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