Travel Buddies: I have returned!

Wow its been a while! As I mentioned in my last post we were camping until this last Friday which was amazing! The location that we were at was very plain and secluded which made for a perfect setting to get to know each other and press into God even more. We had lectures every week day during the mornings and after they finished we would either play footie (rugby), board games, card games, or just hang out and talk. Nearby we also had creek that we could walk to and for those feeling more adventurous there was also a river and The Gorge that you could hike to.

This was my favorite quiet time spot.

Our first speaker was Mark Parker and he was speaking on Lordship and what it means to make Jesus the complete Lord of your life. He has been my favorite speaker so far; he had so much energy! On the first Friday that we were there, which was the last day that he was speaking, we had a very full day. It started off with thanksgiving and we went on a walk stopping at points along the way and sharing things that God had been showing us that we were thankful for. When we got back to camp we had a time of praise where people would have things that represented something about God to them, some also had things like poems that they had written. I cant remember the exact order of what things went in after this but in short we had a time of giving, something else I cant remember, a guilt and sin offering, a baptism, and communion. It was so awesome because my friend Suz was baptized then! I also got to be in the water with her which was such a privilege. The guilt and sin offering was pretty much people laying down things that had gotten in between them and God, we saw some major breakthrough.

That weekend we hiked to river and The Gorge which was so beautiful!

For the second week our speaker was Bruce Skinner. Although he was not on the top of my list of favorite speakers he had some very challenging points which sparked some great discussions. Bruce taught us the importance of reading the bible in context and not believing things just because it had been that way forever.

Now that we are settled back on base I hope to be blogging on a regular basis again. A week and a half until minor outreach! I will update you guys more on how that will look soon.

Thank you all for your love, prayer and support!

Selah

Since you're all probably wondering, "Who's the creep in the corner?"....Thats Jacen.