Wow. What an incredible time it has been the last two weeks. SO much to talk about and so much can happen in that short amount of time. I think I need to break it down for each week.
The first week we had lectures on Lordship and what exactly that means and looks like. This by far has probably been my favorite week and lecture. Mark Parker from New Zealand was our speaker and he was quiet the character. I learned a lot about following Jesus rather than following Christianity. I loved the comparisons he did with digging into some of the Old Testament and connecting with the New Testament. Crazy revelations! All I can really say is the Holy Spirit showed up and it was such a memorable experience. I wish I could explain in depth all that happens its just insanely ridiculous. I love every minute of it. I wish all my readers could grasp and understand the work that happens here I can’t wait to share with everyone when I go home! The second week we learned a lot about evangelism and listening to the voice of God to share with people about Christ. I personally loved learning about it! We got the opportunity to hear our leaders speak their testimonies which again was pretty sweet. I enjoyed the fresh outback air and solid walks with God daily with zero distractions. Camping consisted of camp fires, relationship bondings, a billion card games (including dutch blitz which is by far my new favorite game), worship, some rainy days, the beautiful open sky full of glorious stars, waterfalls and creeks, day hikes with my team, and just God showing up in some powerful ways. I also was baptized for the first time and it was great! One of my favorite moments on camping would be after our school watched How Great is Our God, and we all sat out by the camp fire just looking at the night sky and worshiping together while letting the entire galaxy sink in. Such a good time. It was so nice to get away. God really was showing me the past weeks what it truly looks like to offer ourselves and possessions at the cross, and give up so much to gain what He has for us. We talked about not going after the presence of God but going straight after God. It was incredible. Back at the base now and this weeks lectures are on Inductive Bible Study. So far so good! Leave for first outreach in about 10 days really excites me! We will be traveling to Cairns, Australia speaking in churches and youth groups, and speaking in schools along with anything else God leads us to. We will be speaking testimonies as well as some topics that we put together! This outreach will be three weeks long. Hopefully will have all my finances in by Friday for minor outreach as well at major outreach will be coming up a few weeks after we get back. I miss home and everyone very much! I can’t wait to share with everyone everything thats happened! Thanks for reading. Love and miss you all. Until next time...
Be Blessed
Claire
The beautiful Gorge!
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