Snap. 3 blogs in a period of 7 months. I am on a roll. My bad:) I will try to regularly write until I leave, but that probably won't happen. So since my last blog there has been heaps that has happened. I got to spend an incredible two weeks in New Zealand over Christmas break at Deveron's house. He is the youth director of Tasmania but his family lives in NZ and are Maori. Big island family. Tons of feeds. Lots of getting together. I love their culture. And NZ is absolutely beautiful. It was a much needed break and I was so blessed to be able to go!8 of those days Katie came over which was amazing as well. That really was the highlight of my trip!
After NZ, I jumped right into helping out at Big Camp which is campmeeting. But Big Camp here is way cooler! It is over two weekends. So it basically is 9 days long and everyone stays in tents and camps! The church owns a piece of property that they set up a massive big tent on for the main meetings and their are other "sheds" where the other age groups meet. I was privileged to be able to be the speaker for the JETS (Juniors and Earliteens combined)! It was hard out the whole time, but such a fun week. In the morning we would wake up and eat breakfast with the kids at our shed. Have you ever had sphagetti or baked beans on toast for breakfast? Good stuff:) And then we would do crafts with them. Then in the afternoon we would take them to do an activity. Bowling, swimming at the pool, going to Tazmazia. Tazmazia is a massive maze. This place is amazing. These massive hedges that form this maze that is super hard to find the middle which is the goal. Our group went in circles so many times:) Then in the evenings we would have our meeting. God was soo good though. I had never had to prepare for 9 sermons in a row and while it was not stellar, I know that I was blessed through the whole process. One night I was having a hard time with thinking of a opening illustration. I just could not think of one that fitted and I was praying and praying about it but just nothing was coming to mind. However, I kept on seeking God about it and about 2 minutes before I was up, I was in the back praying and an idea popped into my head! Praise God! Simple praise I know, but it was a huge confirmation for me. Finding the balance between preaching God's word and keeping their interest the whole way through was a challenge, but we had a good week. I was so saddened to see where some of these kids come from and their background:( Lots of troubled kids. Confused. They need Jesus! But unfortunately many are not interested. But you tell them anyway!
Big Camp was good and then just started getting ready for school. They have been out for the summer here and school started February 9. We have a really good group of kids this year. Last year, there were a number of troublesome kids that caused a lot of problems, but those kids are gone this year and the school just has a positive feel which is a huge blessing. We were able to have a dedicatory service on the Friday night after school started. God promises us that "if we commit our work to the Lord, our plans will succeed" Bible studies are under full swing, chapels are being marked out on the calendar, and I am super busy! Such a blessing to be busy though than not. I think it will slow down after next week.
I am super excited about next week. A lot happening. We are hosting a program called Adventism Exposed at the school. Monday through Thursday, 7-8 pm. It will be a series of workshops that explore Adventist Beliefs. I would say well over half, maybe even 75% of the students at the school are non adventist and so we want to share God's word with them! I would really really appreciate your prayers for the program. It is so easy just to let it be another function, another program. You plan. You hope people show up. And then you are relieved after it is done cuz of all the work. However, I don't want it to be like that. I want God's name to be lifted up, I want His word to be glorified, and I want people to hear present truth! I am a little nervous, because I don't know how it will turn out but I praise God that He defines success and not me. This is not really a evangelistic series and thus I cannot really look back and say what are the results. However, I leave that up to God! Once again, please, if you get a chance, remember this next week in prayer and pray that God will convict people's hearts!! "Not for Himself, but for others Jesus lived and thought and prayed" Lord, may we think like Jesus!
In addition to that program, a Christian musical artist named Simeon is coming for chapel on Tuesday which the kids are excited about. It will be good to do something different and have a change for chapel!
To be honest, I am missing home a lot. I am at that stage where I love being here, but I cannot wait to get home and see everyone! I often will pray "Lord, place in me a desire to be here and help me be excited!" God is soo faithful though and I am excited about finishing strong. I leave end of May. Three months to go and they will pass by too quick. It is interesting how the longer I am here the more I am accostomed to the Australian accent. It sounds almost normal to my ear now. And according to my family, I have picked up a bit of an accent myself. Funny how that works:) And I am so used to driving on the left side of the road! Going back to the right will be odd at first.
Anyway, all in all I am doing so good. God is so faithful. The longer I spend here and the more I get to know God the more and more I realize how awful of a sinner I am, but that has made what Jesus did for me all the more amazing! I praise Him who is able to keep us from stumbling and present us blameless before the presence of God! Don't forget, if you have time, to pray for Adventism Exposed! Thank you! Cheers.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Life
A lot has happened since the last time I blogged. Bible studies, school excursions, preaching, pathfinders, youth rallies, elder’s meetings, evangelistic series have for sure kept me busy. When I am not working on a chapel talk or sermon or in a Bible study or planning something I am getting kid’s shoes off the roof, jamming with the some of the high school kids in their music class, learning how to play touch (a version of football that is really fun!), filming for a music video that the kids are doing for class, going bowling (Man, I wish I could have gone bowling for PE when I was in high school!), answering their questions (One primary students named Kayden is very proud of himself for coming up with spiritual questions and every so often will come up to me with a very serious look on his face, “Pastor Jeff, ...?" Kayden and I have a special handshake that he taught me. He makes sure to run up to me and do the special handshake with me even if I just saw him a few minutes ago=), writing the Chaplain’s Corner for the newsletter, hanging out with the kids in my office, or my favorite: playing “ship” with the kindergarten kids (I love those little kids. So simple. So fun. “Pastor Jeff, come play with us!” “Alright, if you insist”=)
I know, doesn’t sound like I do a lot of work, but as my chaplain used to say in high school, I am doing presence ministry! So many of these kids need that positive encouragement because they don’t receive any of it at home and I hope and pray that these kids will somehow see in me Jesus. At times it can be frustrating because I wonder if I can do any more. Should I be starting up a new program or some new creative way to do chapels? I am always asking myself these questions. A few weeks ago I was very tired and came home and was super frustrated. I just sat on the couch for a while and thought of my busyness and while I had heaps to do I wondered if I was accomplishing anything, wondering if I should be doing more, wondering if I was making a difference. I went to bed early that night and was about to skip my habit of getting on my knees before I got into bed because I knew that if I prayed God would give me encouragement and I was halfway enjoying my pity party. But I am glad I decided not to skip prayer that evening because the minute I said “Jesus I need you!” I started feeling peace and my discouragement turning into joy. And as I got off my knees that night I praised God for making me realize that He truly is my strength! “He has given you a spirit, not of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind!”
So yes, I have had my downs but also I have had my ups as well. Just a few days ago was probably one of the best days ever and one of the biggest reasons was because I had a stellar breakfast!! I hadn’t gone grocery shopping for a few weeks prior to this killer breakfast and had been living off of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, pasta, and cereal. I would go to the store to buy milk and bread and that is about it. However, I finally broke that trend last week and went grocery shopping and was super excited to have fresh veggies and fruit in my fridge! So back to my amazing day. I guess it wasn’t that great but I was excited because I had not had fruit in a while, but I had some cereal, some cantaloupe (which they call rockmelon by the way) and a piece of currant/sultana/cinnamon toast. Maybe I shouldn’t have gotten so excited over some cantaloupe but it started off my day well=) And then I was really praising God because the next part of my day went smoother than expected. I had organized for our high school students to go over to Eastside Lutheran which is a similar, small Christian school for a combined chapel service and I was not too sure how it would go. But the kids interacted with eachother, the song service went better than expecited and the whole program was very positive. It was good for the kids to see how another school runs and to jus talk to other kids outside of their own circles. Praise God=)
Another up: I had the opportunity to go backpacking with Mr. Norman (the principal) and his wife at Cradle Mountain which is in the northwest corner of Tasmania. We had Thursday and Friday off from school about a month ago and Mr. Norman invited me to go backpacking for the weekend. I had to preach on Sabbath at the Glen Huon church but I decided to at least backpack in with them and spend Thursday night, do some hiking on Friday and then hike back out. Cradle Mountain is one of the most beautiful places I have been. There are so many lakes in the area, the views are fantastic, and there was still a little snow on the peaks. I was just glad to get away from everything and get outdoors! The whole trip was seriously a big blessing and I praise God for that “up” moment.
I praise God that now every lunch period is filled with a Bible study! A couple of them are serious and actually want to learn and it is hard to tell with the others. I study with three people on Tuesday and I wonder every week what I will study with them. They have a very limited understanding of spiritual things and I have never had to explain some of the things I am explaining to them. But I do appreciate the challenge and I also appreciate their honesty. Sometimes I wonder if they actually care. I can say the Bible says this and this is why the Bible is legit and this is what God did for you and this is how you should respond and they will go “So?” Some of them just don’t care, but who am I to judge? They are at least there and want to come back. And perhaps deep down the desire is there. And I take heart in the fact that perhaps some years down the road when they are at a spot in their life where they don’t know where to turn they will remember what they learned at Hilliard Christian School and turn to Jesus! The Holy Spirit will use it somehow=)
I am real excited about this Sunday, November 22 because I am running my first half marathon. A couple of months ago a doctor at the church I go to told me about this Point to Pinnacle race which goes up Mount Wellington. I considered it then but decided against it because I thought it would take up too much of my time. However about three weeks ago I had gained a little over 10 pounds and realized I needed to shed a few so I started running! Then I reasoned that since I was running anyway I might as well do this race and it might give me some more motivation. So I signed up for the race! The weather is supposed to be rainy and it is really cold up on the mountain but oh well=) It will be one of those ‘for the memories’ things.
All in all, I am doing well. I definitely miss home and friends but that is expected. I am continuing to learn the importance of studying God’s word and abiding in Him. I was going to put up lots of pictures but then my computer was not working. So I will try to put up a few next week. Cheers.
I know, doesn’t sound like I do a lot of work, but as my chaplain used to say in high school, I am doing presence ministry! So many of these kids need that positive encouragement because they don’t receive any of it at home and I hope and pray that these kids will somehow see in me Jesus. At times it can be frustrating because I wonder if I can do any more. Should I be starting up a new program or some new creative way to do chapels? I am always asking myself these questions. A few weeks ago I was very tired and came home and was super frustrated. I just sat on the couch for a while and thought of my busyness and while I had heaps to do I wondered if I was accomplishing anything, wondering if I should be doing more, wondering if I was making a difference. I went to bed early that night and was about to skip my habit of getting on my knees before I got into bed because I knew that if I prayed God would give me encouragement and I was halfway enjoying my pity party. But I am glad I decided not to skip prayer that evening because the minute I said “Jesus I need you!” I started feeling peace and my discouragement turning into joy. And as I got off my knees that night I praised God for making me realize that He truly is my strength! “He has given you a spirit, not of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind!”
So yes, I have had my downs but also I have had my ups as well. Just a few days ago was probably one of the best days ever and one of the biggest reasons was because I had a stellar breakfast!! I hadn’t gone grocery shopping for a few weeks prior to this killer breakfast and had been living off of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, pasta, and cereal. I would go to the store to buy milk and bread and that is about it. However, I finally broke that trend last week and went grocery shopping and was super excited to have fresh veggies and fruit in my fridge! So back to my amazing day. I guess it wasn’t that great but I was excited because I had not had fruit in a while, but I had some cereal, some cantaloupe (which they call rockmelon by the way) and a piece of currant/sultana/cinnamon toast. Maybe I shouldn’t have gotten so excited over some cantaloupe but it started off my day well=) And then I was really praising God because the next part of my day went smoother than expected. I had organized for our high school students to go over to Eastside Lutheran which is a similar, small Christian school for a combined chapel service and I was not too sure how it would go. But the kids interacted with eachother, the song service went better than expecited and the whole program was very positive. It was good for the kids to see how another school runs and to jus talk to other kids outside of their own circles. Praise God=)
Another up: I had the opportunity to go backpacking with Mr. Norman (the principal) and his wife at Cradle Mountain which is in the northwest corner of Tasmania. We had Thursday and Friday off from school about a month ago and Mr. Norman invited me to go backpacking for the weekend. I had to preach on Sabbath at the Glen Huon church but I decided to at least backpack in with them and spend Thursday night, do some hiking on Friday and then hike back out. Cradle Mountain is one of the most beautiful places I have been. There are so many lakes in the area, the views are fantastic, and there was still a little snow on the peaks. I was just glad to get away from everything and get outdoors! The whole trip was seriously a big blessing and I praise God for that “up” moment.
I praise God that now every lunch period is filled with a Bible study! A couple of them are serious and actually want to learn and it is hard to tell with the others. I study with three people on Tuesday and I wonder every week what I will study with them. They have a very limited understanding of spiritual things and I have never had to explain some of the things I am explaining to them. But I do appreciate the challenge and I also appreciate their honesty. Sometimes I wonder if they actually care. I can say the Bible says this and this is why the Bible is legit and this is what God did for you and this is how you should respond and they will go “So?” Some of them just don’t care, but who am I to judge? They are at least there and want to come back. And perhaps deep down the desire is there. And I take heart in the fact that perhaps some years down the road when they are at a spot in their life where they don’t know where to turn they will remember what they learned at Hilliard Christian School and turn to Jesus! The Holy Spirit will use it somehow=)
I am real excited about this Sunday, November 22 because I am running my first half marathon. A couple of months ago a doctor at the church I go to told me about this Point to Pinnacle race which goes up Mount Wellington. I considered it then but decided against it because I thought it would take up too much of my time. However about three weeks ago I had gained a little over 10 pounds and realized I needed to shed a few so I started running! Then I reasoned that since I was running anyway I might as well do this race and it might give me some more motivation. So I signed up for the race! The weather is supposed to be rainy and it is really cold up on the mountain but oh well=) It will be one of those ‘for the memories’ things.
All in all, I am doing well. I definitely miss home and friends but that is expected. I am continuing to learn the importance of studying God’s word and abiding in Him. I was going to put up lots of pictures but then my computer was not working. So I will try to put up a few next week. Cheers.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
The Last Month and A Half
I am amazed at how fast times flies. So many things to write about and say! I guess I will just write about random things that have happened.
The second and third week of September were school holidays for the kids and during the first week of holiday I helped at Tween Camp. Tween Camp is up at Spring Beach which is on the coast and is about an hour and a half from where I live. Spring Breach is like Cohutta Springs. It is Tasmania's Adventist camp/retreat center. Tween camp is basically like summer camp except it is not summer. We had about 45 kids come and we run all sort of activities for them during the day and at night we have our evening program. I was in charge of the kayaks. We decided that a fun game to play on the dam (which was freezing by the way) was water polo. So we bought these float-able nets and a ball. The evening before the kids came I went down to the water and sent the nets up so everything would be ready. I woke up the next day and went down to the water and one of the nets was not floating anymore and kind of sitting halfway in the water! Some rabid creature had chewed all of the foam material that made it float. I asked someone what kind of monster lived in the dam/pond and they told me eels. Great I thought. I am going to be life guarding and kayaking in a pond full of eels and freezing water. Alas, no one was eaten though by killer eels which was a very positive thing.
On Friday we went down to the beach and the water was also freezing. You might be catching a common theme here: Tasmania is cold. I was sitting in my swim suit and shirt shivering on the rocks and Jack, the cameraman was coming around filming different people. Jack started filming me and I said some random statement about how water in America is not this cold. And then for the kids and for the camera I took off my shirt and start running toward the water at full speed thinking man it can't be that cold. As I am sprinting as fast as I can, I suddenly trip and fall flat on my face in about an inch of water. I had not seen a dip in the sand and basically ate it hardcore. Everyone was like, is Jeff okay? And then when they saw me get up, they all started laughing. I am glad I could provide for a laugh=)
The next week I went hiking with Mr. Norman who is the principal at Hilliard Christian School where I am the chaplain. We drove down this road out in the middle of nowhere and then the road basically stopped and we hiked for a couple hours through the Australian bush until we reached the coast and it was absolutely amazing! These huge sea cliffs just drop right down to the ocean and you could see for miles up and down the coast. Really pretty. We hiked down to this spot called Shipstern's Bay which is supposedly a famous surfing spot. The waves were pretty calm when we were there but they can get up to 20 feet or so.
I recently moved as well. I had been staying with Pastor Deveron, the youth director, and his wife Sarah who is the PE/Art teacher at the school. This last week I moved into a flat all by my lonesome self over in New Town which is a suburb about 25 minutes from where I was living. At first, I was not too keen on the idea because Sarah is a really good cook and I enjoyed living with them. And then I heard that some guy recently got stabbed to death in New Town. Hmmm...
But then I warmed up to the idea because I can now invite people over for vespers/Bible studies/meals/etc. And I enjoy cooking for myself too. The apartment or flat does not have a drier, but I enjoy hanging my clothes up on the clothesline. Makes me feel domesticated and now I feel like I have been doing it all my life. My clothes are nice and crisp too. I think I am going to hang my clothes up on a line when I get back to the States.
They don't have graham crackers here by the way. I was looking for some the other day because I was going to teach the youth how to make Smores at a vespers/fire we had the other night. However, the grocery stores don't carry them. We used cookies instead. Not the same.
They call cookies "biscuits" and they call supper "tea". So if I said, "Going to have some people over for tea" it would not mean we are going to sit around the fire sipping lemon and iced tea, but rather we were going to eat dinner. But here, you could also have morning tea which is a morning snack and even afternoon tea which is a snack after lunch. But just tea is supper.
This week is Spiritual Emphasis Week at the school. I had a Spiritual Emphasis Week for the elementary kids a few weeks ago but this week it is for the high school kids. I am nervous. The kids come from a vast variety of spiritual backgrounds. Some are mature Christians. Others are just beginning in their faith. A lot may believe in God but don't care at all. And three or four are even professed atheists. What do you tell them? They have a hard time listening as well. I struggle speaking to people who don't at least show that they are listening. A lot of the kids in high school also have the "CKS" aka Cool Kid Syndrome. They act all tough, but you know they really aren't. I would really appreciate your prayers this week for these high school kids. Man, they come from such tough homes and messed up backgrounds. I would say at least 75% of the high school kids are not Adventist, let alone Christian! I just want them to know how much Jesus loves them and how He wants their hearts and how living for Jesus is not really a sacrifice at all but better than anything they have ever experienced. I want them to know that Jesus wants to be their best friend and that we have to spend time with Him daily to really get to know Him. I want them to know that you have to choose to be a follower of Jesus. You can't base your decisions or your relationship with God on feelings, but you have to trust what His Word says. I just want them to believe!
God is soo good though. I am learning a lot about Him, myself, and ministry. He has not yet failed me and I know He won't! I was encouraged by a promise this morning found in Psalm 27 "Wait on the Lord, Be of good courage, He will strengthen your heart, Wait I say on the Lord!" God is faithful and I am so glad that my weakness is His strength and that I can trust Him!
Lord, when I thought I could do everything, I could do nothing. How blessed is my lack of ability because it makes me find in you everything lacking in me.--Francois Fenelon
The second and third week of September were school holidays for the kids and during the first week of holiday I helped at Tween Camp. Tween Camp is up at Spring Beach which is on the coast and is about an hour and a half from where I live. Spring Breach is like Cohutta Springs. It is Tasmania's Adventist camp/retreat center. Tween camp is basically like summer camp except it is not summer. We had about 45 kids come and we run all sort of activities for them during the day and at night we have our evening program. I was in charge of the kayaks. We decided that a fun game to play on the dam (which was freezing by the way) was water polo. So we bought these float-able nets and a ball. The evening before the kids came I went down to the water and sent the nets up so everything would be ready. I woke up the next day and went down to the water and one of the nets was not floating anymore and kind of sitting halfway in the water! Some rabid creature had chewed all of the foam material that made it float. I asked someone what kind of monster lived in the dam/pond and they told me eels. Great I thought. I am going to be life guarding and kayaking in a pond full of eels and freezing water. Alas, no one was eaten though by killer eels which was a very positive thing.
On Friday we went down to the beach and the water was also freezing. You might be catching a common theme here: Tasmania is cold. I was sitting in my swim suit and shirt shivering on the rocks and Jack, the cameraman was coming around filming different people. Jack started filming me and I said some random statement about how water in America is not this cold. And then for the kids and for the camera I took off my shirt and start running toward the water at full speed thinking man it can't be that cold. As I am sprinting as fast as I can, I suddenly trip and fall flat on my face in about an inch of water. I had not seen a dip in the sand and basically ate it hardcore. Everyone was like, is Jeff okay? And then when they saw me get up, they all started laughing. I am glad I could provide for a laugh=)
The next week I went hiking with Mr. Norman who is the principal at Hilliard Christian School where I am the chaplain. We drove down this road out in the middle of nowhere and then the road basically stopped and we hiked for a couple hours through the Australian bush until we reached the coast and it was absolutely amazing! These huge sea cliffs just drop right down to the ocean and you could see for miles up and down the coast. Really pretty. We hiked down to this spot called Shipstern's Bay which is supposedly a famous surfing spot. The waves were pretty calm when we were there but they can get up to 20 feet or so.
I recently moved as well. I had been staying with Pastor Deveron, the youth director, and his wife Sarah who is the PE/Art teacher at the school. This last week I moved into a flat all by my lonesome self over in New Town which is a suburb about 25 minutes from where I was living. At first, I was not too keen on the idea because Sarah is a really good cook and I enjoyed living with them. And then I heard that some guy recently got stabbed to death in New Town. Hmmm...
But then I warmed up to the idea because I can now invite people over for vespers/Bible studies/meals/etc. And I enjoy cooking for myself too. The apartment or flat does not have a drier, but I enjoy hanging my clothes up on the clothesline. Makes me feel domesticated and now I feel like I have been doing it all my life. My clothes are nice and crisp too. I think I am going to hang my clothes up on a line when I get back to the States.
They don't have graham crackers here by the way. I was looking for some the other day because I was going to teach the youth how to make Smores at a vespers/fire we had the other night. However, the grocery stores don't carry them. We used cookies instead. Not the same.
They call cookies "biscuits" and they call supper "tea". So if I said, "Going to have some people over for tea" it would not mean we are going to sit around the fire sipping lemon and iced tea, but rather we were going to eat dinner. But here, you could also have morning tea which is a morning snack and even afternoon tea which is a snack after lunch. But just tea is supper.
This week is Spiritual Emphasis Week at the school. I had a Spiritual Emphasis Week for the elementary kids a few weeks ago but this week it is for the high school kids. I am nervous. The kids come from a vast variety of spiritual backgrounds. Some are mature Christians. Others are just beginning in their faith. A lot may believe in God but don't care at all. And three or four are even professed atheists. What do you tell them? They have a hard time listening as well. I struggle speaking to people who don't at least show that they are listening. A lot of the kids in high school also have the "CKS" aka Cool Kid Syndrome. They act all tough, but you know they really aren't. I would really appreciate your prayers this week for these high school kids. Man, they come from such tough homes and messed up backgrounds. I would say at least 75% of the high school kids are not Adventist, let alone Christian! I just want them to know how much Jesus loves them and how He wants their hearts and how living for Jesus is not really a sacrifice at all but better than anything they have ever experienced. I want them to know that Jesus wants to be their best friend and that we have to spend time with Him daily to really get to know Him. I want them to know that you have to choose to be a follower of Jesus. You can't base your decisions or your relationship with God on feelings, but you have to trust what His Word says. I just want them to believe!
God is soo good though. I am learning a lot about Him, myself, and ministry. He has not yet failed me and I know He won't! I was encouraged by a promise this morning found in Psalm 27 "Wait on the Lord, Be of good courage, He will strengthen your heart, Wait I say on the Lord!" God is faithful and I am so glad that my weakness is His strength and that I can trust Him!
Lord, when I thought I could do everything, I could do nothing. How blessed is my lack of ability because it makes me find in you everything lacking in me.--Francois Fenelon
Sunday, August 9, 2009
My trip to Tassie
The plane I rode over to Australia was this big ol' plane that had two stories, TVs on every seat,a little tooth brush and toothpaste, and the best part: socks to keep your feet warm. They hooked ya up. Every seat also had a little remote that could turn on the light above, call the airline stewardess, and the most useful part: a video game controller. If you turned this remote around, the back had controls to play video games with on the TV. Unfortunately I did not have a chance to play any video games which is too bad but thats all good because the guy next to me did. He was a strict orthodox Jew: beard, long sideburns, and a black and white suit. He was a nice guy. I had to put my bag in front of his jacket in that bin above our heads and he kindly told me that was alright. He watched documentaries most of the night, but at one point he started playing video games. This made me smile because it is not every day you see someone like that playing video games. Kind of made my day. Praise God, I made it safe all the way to Melbourne. Got through customs without a hitch, but then I forgot what airline I was flying into. So I kind of run around for a few minutes trying to figure out how I was getting down to Hobart, Tasmania. Eventually I found the right airline, got on the plane, and flew down to Hobart. Once I got there I was a little nervous because I realized I had completely forgotten to write down any contact information. I had no addresses, phone numbers, or anything. But no worries, because the Lord worked that one out too. Deveron, the youth director of the Tassie conference, was there with a sign and he was a super cool guy. He took me over the conference office where Flick, the secetary works. There are only three people that work at the conference office. The secetary, the youth director, and the president. Pretty small, but they are real cool people. I am looking forward to working with them. Pretty stoked about being here. Tasmania is beautiful. Green rolling hills, nice rivers, and some mountains in the distance. All in all I am super thankful to the Lord for getting me here safe.
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