Week 6

So...here it is...it's been six weeks since I've moved to Australia. Crazy!!

What's even better is, now I have a phone!!! Booo ya! (thanks Mat) So I've been able to actually call some of my favorite people in the world and laugh, cry, you name it while talking to them from across the world. So. Good.

So many things have been happening so quickly that it's hard to really keep everyone updated. The past couple of weeks have been pretty intense..Loads of tears gushing out, plenty of challenging application days and incredible times with Jesus.

I've really just been coming to the reality that I have to be ALL IN for Jesus. To give absolutely everything to Jesus. To let Him be the one to sit on the throne of my life and to let Him take my broken heart, and give me a heart transplant. It's so amazing that He has so much grace to even want to do that. It's been quite the adventure to say the least.

I'm loving it here in Australia, and as the clothing stores are starting to set out their fall clothes, we finally found out that I'm going to Bangladesh!! At the end of March or early April, we'll be heading up there with a group of a bout 17 or 18 of us. Then we're splitting up to two different groups to go spread the gospel. Other teams are going to Nepal, the Philippines and Cambodia.

So many other things to say...in the end though, God is good. He's been challenging me like crazy and in the very best ways as He's drawing me closer and closer into His arms.

I love you all SO much and thank you for answering your phone calls :)

whit

Been so long

I haven't written on here in sooo long!!! AHH!! Sorry to all. The days have been getting more and more busy as we go on. So nice. Plus on most days we don't have internet, explaining why you don't hear from me very often...sorry!

So many things have been going on that I seriously couldn't even begin to catch up. Tonight however, we ended up getting the 52ish of us all together to watch Tangled. Then somehow we broke into a giant pillow fight. Minus the fact that there were many guys there with us, it was a pretty girly night.

Last Friday was our Forgiveness and Repentance day of application. We all gathered in our classroom, and took turns praying to God asking for forgivness and forgiving. We were sitting in the front of the classroom, with Quenton on our left and our one on one's to the right. After we prayed and said what needed to be said, they both prayed over us. Then the class would just encourage and give words of encouragement if felt, as we would go spend some time at the cross and nail our prayers on the cross. Incredibly, the day was fantastic and so freeing. Most of us I know came not feeling well, so sick, so sleepy, and hurting. By the end of our time of repentance/forgiving, we were all filled with energy and on fire. Such an incredible atmosphere. And so not judgemental at all. We were just all pouring it out.....everything out..being completely open with eachother. Now there's such a closeness and respect for eachother that wasn't there before but it just continues to blossom as we all are becoming more and more real with eachother and drawing nearer with God.

I have SO many things to say...and I know I keep saying that I'll fill in..I just don't have enough time!! Sorry!! But, if you don't hear from me before the weekend, we're all going to the outback to go camping!!! SO EXCITED...been looking forward to this for awhile now!

Alrighty,
till next time.

whit