me and my little American family, and our time has not come yet! If my death would draw more people to Christ than if I was alive, then let it be. Many times death doesn't make any sense. I pray that mine will. 

LotR marathon

For months Jamie, Pastor Bob and I have been longing to burn of a day watching the 3 extended versions of Lord of the Rings. My last Saturday in the States was the day it happened!

One great thing about Lord of the Rings is, that everybody think that Legolas looks exactly like my brother...which is true! And then off course; Viggo Mortensen is one of the great Danes...

In studio

I met Devon and Becki Ryan (and their baby) in Denmark 4 month ago, when I spend 2 weeks in Denmark. They are touring with their worship songs and payed my Danish church a visit. As I did, they really liked this Church + the worship and decided to record a Danish song that my church wrote... And record it in Danish! 

I payed them a visit in the studio and helped with pronouncing the words. For ONCE I was "on my own ground" language wise. Felt good :) 

The song is "Lad din godhed komme over os".

Please listen to their worship at myspace.com/beckiryan

Hanging w Nashville metalheads

Before I left the States there were a few things I had to do. One of the very important things was to hang out with some of the cool people over here, who has now become good friends of mine!

Above: A picture of my Metal Brothers => Dennis, Kevin and Jered. Awesome guys!

Below: While we were just chilling out in downtown Nashville, I thought I might just get something done :)