long overdue. The latest news.

Hey everyone!

wow.... its been so long since I last updated what's been happening here so I'm sorry if this blog is a little exhausting.

but I promise all of it will be informative to the max!!

so heres the quick points first:

I've been working for YWAM Reef to Outback now for amount 4 months! Wahoo!

I plan to be here for 3 years now (for those of you who are confused.... yes I did change my commitment from 2- 3 years...I know. Intense right!?)

I am currently working in accounts in the base operation ministry area. I help students/staff process their payments and donations towards their schools/staff fees/outreach expenses. I get to see how God is providing FIRST HAND! :D

In December, I was able to staff a youth camp here called Impact Summer much like a mini Discipleship Training School, allowing high school aged youth to growth and develop their relationship with God. It was pretty awesome.

What am I doing next you ask? I will be working in Accounts for the next 3 months, until April-ish and then I hope to staff a school soon-which means I would be able to go on outreach!!!

These past 3 months have been soooo amazing and soo crazy I am blown away by how faithful my God is. To not wanting to be a part of the accounts ministry area, to seeing Gods provision in Accounts for me personally...and in other ways, to seeing DTS schools go on outreachs (To Papua New Guinea!), and see approx 45 youth develop a passion for God and sharing his word with others.... it is all so amazing seeing how much has happened.

Impact Summer really gave me a deeper passion to see young people come into missions..... seek out everything God has for them. The small group I led in particular (5 girls) was an incredible time where I was able to speak into the lives of these girls, encourage them, and see a vital change in their hearts towards God. We also had a couple stories during the outreach section of the camp (where we volunteered for a local Christmas festival) in which a group prayed for 3 elderly people and were healed from blindness, inability to walk and hip pain! so incredible! God is awesome.

The DTS teams that went to Papua new Guinea were able to reach into areas that have never been reached before, providing them with needs that are far out of reach for them. The goal and purpose of this outreach was to connect and make contacts to remote villages to come back with the ship tour and provide primary health care and food/clothing and spectacles for those with vision problems. Here's a little taste of what these villages look like :

Also to note! I've been playing piano at a local church every sunday, helping them out with worship since their band is away on a missions trip. It has been such a blessing to not only work with Ywam but the community of Townsville. This has very much stretched my to develop more leadership skills and boldness in my own relationship with God. Coming the end of January, I will be on the main rotation for the YWAM base's corporate worship team for piano and vocals and possibly in the rotation for our weekend outreach Youth Street Live band.

It is really funny how God has been using all of my skills as an individual to work for his purpose for others. :)

Needs/Prayer points:

-finances for upcoming outreach (approx $4000)

-finances for trip home in December 2010 (I hope to speak at a couple of churches to report what God has been doing)

-for the ship tour that starts late this January! finances, volunteers,

-the building of our new youth hangout cafe! pray that our crew finish in time for the ship tour/end of January!