We are already into week 10 of the lecture phase of the DTS and outreach is coming up fast! The DTS has been awesome – God has been moving in huge ways daily. One of my favourite times has been on Wednesday morning when we spend an hour waiting on God. During this time we all come together and just wait on God to speak to us. It does not take long before people start sharing the words, pictures, and impressions they are getting. We write everything up on the board and then see what God is saying. It is just amazing how all of the different words come together into a common theme that God is sharing with us. Then we respond to God. Sometimes it is praying, sometimes there are things we need to do – but every time there is an excitement as it is so evident that God is present. Sweet times.
One other highlight would have to be week 7 of the lecture phase – Prayer week. During that week we are all scheduled to be in the prayer room 24/7. We go in for 3 hours at a time in small groups. It was insane how thick the presence of God was in the prayer room that week. God was doing and saying so much. In addition to the prayer room we also meet corporately in the mornings and evenings for worship and prayer. These times are very fluid as we just get worshipping and then see where God wants to go. We were all amazed at how close God was during the week – but also challenged that it can be like that every week of our lives if we are expectant and seeking His face.
So outreach is just 10 days away now! Everyone is excited. This school we have teams heading to Taiwan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea/Philippines, and Australia/Indonesia. The team in Taiwan will be engaging in all sorts of ministry – English corners, University, Coffee houses, you name it. In Uganda we are coming alongside a YWAM Sunny Coast training school that has 80 church ministers enrolled. We will be helping with the school and also involved in large event outreaches in the local towns. PNG is an amazing place, the team will be hiking into the jungle to live in and minister to the villages (this is hard core jungle living), before flying to the Philippines where we are linking in with our long term friend Pastor Pat and his church. There is a big skate and wake board culture in the area, which suits us just fine! Finally, we have our Surf outreach which is travelling down the East coast of Oz catching waves and working with Christian Surfers before heading over to West Timor in Indonesia. The waves willl be pumping…and so will Jesus!
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In other news – the Geltch family arrive back on Thursday after 3 months living and serving in Bali, Indonesia. They have been working with the local community, visiting jails, working with churches, and doing a whole lot of skate and surf ministry
Also arriving in a few days are the Naus family – Sean, Emily, and Elijah to join us on staff. Sean and Emily were a part of the community a while back but then headed back over to the good ole US of A to get hitched and (after they were married) then had Elijah. So now the family are heading back down unda with a heart to reach out to the local community and perhaps even plant a church!
