Gods Been A Challanging!!

Wow its been ages!! I hope you're all doing Fabulously well!! I have been flat out these past few weeks! So much has happened! Its been great!!

God has been challenging me a lot. HEAPS in fact! I've come to the realisation (well decided really) that the course I'm doing at Uni (Medical, Forensic and Analytical Chemistry) is not what I want to do anymore. I'm really enjoying Old Testament!! I LOVE IT! I love going to College prayers in the morning before class.. Love hanging out and talking to everyone in the college.. Thursday arvo just gone, Aaron left me with his keys while he had a meeting and I decided I would get some bio work done (because there was more chance of me getting it done there than at home where I'm easily distracted) I felt at home! Crazy really, but its true! I'm thinking that maybe this is where God is pointing me too. Yes there you all go, I admitted it.. Maybe Officership... But NOT YET!

God has also been challenging me about the youth at church, well in Werribee area really! I was asked by Pete Stamp to help him with the Kids that go to Breaky Club Wednesday mornings. They needed a Younger female that the girls that came along could easily relate to. I went the Wednesday before last and LOVED that too! I figured its my favourite meal of the day.. FREE and I get to talk!! Eating and Talking! My favourite Hobbies! That day after Breaky Club I went to hang out at the church before Uni started, I had a great talk to Judy and Gaylene about the girls in the church needing a younger female leader type person. This is something that had been in the back of my mind for a very long time. I told them that, and they said that it is definitely something I should pray about and seriously consider. I have and I believe this is something that God wants me to get into! WooHOO!

I also decided that week that I want to start working towards becoming a soldier. I think that is is something I want to do, so that I can be a better Role Model to the youth. I don't think it would be right for me to be helping the young people in the church become closer to God, when I haven't made that public statement. Yes I do know its not a compulsory thing to be a soldier. I'm just saying I wouldn't feel right ministering to the young people in Werribee without becoming one. Make sense? mm It has also been on the back of my mind for a little while now.

Today I participated in a leadership type conference 'Blood and Fire' at our church. It was great!! I got so much out of it! The Holy Spirit was moving MASSIVELY! Was Fantastic!! I did the electives 'small groups' That was great! Got quite a bit out of it!! Some stuff I plan to take to my mall group and talk to them about, and also quite a bit for when I start my own. I also did 'body language' that was cool! learnt so much stuff about what different gestures mean etc and how to use them to make other people feel comfortable while talking to you. That kind of thing. Then I was in mentoring. I learnt quite a bit. Really enjoyed the one on one practical with Jo. :) I realised I need to find someone who can mentor me. Someone who can listen to me think out loud, and hold me accountable to my decisions and goals! Any suggestions on who, are very welcome :P The worship part of the day was also great!! The holy spirit touched many people today! Very exciting! Praise God!!

Some other things that have happened recently:

Some of you may know.. Mum and Dad were planning to move back to Melbourne! Dad went for TWO jobs in Melbourne, one as a teacher of Community Service type stuff, and another as a nurse at the Children's Hospital. He got offered both! He accepted the nursing Job, and so it was decided that he would move down to start the Job end of August and Mum would follow with the rest of the clan next year. BUT! They were very undecided for quite awhile about the whole moving thing and decided last week, that it was God's will to stay in Hamilton. Mum got offered a job as a midwife on the Portland Hospital team. This is something Mum had been wanting to do when she finished her midwifery course. So they have decided to accept the offer and stay in Hamilton. I'm not exactly over the moon about it. But God's Will is God's Will, not mine.

My beautiful Cousin Margaret had her Baby boy on Thursday 23rd August. Jaxson Murray Marchett 9.5 pounds. Big boy! Hes a darl. The most gorgeous boy born in quite awhile!! hehe! One down one to go. Her sister Marnee is also due a baby in the coming weeks! A baby girl apparently, so that will be exciting! One of each kind to play with! haha! YAY!

Love and God Bless to you ALL!

xoxox

I'M EXCITED! woooohooooo! I don't know why really... but I am!

These are a few things that have happened this week:

• Sunday: I went to 614 Salvos in the morning with Bec. That was a great experience :D Marnee Turner spoke. Shes a great speaker! We decided to stay for lunch. Now THAT was an experience. Bec and I went last in line, and so when we had finally got our food we found there were no more tables left. Being the smart thinkers we are we decided to set up another table. We put our food down and went and got a table. We then went to get the chairs, and turned around to realise our table was no longer ours. It was now full! So we put our chairs down and got another table. We then wen to get our food. Only to find someone had taken mine! Someone had STOLEN my food! Hahahahaha! It was hilarious. Any of you that have been to 614 will understand why, but for everyone who hasn't. 614 is a church where a lot of people off the street go. At least God used my plate of food to feed someone who was hungry and needed it more than me :)
• Sunday night: I went to Werribee again! I been 4 weeks in a row! :D I'm excited. hehe. Gaylene spoke, shes also a great speaker!! Both her and Marnee spoke on the same topic. Difference being that Gaylene was mostly preaching to the already converted, but Marnee wasn't! I got a lot out of both their sermons. GOD IS GOOD! :D
• Monday: wasn't too exciting. I worked 12-7 long day went slow. But that night was very interesting/exciting! I had a good conversation with my daddy. :D I then had a few thoughts! yep! They were exciting! But then it got better!, I had a good friend of mine (who ive only recently started being in contact with again) he asked me to pray for him! I was pretty excited. No one has really asked me to do that and hes not a Christian! GOD IS FANTASTIC!
• Tuesday: I spent the afternoon with my friend Ben! Hadn't seen him in over a year! so that was exciting. We saw the Simpson's movie. Funny movie! Then, I had another person I was talking to on MSN ask me to pray for her friend! This girl is already a very dedicated Christian but it was still great! GOD IS WONDERFUL!
• Wednesday: I still couldn't get rid of my excited mood for some reason. Not that I wanted to of course. Its Great being happy excited all the time! :D I worked again. that was quite good! Been very quiet lately :) I then caught up with my friend Sarah for dinner! Shes been in Japan so it was great seeing her again :D Later, (again being on MSN as most my nights end up), I had one of our youth at church tell me she had just admitted, to our Officer, that she did want God in her life! GOD IS AWESOME!
• Thursday: Yesterday. I had a nice and early start. OLD TESTAMENT! WooHOoo! I'm really really enjoying it. Its such a challenge, and I Love challenges! That's not the only reason I'm enjoying it. I'm learning A lot. So far Ive left each class going whoa! I also enjoy spending the time at the college! haha Many great people there. Don't think I could live there tho.. :P Not yet anyway.. I LOVE GOD! (just had to put that somewhere)
• TODAY I FINALLY RECEIVED MY OLD T BOOK! I WAS/AM EXTREMELY EXCITED!! woooohooooo! Tomorrow, my parents come down for a couple of nights! One of my cousins baby shower is this weekend :D

OH and just now. I had a visit from the Mormons! I actually think they came through my work yesterday shopping haha! They came today to spread the word. They wanted to come in and share there beliefs with me. Nice boys they were although I still didnt let them in. I told them I was a Salvo, and am studying Old Testament, and then just took a pamphlet to read :) Next time Ill be ready.. Maybe challange them a bit.

This visit has made me think now tho, How come we as Salvos don't go 'door knocking' to spread the word? Many people only hear or know about us being a charity, and only ever come into contact with us when we are collecting, just a thought...

Think that's enough for now. Hope you are all doing well, and God continues to keep you all safe. Many blessings :)
xoxox