The National team, we travelled all up and down east and west through this
amazing country and now? Well we're finished travelling. We arrived back in
Brisbane, where this journey all began. We arrived few days ago and we will stay here
(with the exception of going to Peregian for debrief) until we leave to go back
to our respective countries. It's weird, I never had the ability to feel
particularly settled here in Aussie considering we were always on the move but
I really do feel like I'm preparing to say goodbye to my home, or at least to
my family, my team, which will break my heart but that's okay because For
everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven (Ecc
3:1). I know I was here for a time and that is quickly coming to an end
but all is well because I served my purpose and learnt so much along the way.
We have a week left of retreats here in Brisbane, which will be super busy
and full on but also so good. We recently had an overnight retreat in a place
called Harrietville with a group of year 10 students and it was possibly one of
my favourite retreats EVER. The students were so open and happy to be there and
it was truly beautiful to watch the students respond to God during the quite
time of pray and reflection. I always feel so very privileged to play a part
and be a witness to students responding to God, it is my favourite aspect of
what we do here. A random little story for you all, on the retreat I was just
talking about one of the girls there started fainting and got pretty sick. The
first day everyone thought oh shell be fine but it kept happening and she
started passing out more frequently so on the second day the teachers called an
ambulance for her. We naturally agreed to move all the other young people into
a different hall on site so the girl and the paramedics could have some space.
We were all gathered and settled in the second hall and I was giving a talk to
the group when the girl who was sick walked into the room and promptly passed
out, in front of everyone. Talk about a distraction....
I am doing well, recently I had been getting pretty sick so I was told to
cut gluten out of my diet so that has been an interesting adjustment to make
but it was improved my health dramatically so that's good. Please pray for my
during this time as I prepare to leave these people that I have come to call my
family but also that I would be fully present and alive in every aspect of
ministry we have left this year.
AMDG
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