Not by Accident!

I’m sure you are all wondering how I find New Zealand.

 This was customs in the airport of New Zealand.

 Having a day at Tauranga Beach began to put this adventure into perspective for me. 

I am not here by accident. So far this journey has been more than a 5 night revival for me. We have awed God’s well painted landscape over and over again. 

We’ve hiked the beautifully carved mountains. Recognizing god’s craftsmanship is the Kingdom of heaven for me.

 My team, Arete, and 3 other teams: GLO (God’s love overflowing), Psalms 91 and Ignitus, were happy to learn that we would be spending the remainder of our month in Tauranga volunteering for YWAM Jubilee and Call to All. 

 
The movie Lord of the Rings was filmed here.

We have truly been walking by faith, not by sight. We weren’t sure how we were going to get from point B to C or C to D but God said, “Rest. I’ll make a way.” While we were trying to find two different forms of transport from the first bus stop to Tauranga and from Tauranga to Bible College, God had other plans. Our driver from the first stop took us straight to our college for no extra fee. 

We’ve also been trusting God to work out transport to and from our work sites. We have one 7 passenger van and 24 racers so we were planning to make several trips this past Sunday. When the first bunch of us arrived to church an hour early, a member of the church offered to go to the college and help transport the rest of us. I wasn’t sure what type of worship service to expect on Sunday but lets just say God knew our need. Many in our group immediately pitched in to help with communion prep, sound system, nursery and children’s church. The rest of us were worshipping freely in the sanctuary. We walked right into the presence of God as we stood singing with the contemporary Christian band. The church is full of Spirit filled people. At one point I cried out to God asking for more.