The FIRST WEEK in Australia:
I cleaned debris from
a cyclone that hit Northern Australia before we got there off a mini-camp. I
guess is what one would call where we stayed. We performed in front of our
contacts church on Sunday and prayed over that congregation and hung out with
one of our teams (doing a different ministry than mine) at the service. A few
interesting tidbits though, our first day we almost evacuated for the tsunami
that hit and also came from the earthquake that also hit Japan, one of my team
members got baptized, and it was the first time I think I was ever exposed to
Holy Spirit Nights.
The SECOND WEEK in Australia:
I helped clean the contacts house, and as I cleaned the
house Jesus began to confront me on some of my fears about myself and clean me
out too. I also got to hang out with a GREAT group of kids from a nearby Indigenous
community, and have a few AWANA flashbacks at the same time. We also did a few secretarial
jobs for our contact as well. I also got to drink orange juice for the first
time in three months and go to an interdenominational prayer meeting.
The THIRD WEEK in Australia:
I helped clean windows from houses at an indigenous boarding
school out in the middle of an Australian National Park, and love on said kids
as we camped out in the rain for our last two days. Got lost going in the first
time. Actually we went the dry season route which is flooded out right now
because it was rainy season, plus what road we did have was under construction
and mostly washed out. So as Rachel drove the God-provided vehicle our initial
contact loaned us, we were praying NOT to have a flat tire, or get stuck in a
miniature ravine that was being enlarged by the rainstorm that was pouring on
us out on a back-woods road. There is a funny story that goes with that but I don’t
want this blog to be ALL about Australia, so ask me later about God saving
Courtney, Katy, and Myself from being attacked by dogs. Eventually we got in
range of cell phone service to call out original contact and get different
directions to the ministry site.
