What a Trip!

What a trip!

From road tripping with my (Tammy's) parents from NYC on July 31st down to Virginia. Ten days in Virginia and then we were on a plane to Norway. We stepped off the plane onto a train, then right into a camp ground to spend the weekend at Norway's national YWAM "Go Fest" event. Then it was back on the train to celebrate the big 5-0 for Gjert, Andreas's dad. After we all calmed down from the party, we were back on the plane for an overnight pit stop in Virginia with mom and dad, and finally to KONA, HAWAII.

Highlights?

Roadtripping with my parents, away from New York meant a bitter, sweet goodbye. We have so many good friends there now that we miss, not to mention the wealth of dance in that city.

Here's some of our church friends waving goodbye
We do hope to visit NYC by the end of 2012...stay tuned...

Virginia meant relaxing and spending time with family. My brother's place was hit by the hurricane while we were in Norway and they are still recovering from the flood damage, but at least they have a bridge to get back and forth again.

Norway? Camping, not so great, but connecting with our fellow Norwegian YWAMer's at GO Fest just outside of Oslo was great!

When we got to Haugesund, we had the privilege of dancing with Company Haugesund at the first ever Norwegian Dance Film Festival. (sorry no pic)

It's not a Norwegian party without cakes (plural). Partying at Gjert's 50th with grandma's, aunts, uncles, cousins, and more family, and more friends while downing 12 different Norwegian cakes...that was fun. ;) We also did a comical/surprise "family dance" show at the party.

We arrived in Kona, Hawaii safe and very tired after a nearly 3 day journey. For three and a half weeks we crashed at two different places with friends, until finally we moved into our 1 bedroom apartment just in time to celebrate Andreas' Birthday!

Arriving here meant we were straight into the typical business that being in YWAM in Kona brings (lots of meetings, small and big).

We're trying to keep our bodies dancing by giving each other class (Andreas, our new friend Crystal, myself, and in November a few other Performing Arts staff will arrive). We're also getting classes going for the campus.

Andreas and I are already receiving student applications for the Performing Arts DTS in April 2012, which we are leading.

Lots going on, we feel like we are just trying to keep up.

I'll write more later - especially about upcoming ministry/schools that are happening.

Hope you are doing well!