good on ya!
A little update of GOd's amazing provision. It's not provision for me, but it gives me tremendous hope that all will be provided for. Each quarter each school on base has a Faith Gift project. We each have certain items that are needed for the base and the amount of money that it will take to get these items. Our project was more tables and new carpet for the stage. It is going to cost $3,700AUD to take care of it all. There are 70 of us, including staff and not many of us have money, and we're all staring in the face of outreach fees coming up due. We had a time of prayer and then a time of waiting on the Lord to see how much, if any we needed to give. At the end of class Ari (the DTS leader) announced the amount that had been given by our school. The total came to $6,482.40 AUD. How amazing is that? The extra funds will be prayed over and we will be updated as a school as to where those funds will go. But how cool is that? It really felt like God telling me (as well as many others in that room) that He will provide over and above what we expect. It was an amazing release of generosity and I think we were all a little blown away.
As you can tell, things are going really great here. We have bonded as a school, and according to Ari, we've bonded quicker than most schools that come through. You can really feel the unity when you walk in the room.
Last night for Evangelism I was paired up with Ari to walk through Northbridge(the restaurant/club/bar area or Perth) and witness. We ended up taking to an Aboriginal manwho was homeless. He had a heart rending story of loss and hopelessness that really broke my heart. Ari said that his story of loss and drug and alcohol abuse is so common for these people. Please pray for the Aboriginals as a people, and for Bevin in particular. He had the head knowledge of GOd, and he even said, "you can't make this decision for me, andneither can you," (pointing to me and then Ari) "I have to make it on my own, but I just don't know it I want to."
We just finished up learning about Evangelism and next week is Fear of the Lord. I can't believe that I've been here for a month already. IT seemed like ages ago that I got on the plane to head this way, but then it only feels like I've been here a week sometimes. I've made heaps of friends and each day I grow closer to someone, whethere it's one of my roommates or someone I get into a random conversation with. I'm getting ridiculously excited about outreach in January. So many amazing things are falling into place.
Oh, yeah, pray for discernment for me about what's next. There are some options that I'm thinking about, but I'm torn right now. I now God will direct me when the time comes, but I just want to be open to whatever he tells me to do.
Bless ya mates!
As you can tell, things are going really great here. We have bonded as a school, and according to Ari, we've bonded quicker than most schools that come through. You can really feel the unity when you walk in the room.
Last night for Evangelism I was paired up with Ari to walk through Northbridge(the restaurant/club/bar area or Perth) and witness. We ended up taking to an Aboriginal manwho was homeless. He had a heart rending story of loss and hopelessness that really broke my heart. Ari said that his story of loss and drug and alcohol abuse is so common for these people. Please pray for the Aboriginals as a people, and for Bevin in particular. He had the head knowledge of GOd, and he even said, "you can't make this decision for me, andneither can you," (pointing to me and then Ari) "I have to make it on my own, but I just don't know it I want to."
We just finished up learning about Evangelism and next week is Fear of the Lord. I can't believe that I've been here for a month already. IT seemed like ages ago that I got on the plane to head this way, but then it only feels like I've been here a week sometimes. I've made heaps of friends and each day I grow closer to someone, whethere it's one of my roommates or someone I get into a random conversation with. I'm getting ridiculously excited about outreach in January. So many amazing things are falling into place.
Oh, yeah, pray for discernment for me about what's next. There are some options that I'm thinking about, but I'm torn right now. I now God will direct me when the time comes, but I just want to be open to whatever he tells me to do.
Bless ya mates!