Thursday, September 21, 2006



As you can see from this picture, we have had the opportunity to see what it is like to be "parents" in the midst of crisis. Actually the picture has nothing to do with our crisis, it was just a family outing to see "Nacho Libre" on it's opening week in Australia. Some things take quite a while to reach over here, particularly movies. Now about these crisis experiences. We had a student nearly total her car last week. To make the situation worse the near wreck became an actual crash a few days later as the student was broadside by another vehicle. In the midst of all this we had students going to the doctor's for various illnesses. One student was then sent to the hospital where his appendix was taking out immediately. Eight days later he is still in the hospital and has developed an infection and had other complications arise. We joke about how God might be preparing us for having a large family one day (which is at least five years off from now). We have had time to enjoy the students and school as well. Through Hillsong Colleg we have been working with a group of kids from the a suburd not to far from the church. Each Wednesday we go and visit a group of children in their neighborhood and just make contact with the family for a short time. It has been very rewarding and we have developed strong relationships with these children in a short period of time. We have started attending a small group from the church which will help us build community within a large church. So overall things are well and we are learning and growing through the many different experiences which we are thrown into. Pray for healing for our student who remains in the hospital and that God will continue to guide our path as we are over here. We miss you and love you all....

nate





Saturday, September 09, 2006


As the first week of classes has come to a close, I have already begun to feel the stretching that will take place over the next year. During the first few days we were told that we would be stretched beyond what we normally experience. The first week of classes emphasized leadership and coming outside of our comfort zones. The teachers have definitely challenged us in many ways so far. During this time we were able to meet a great group of people from all over the world. The students at the college come from 51 nations around the world! As for the church itself the pace is fast and furious. As college students we are very involved with the running of the church. We serve in different ministries. I am invovled in security, logistics (set up and tear down for meetings), Impact kids (an inner city outreach), and Powerhouse which is the youth service for 18-25 year olds. Lindsey will be serving along side of me with the Impact kids ministry. We are excited serving together. Pray that God's love shines through us as we go out into the community.

Sunday, September 03, 2006


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Our nice, relatively calm Aussie life has come and gone. Nate began Hillsong College last Wednesday. In celebration we decided to join 30 American students from Wesley on an all expense paid trip to Canberra, the Nations capital. I know what your thinking...if it's anything like D.C. with all the hustle and bustle...that would be a great adventure. Well...it's not. But, while it is a relatively quiet town, we did get to go to the Papua New Guinea Embassy and the American Embassy...office, (not actually allowed at the embassy), and a few museums. The trip was rewarding because we were able to get to the know the students! The second day while the students went to parliament....I got violently ill, and started what became a week long "epidemic". At least it wasn't my cooking! So instead of seeing museums and galleries and memorials....I saw a lot a park benches. Now that we are back, I am having to quickly get used to shopping and cooking by myself, but both Nate and I are excited about Hillsong and the things we will both learn from being a part of their vision. We still miss you all, and it is good to hear from you through comments and emails! We love you!

Lindsey