Preparation: The Act of Beginning.

This will be my last blog Australia-side for 8 weeks. My journey to India begins at 3:30am Sunday night/Monday morning. I don't if I'm ready, or if I ever could be completely ready. But I know that God is my strength when I am weak, and that I am doing what He has called me to do, so He will be with me. And that's more than a relief.

This week has been such a strange week. We have been doing outreach preparation all week, which meant practising our skits, as well as packing and cleaning up our rooms. On Thursday morning half of the team going to Mozambique left, which included my room-mate. It was a weird day, happy and yet sad. Happy because we are all going out into the world, all trained up and inspired to be the bringers of the gospel and the builders of Gods kingdom. But it was sad because I know I will not see most of these people again except for the week we have when we get back. These people I have laughed and cried with, feared and rejoiced with, grown and been stretched with. I feel so close to all these people, they really have become brothers and sisters in Christ and are like family. So, like family, I know it is time to let them go and see them take their own place in the world.
The world...India, Mozambique, Darwin, Newcastle, Papua New Guinea and South Africa. Prepare to be impacted, shaken and changed. Gods Son's and Daughter's are coming and they bring a fire that cannot be quenched.
I am excited, nervous, apprehensive, motivated and many others emotions that really mean the same things. I don't know what's in store, I'm certain it's going to be challenging, but I plan to go into it with my head down and feet running. Like a bull. A man-bull.

I am planning to be able to update this blog once a week, as well as updating the ywamnow site (which will probably say the same thing) So you can look forward to exciting tales from exotic India! Pray for me and my team as I go, and while I'm away, for safety and provision and also that we will be effective in what we do.
Love you in Christ!