Back in Oz!

G'day mates! Ahhh yeah, I got my Aussie 'accent' back :)

I'm back on the good 'ol Sunshine Coast... well I've been here for a week now. And it has been overwhelming- good overwhelming, for sure. We're all just wanting to soak up every minute with everyone back from all the crazy places we've been! Hearing all the stories; amazing, heart-wrenching, funny, embarassing, life-changing. So needless to say, time on the computer has been limited... remember that free time I was talking about... haha.

So, our last week of outreach we spent in Bali [which is a island in Indonesia- a very popular vacation spot for Europeans]. And it was very interesting. A whole lot of miscommunication within the team/leaders and some solid testing of the character on God's part... whew. The last time I posted the whole "God is way more interested in our character than our comfort" was only the beginning....

Okay, I am being a little dramatic, but honestly God taught me SO [PRACTICALLY] about relationships. And how to deal with issues and little 'speed bumps' that can potentially turn into major problems. What a learning experience. I feel like I am ripping God off by not explaining all the details, but I would seriously write a full out [maybe best-selling!] novel if I attempted!

So, I am going to be praying for Jesus to go ahead of me and prepare all of your ears and your listening capabilities before I get home, because let me tell ya:

I HAVE SO MUCH TO SHARE.

The Father, Son and Holy Spirit have absolutley blown my mind. Between traveling, lecture content, speakers, friends, dating relationships, praying 24/7, living in community, cultures, and I could just go on and on, I feel like I have just lived 10 years of life in just 5 months!!! :)

Last week, Neville Stracher, as I'm typing his title I'm realizing that he does everyone, so I'm going to call him one sweet, walking-[Bible]encyclopedia, funny old dude. He's from Byron Bay. And he presented some absolutely amazing truths about MISSIONS, which was really awesome to have AFTER coming back from outreach.

The highlight for sure was having so many things being confirmed from my heart to my mind. By that I mean, God was teaching me so much in Indo just by me listening to what He was saying, then coming home and Neville teaching, Biblically, all the 'facts' if you will about what I already knew. It was awesome to say the least. :)

This next week is DEBREIF [which we have certainly started already this past week]. I am excited, yet sad. It's going to be very bittersweet...

More to come soon!
Love and miss you all and thank you for all the prayers.... I can feel 'em! :)
<3 Jade

Suka suka Mu Tuhan!

Hello all!

Saying goodbye to our Nias family was tough, but praise Yesus Kristus! He blessed us with the most amazing farewell gift possible...Herman's brand new baby boy! Teti, his wife, went into labor wednesday night at 11 p.m., the night before we left. She delivered him at 1:30 a.m. yesterday :) So we got to meet him and hang out for a few minutes before we left for the airport! His name is Jessa Waruwu. And I can't wait to show you pictures of him.

I am certainly going to miss them.

But our last few days were great with all the youth and our new friends. And the last two weeks God definitely turned things up a little and challenged me big time. For the sake of time (internet is very limited...) I will share all the good stuff when I get home... or back to Australia when I have some spare time (a foreign concept) to really write it all down :) But let me tell ya- He is definitely more interested in our character than our comfort! Can I get an Amen?!?

Well we are off to Bali for a little debreif action :)

Please pray for safe travels and for everyone to really soak it all in and reflect on these past two months together as a team. Thank you!

I can't even express how excited I get when I think of talking and sharing EVERYTHING with all of you!!! Looooooooove you!!!!!!

<3 Jade


p.s. Suka suka Mu Tuhan means 'Have it your way, Lord!" in bahasa Nias. :) And it is a really fun song I hope I can attempt to sing for you!