Our time at the sunshine coast was a real challenge as it was mostly evangelism to the people, having some practice but not being at all confident at talking to strangers it was definitely an experience! One way that we did this was with a sausage sizzler, ingredients: Sausages, BBQ and people to talk to. We got all these things and had 3 hours chatting to people, playing games and really getting to know them! Everyone we spoke to and gave food to was so confused that we were giving out free food and everyone was just so greatful , especially all the back packers! It has definitely made me want to travel all over the world hearing some of their stories! :-)
We went to this youth group and just took part. We did this cooking challenge, we split up into groups of about 7 and had $14 to spend on making a meal for 12 people... at the shopping center we only had 10 minutes so it was such a sight, seeing 7 youth charging around a shop buying food and making sure that it came underneath $14! :-p My teams made stir fry and even if i say so myself it was pretty sweet! :-) Really nice, however they put a whole chillie in so after taking one bite all my taste buds disintegrated! It was still a great meal though! :-p
We went to the Eumundi markets, basically market stalls selling everything from food to pictures, to didgeridoos... I got the opportunity to try and play one... it didn't go to well.. :-p I don't think i will take it up as a profession! It was a great time to evangelise and talk about beliefs because they were so many! :-) Lots of fun!
Day off:: Our day off we spend it at Mooloolaba, a beautiful beach with lots of coffee shops. The waves were MASSIVE and after being taken out a few times i decided to recover by resting on the sand and soaking up the sun! It really was beautiful! :-)
I hope you enjoyed reading my blogs! :-)
God bless. Xxx
Friday, 27 May 2011
Sarina - The Beach House... 6th May - 15th May
They really weren't joking when they told us we were lucky enough to be staying in a beach house for 10 days! The house was beautiful! about 20 meters away for the beach and the sunrise every morning was just so indescribable! Waking up was just such a great thing when you go to see an image like that! :-) However being here was when i finally felt cold again, it wasn't a very nice experience! 12 Degrees... i was shivering, had loads of layers on and my sheet wrapped around me and i was still frozen!
Lots of school program games which was fun, I now have so many great ideas for games its so exciting! :-) I went and talked to these two young girls and then they attached themselves to me and followed me around for the rest of the lunch time program.. which was definitely an experience!
We also - after 2 months of practice - had our one and only Auslife. A program put together by Youth For Christ Australia where a group of volunteers go into schools and run all day seminars for a whole grade. I was on sound and it was actually lots of fun! Well, there was a stressful bit in the middle when we were running over in time and things had to be cut and things like that so that was a bit messy but all the feedback afterward which was really good! All the kids that were involved loved it - some may have just appreciated a day off the timetable but there was a lot who actually got really involved! :-) It was nice to be on the sideline but such an important role! :-D
We went into one school and did a whole day program with different grades, one with grade 1and 2 and then two others with grade 6 and 7. We decided to talk about bulling and how even the smallest things can upset people, talking about different strengths that we all have and how that benefits everyone that we are different! We had this time of small groups where we were able to just chat about what had been said and really get the thoughts and opinions of the kids which was just great. There was this one boy aaron who started crying because he didn't like public speaking, it was such an awesome moment as i as able to speak confidence into him and really just say that i believed in him! Afterward he came and shook my hand and said thank you. It was just such an awesome experience! :-D
We were privileged enough to be invited to join a mental health choir practice one morning, it was really heartbreaking, when we first walked in, one of the ladies ran up to us introduced herself and immediately said "were not dangerous, we won't hurt you" as soon as she said this it broke my heart and i just wanted to know her past, why she felt like she needed to say this to us when we all knew that they were just the same as us, beautiful creations. After two hours of singing and having such a good time we had to leave but i was such an eye opener to what people in the community are doing for others and how people who wouldn't normally even get looked at are getting an opportunity to shine!
The same day we went to 'cuppa in the park' a gathering once a week for new people in the community to some and get to know the people who had been there forever, make friends and to build relationship with others! It was just so much fun, i got into a really awesome conversation with this one lady and got to find out all about her!
I have been blessed so much by living in Sarina for 10 days, it was sad to leave such a place so open and welcoming! :-D
Lots of school program games which was fun, I now have so many great ideas for games its so exciting! :-) I went and talked to these two young girls and then they attached themselves to me and followed me around for the rest of the lunch time program.. which was definitely an experience!
We also - after 2 months of practice - had our one and only Auslife. A program put together by Youth For Christ Australia where a group of volunteers go into schools and run all day seminars for a whole grade. I was on sound and it was actually lots of fun! Well, there was a stressful bit in the middle when we were running over in time and things had to be cut and things like that so that was a bit messy but all the feedback afterward which was really good! All the kids that were involved loved it - some may have just appreciated a day off the timetable but there was a lot who actually got really involved! :-) It was nice to be on the sideline but such an important role! :-D
We went into one school and did a whole day program with different grades, one with grade 1and 2 and then two others with grade 6 and 7. We decided to talk about bulling and how even the smallest things can upset people, talking about different strengths that we all have and how that benefits everyone that we are different! We had this time of small groups where we were able to just chat about what had been said and really get the thoughts and opinions of the kids which was just great. There was this one boy aaron who started crying because he didn't like public speaking, it was such an awesome moment as i as able to speak confidence into him and really just say that i believed in him! Afterward he came and shook my hand and said thank you. It was just such an awesome experience! :-D
We were privileged enough to be invited to join a mental health choir practice one morning, it was really heartbreaking, when we first walked in, one of the ladies ran up to us introduced herself and immediately said "were not dangerous, we won't hurt you" as soon as she said this it broke my heart and i just wanted to know her past, why she felt like she needed to say this to us when we all knew that they were just the same as us, beautiful creations. After two hours of singing and having such a good time we had to leave but i was such an eye opener to what people in the community are doing for others and how people who wouldn't normally even get looked at are getting an opportunity to shine!
The same day we went to 'cuppa in the park' a gathering once a week for new people in the community to some and get to know the people who had been there forever, make friends and to build relationship with others! It was just so much fun, i got into a really awesome conversation with this one lady and got to find out all about her!
I have been blessed so much by living in Sarina for 10 days, it was sad to leave such a place so open and welcoming! :-D
The adventures in Emerald... 29th - 6th May
The adventure begins at 5AM where we all jump in the van to get to emerald before 7PM for a youth group that two of the team were speaking at! That didn't happen.. The van broke down and so an 8 hour drive turned into an 11 hour drive as we plodded along this dusty road going 40KM. On the bright side i didn't get to see the most amazing sunset in the outback.. the true outback, it was beautiful! :-) Also got to see some kangaroos hopping around the place and a sweet worship time in the van whilst we were admiring the scenery!
We did a lot of flood relief this time in emerald, the first house we went to was the pastor of the church we were staying at. there house has been completely wrecked so we helped out by cleaning windows, a lot of tidying and a few of us help with some of the building work.. i stuck to cleaning windows.. however the power washer was loads of fun!! :-D
Sunday 1st was a quiet day as we went to church and then had the afternoon off. the morning service was really interesting and i was reminded of 3 things:
1)Read the bible
2)Meditate on God's word
3) Obedience to God's word.
(I'm working on it!)
During the two services today 20 people turned their life to Christ which was just such an awesome thing to be apart of! :-)
Day off: Every place we go we are lucky enough to have one day off, our day off in emerald was EPIC! We went wake boarding! I wasn't very good at the hole standing up on the board so i resorted to knee boarding which was just as much fun and i was good at it! :-D (being pulled behind a boat on a board which you then kneel or stand on depending what kind of board it is!:-D )
We went to a primary school where we were able to teach about letting your light shine and what gifts each individual has and how you can help others by using that gift! :-) It was lots of fun. We also went into a high school over lunch and did melon bowling, in the first 5 minutes 3 of the 4 melons that we were using had smashed.. luckily the last melon managed to make it until the end of the lunch break!
God bless. Xx
We did a lot of flood relief this time in emerald, the first house we went to was the pastor of the church we were staying at. there house has been completely wrecked so we helped out by cleaning windows, a lot of tidying and a few of us help with some of the building work.. i stuck to cleaning windows.. however the power washer was loads of fun!! :-D
Sunday 1st was a quiet day as we went to church and then had the afternoon off. the morning service was really interesting and i was reminded of 3 things:
1)Read the bible
2)Meditate on God's word
3) Obedience to God's word.
(I'm working on it!)
During the two services today 20 people turned their life to Christ which was just such an awesome thing to be apart of! :-)
Day off: Every place we go we are lucky enough to have one day off, our day off in emerald was EPIC! We went wake boarding! I wasn't very good at the hole standing up on the board so i resorted to knee boarding which was just as much fun and i was good at it! :-D (being pulled behind a boat on a board which you then kneel or stand on depending what kind of board it is!:-D )
We went to a primary school where we were able to teach about letting your light shine and what gifts each individual has and how you can help others by using that gift! :-) It was lots of fun. We also went into a high school over lunch and did melon bowling, in the first 5 minutes 3 of the 4 melons that we were using had smashed.. luckily the last melon managed to make it until the end of the lunch break!
God bless. Xx
Monday, 2 May 2011
What happened in Ayr… 26th – 29th April
We arrived in Ayr Monday morning at about 11.30. The shortest drive we have as it was only an hour and a half so a pleasant time to look out of the window and marvel and the beauty of creation. That afternoon we spent time worshiping and praying for our team and then went for a BBQ over looking the sea with the family that are hosting us. Gwen – who is our contact – made 2 delicious cakes for us and I happily had a slice of both! 
Good news though! I definitely worked off the two slices of cake the following day with a cross country walk and two hours of boxing! We went to a primary school that was practicing for cross country race on the Friday and we were able to walk around the course with them. That evening we went to a boxing club which was set up as an alternative to going out drinking which is just such an awesome idea and so much fun! We were taught different routines of punches and hits and had a time of abs work out afterwards! The day after I think a plank of wood was more flexible then me but hey it was so much fun I would definitely do it again! Watch out world there is going to be a new world champion boxer/DJ! Our last night we had a pot luck dinner with all the church members and it was a feast! I can safely say if I didn’t eat for a week I would be fine due to all the food I ate in Ayr!
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