This last week we were blessed to have Steve Aherne the
national director of YWAM Australia come to the base to speak to the July DTS.
YWAM Australia is very large, we were super blessed that he was able to come
spend a whole week with us! The whole base sat in on lectures when able to. The
topic was evangelism. Not an area I would consider my strength and prior to
this week really had no idea how to be effective in it. Steve was able to give
the whole base effecting tools to communicate our stories and the gospel to
everyone. Which I am excited to put to use on a road trip to Canberra next
month. (more on that later). Outside of phenomenal lectures Steve would also
talk to the students and staff and take the time to get to know us. Steve Aherne
is an amazing gracious man of God. I am confident in YWAM Australia and where
he wants to take us. He has a father heart for each and every person at the
base. On Friday morning we had a time of giving and an early Christmas. The
giving was to raise money for the July DTS outreach. At the end of the giving
time over 5,000 dollars had been raised, some students saw all their outreach
fees come in! Keep them in your prayers though, there are still some needs J. The early Christmas
was a joyful occasion. We prayed Thursday night and asked God if there was
anything we felt we should give away to someone on base. I gave a few things
away to some of the July DTS students and to the September DTS school leader.
The really amazing part was that earlier in the week I had been really thinking
how I wished I had packed my coloured pencils to mark my bible with and colour
in my journal. During early Christmas Steve (the crazy awesome national
director of YWAM) came up to me and said he felt led to give me his coloured pencils
that he used to mark his bible with. There I was in the middle of the lounge
wanting to cry because of some coloured pencils. This week the base is very
quiet, the July DTS have gone to Gold Coast for lectures this week. Leaving
only 5 of us on base all girls! A good sneak peak for how life will be with an
all girls school. Needless to say there will be a girl’s night this week. The
school will be back for the weekend then off to Tasmania for a mini-outreach.
It will be a nice calm before our school starts.
The road trip.
Sam is going home for his sister’s wedding and driving his
car home. The September staff (Carlee, Mel, and myself) are flying down to
Canberra on September 11th to meet up with him. On Friday we will be
speaking at his church’s youth group. Then leaving right after to start the
drive home and shall be back at Byron Sunday some timeJ.
Our students start arriving on the 20th of
September, between now and then is more meetings, staff training, and practical
work of getting the base ready to absorb 8 more people.
Random facts:
I saw a whale on Saturday while are the Byron Bay light houseJ.
Red bell peppers are called capsicum here.
Saturday Cherie and I are going to learn the flying trapeze.
Just a quick update for you all!
Love.
Love.
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