Treffpunkt @ Borgen

This event is in a way what our entire tour has been leading up to. November 22th-24th we gathered many of the youth musicians we have been working and connecting with in the north during the tour for a weekend of connecting and inspiring each other and of course worshipping together.

We started off the weekend with a fun social night getting to know each other and worshipping our great Father. It was so good to stand in the living room where we worshipped and see all the different youth actually be in the same room! The atmosphere was amazing, so filled of energy, God's presence and a longing for more of Him!
We know the youth from so many different places, and this weekend they got to know each other and be united as a strong generation of worshippers in the north. We had youth joining the weekend from Lofoten, Harstad, Ørnes, Tromsø, Sommarøy and Alta. I believe many important connections were made this weekend, and hope and pray that they will get to strengthen the bonds between them and encourage and support each other in the future.

The weekend was filled with many activities, such as small groups where the youth got to connect more with some of the people they didn't know before and we had explorations within prophetic dance and art. It was so good to just be able to let the creativity flow and open up for God to work through it. In the art exploration we both painted/drew to God and got prophetic pictures from God for eachother. The youth really got encounters with God in both the art and the dance exploration time. Dance is really powerful, and it is amazing seeing the youth getting a new level of freedom.

One really special thing we got to do was practicing songwriting, focusing especially at releasing the sounds of our own dialects and focusing on what God is wanting to do in our home area. We were all divided into groups from where we're from, and what came out were several really good worship songs!

The Sunday service also was a highlight from the weekend, as we got to have a time of commissioning all the youth to be lights in the north for God as we were praying for them and their home places. As a small symbol of this, each of them got a small white candle with a norwegian flag-colored ribbon and

"(Youth's name) - God's light in the north" written on it.

The weekend really turned out to be a success, and was a highlight of the tour for us in the team. We feel so blessed to have gotten to know all these amazing people over the last year and a half, and it's gonna be so exciting to see what God will do in their lives in the future! "Treffpunkt" (Meeting point) was a perfect ending to our tour, and we look forward to how the youth continue in their calling to reach the North themselves with their worship & music. What an amazing God we serve!

As I am writing this we are on our way back south to the eastern part of Norway for our debrief and recording of our very own EP with the songs we have written as a band this tour! There is not much to say other than that we are super excited!!

God bless, no less!

- Jannicke

Alta!

Praise God! What a city, what a group of people and what a weekend!
We were in Alta 13th-19th of November, working with the Filadelfia Church.

Thursday night we had a seminar where Mary Elizabeth taught on the identity of a worshipper. It was really good getting to connect with some of the worshippers in Alta! It was great getting to inspire them in what they carry as worshippers.

We also had the pleasure of cooperating with another team, coming from Veien Bible School in Bergen. Together with Veien and the local youth workers we were leaders for a youth weekend called Møtepunkt 24/7 (Meeting point 24/7).
Saturday we had different seminars the youth could choose from; Hearing God's voice, Creative worship, Worship leading and songwriting and a seminar where they went out on the street to pray for people and share the Gospel.

We also had a dodge ball tournament where all of us participated, and it was great fun (maybe especially because my team won, haha). We could also buy "dirty tricks" to get advantages in the tournament, and the money collected were given to the Philippines.

It was so much fun to work together with the Veien team, and it really was an amazing weekend! It was so good seeing all the youth gathered in the room worshipping God and really getting touched and transformed in their hearts. I think we were just as touched by the Holy Spirit as the youth, and the atmosphere the whole weekend was really good.

Prophesies were also a significant part of the weekend, and many people received prophesies and words of knowledge over their lives. There was several people getting healed this weekend as well, for instance one girl having a shorter leg that grew out as she was prayed for! God is so good.

Sunday night there was an evening service where the whole Filadelfia congregation came to join the youth who had been there for the weekend. The generations together, one of the important values to our team!

We really believe Alta is a hotspot for Finnmark and what God is wanting to do in the north. There are so many prophesies about revival in the north, and we see God working and using the Filadelfia Church in a special way. They have been so faithful in stewarding what God has given them, and working with the youth they have there. When we are faithful with what we already have been given, God can entrust us with even more, and this is something we see in Filadelfia Alta. It will be really exciting to hear what will happen in Alta in the future!

It's almost unbelievable that we only have one weekend of ministry left before we start on our way south again... Where did the three months go? On the other side we have so many memories to look back to, great places we have visited and many amazing people we have connected with. It's pretty nice having new friends all over the north!

- Jannicke

Kasfjord!

5th-13th of November we were in Kasfjord outside Harstad.
We lived at Rivermont Youth Center the whole time, and had a really good time connecting with the youth band Sound of Worship again.

The weekend was spent at the Prayer Conference that was held at Rivermont. It was a really good weekend where both Mary Elizabeth, Henriette and Jim were teaching and both Disciples of Worship and Sound of worship led the worship for the meetings. It was a conference where God did a lot of work in many of our hearts, and many were touched by the Lord. It was great seeing the people released in the Holy Spirit's freedom, and the room was filled with energy!

There has been many prophesies about revival coming to the North of Norway, and Jim's teaching was on this topic. Yes, we do want revival, but are we really ready for it when it comes? Have we really prepared ourselves? These are important questions to ask ourselves. The north is hungry for revival and God is preparing us to be able to carry it when it comes.

Monday night we joined the prayer meeting in Kasfjord Baptist Church. There was few people, but what a powerful night! The Holy Spirit fell heavily in the little room, and it was a really special experience.






























Tuesday, our last night, we got to be with Sound of Worship again and had a good time of supporting them and encouraging them in their mandate in the north. We really love spending time with these youth, and we are so proud of them and how they are traveling around in the north inspiring people and even experiencing people coming to know the Lord!

Wednesday morning we headed up north once again - we were on our way to Alta!

- Jannicke

Sommarøya

The beauty of the islands about an hour outside Tromsø is striking! The water is almost turqoise, the mountains covered in white snow and the sun shining from the clear blue sky... God's beauty surrounded us, and everywhere we looked there was another amazing aspect of it.

It was so good to come back to Magnus Haraune's house in Sommarøya and get to stay there for a while this time.

Tuesday night we joined the youth club and had such a blast with the youth there! We got to share about Jesus, play a couple of songs, and then we had some really good conversations. It was also intresting that most of them were musicians so we invited them to come for a music night that weekend to teach them more songs to play for Jesus!

The next thing happening was the worship night Friday in the Baptist Church. We also gathered in the church Saturday, where Henriette was teaching on prayer and encouraging the congregation to stand together and persevere in prayer.

We met again with the youth Saturday night, and had a fun time of playing together and teaching them a new song. We loved building relationships with them, and we really wanted to invest some more time in them, so we decided to do the same thing Sunday night with a new song.

One thing we keep coming across in the North of Norway with the youth is a need of encouragement for purpose in their life. It can be so difficult to stand alone as a Christian as a young person. Some stand alone in their schools but also in their families. It was a special time to see the hunger in these youth for purpose and meaning to their lives. They were so open to know more about having a relationship with God and what that looks like and how much God cares for them. We believe this village is such a treasure chest of possiblities with these youth. They are gold! There is such great opportunity for the generations to stand together and support what God is doing here.

Sunday morning we lead worship as Mary Elizabeth preached in the Baptist Church reminding us all how precious is the sacrifice that Jesus gave and how the way we live our lives reflect the value of His presence and we should be a light to the world bringing Him the reward of His sacrifice. We really feel that Sommarøya is a special place, and that God is doing something. It is time to stand up and shine!

- Jannicke

Sirma

On our way to Sommarøy from Vadsø, we visited Arild & Ragnhild Måsø at Sirma out side of Tana in Finnmark.

Together in their beautiful home we ate, talked and spent some time in prayer and worship together.
We worshipped with our sound and the Sami sound called "Joik".

We had a powerful time united with our different native sounds in the presence of God, as well as praying and encouraging each other. Some of us also had a wonderful time in their sauna and jacuzzi.

- Aslak

Vadsø

We were in Vadsø 16th-20th of October.
It was so good to work with the Filadelfia Church, where we had prayer meetings, teaching on the power of sound and releasing their unique sound and a lot of time worshiping together. Friday afternoon a team from Borgen YWAM joined us, and we had a great time with them. We were out in the streets talking to people, we played in the school - inviting the youth to our concert, and prayed for the city.

Saturday night we had a concert in a place called Vårbrudd, and were truly blessed as we got to have two locals in our band. Rashad on drums and Aleksey on the bass. We had a really fun night!

Sunday morning we joined the Filadelfia Church for their service, and this time we had Robin playing bass with us! We also got to hear Kay Morten share his testimony of how God met him after being a drug addict and dealer. God can truly turn something that seems hopeless into something wonderful. If we choose to live our lives with God, He can give us many adventures in Him!

We really loved getting to know the youth in Vadsø, building our relationships with them, and see them come closer to Jesus, as well as working with the church. Thank you for a great time, Vadsø!

- Jannicke

Karasjok!

10th-15th of October we spent some great days in Karasjok!

The first two days we were together as a team, praying, worshiping and working with things like songwriting. 

Saturday to Sunday we had an amazing time as we got the opportunity to be a part of the Confirmants' Camp! We started with a 16 kilometer hike up to the cabin Ravnastua, where we really got to connect with the youth. They were a wonderful group, and we had many great conversations with them. Other highlights from the weekend was Ester and Aslak's relationship talk with questions and answers and an awesome girl's night in the cabin. It all started with the girls wanting to share ghost stories - but in stead we shared "Holy Ghost-stories" about the Bible and God's power in us. We also got to pray, as five girls made a commitment to Jesus and inviting the Holy Spirit into their life, and we even experienced three of the girls getting healed from headaches and back pain!

With the whole group we got to share some songs, a play about the Lord's prayer and Joy shared her testimony. 

Sunday we hiked back down and had to say goodbye to the youth. Sunday night we had the privilege

 of leading worship at the Pentecostal Church for their meeting.

Fortunately we got to see some of the Karasjok youth again Monday, as we had a time of hanging out with them at the Church before our meeting. Here Mary shared about the Treasures of God's Glory and how the Sami culture is so precious to the Lord. 

Monday night we had a great time at Franziska's (the new priest) house where we had pizza and some good conversations.

Our last day in Karasjok we went to the Sami Parliament, where the King and the Crown Prince of Norway visited for the opening of the new parliament. We blessed the parliament and the leading of  the Sami people as we prayed inside while the opening was happening. It's quite amazing how we can carry God's presence into places by just being there and inviting God to be enthroned. It is an exciting time for Karasjok, a new season, fresh wind blowing through the North. 

After the ceremony ended we headed up north to Vadsø!

Be blessed! We're excited for what's on God's heart for the next week.

Jannicke