In the States aGAIN

I spend seven weeks in the States this Summer, which was a great and blessed time in any way. Then I went back to Denmark for our Band/Musicians Retreat + to move apartment + to start working full time (besides ministry) so I can effort more traveling and doing more projects.

There are many important things in life. And then there is love. Above them all, love.

So now I’m back in Illinois to spend some good time with Amanda, which feels like the only right thing to do at the moment :)

It’s wild how God has created us with such strong feelings and emotions. Many times I’ve felt love (being in love) as a disease! But love is also what keeps us going!! It’s what makes life worth living. AND the greatest and most everlasting knowledge I’ve got about love, is that God is love! The true core of love is seen in the eyes of Christ!

1 Corinthians 13 "The Excellence of Love"

8Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away.

9For we know in part and we prophesy in part;

10but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away.

11When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.

12For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known.

13But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.

(... Realized that we still haven't got a good picture of Amanda and I... This time you therefor you get a picture of her alpakkas, who are living in the backyard)

Band/Musicians Retreat

August 7^th – 9^th we (Sanctuary Denmark) had our first Band/Musicians Retreat in Denmark and it was an amazing time!!

A weekend minded on all the Christian heavy metal musicians in Denmark. Pastor Bob Beeman flew to Denmark to teach these three days, and we REALLY appreciate that man! :-)

The weekend reminded me a lot about our Green Light District Festival with the best teaching (but more this time) and the best fellowship (but more this time). We had seminars on being a hard music band of Christians sharing the light of Christ.

When I started out in Barricades (2003), it took me a while before I realized my responsibility as a Christian musician. Especially when you’re in a band playing concerts, many will look at you to see if you “live what you preach”. Many look for their role models amongst musicians, which is a great thing to be aware of. Stay humble and stay focused. I once went to a seminar on how we as musicians are the preachers of the times. A lot of people don’t read book... but they listen to music.

The main goal of the weekend was to get together, get to know each other more as fellow musicians in our country, share stories with each other and be encouraged to keep the faith. Our goal is also to help musicians getting useful tools in how to be a great and outstanding band amongst thousand of other bands.

It was an awesome weekend of fellowship and teaching, hangout until 5 in the mornings and brunch at 12 noon. A very blessed time, where a couple said that they’ve never experienced such a strong fellowship at a camp before. All in all we were 40 people during this weekend.

Pastor Bob and I and planning on doing these band/musicians retreats in many different countries, where Sanctuary Denmark will do one every year.

Glory to God!