This week has been a bit hectic–from settling our tents in at Faith Bible College to assisting in the administrative side of the YWAM Jubilee and Call2All conferences to daily IHOP sessions at our church (Change Point) to painting and renovating at Change Point to bonding with the teams to getting plugged in with locals to being blessed by our contacts through family meals to exploring a nearby waterfall.
I am a tad tired–but in a “good” sense. We have worked hard and have learned a lot and have felt connected to our church and its community. There is something unique about ‘giving back’ and ‘getting’ a lot more in return than expected. Or imagined. Like a history lesson in Tarunga’s history or lasagna dinner with the pastor and his wife. Or pears and plums that grow in a mini-orchard on the church’s grounds. Or this afternoon’s exploration and enjoyment of a waterfall. It was only after I jumped off the cliff that I felt like I was in New Zealand–before then, it has felt like California here with the palm trees, rolling hills, sun-drenched people, and relaxed environment.
