Joralf Gjerstad is a Norwegian self identified psychic and faith healer. He was born in Sn�sa and is known as "the man with warm hands", "Sn�samannen" or locally "Sn�sakaill?n". Joralf Gjerstad claims that his ability to heal people comes from his Christian faith, and that he is not the only one in his family with psychic powers. A biography about him written by Ingar Sletten Kolloen that was published in 2008 became a bestseller. Gjerstad has worked as a control assistant at a dairy farm for 25 years and for the Sn�sa church for 16 years. He has written several local history books together with many biographies. He has also worked as a local politician and served as the deputy mayor for the Labor Party in Sn�sa. He is one of the main founders of ?Marthe and Joralf?s help fund?, which funds organizations that arrange outdoor events for disabled people in Nord-Tr�ndelag. Gjerstad has also collected a lot of information on the emigration from Sn�sa to America. The connection between Sn�sa and St. Olaf College in Minnesota was established through him. He received the King?s medal of Merit in silver in 2001 and a documentary ?Kjenner du varmen?? 

April 11th, 1926 in Snåsa  /  Died:   Jun 18th, 2021 - aged 95