I've made it

Yes, I have made it to YWAM Perth. There will be a couple moments during the day where I'll sit and think to myself, 'Wow am I really here?' Yes :) I arrived a week ago. The first week seems to have flown by, but I also feel like I've been here forever. This past week was full of orientations, meeting new people, getting used to the environment, and hearing/feeling/seeing God in a new ways.

Because of this being our first full week, we had a lot of orientation, and activities so starting Monday the base will be on a regular schedule which looks a little something like this...

6am-Morning work out, which is a jog or walk to the river and back to get us awake and ready for the day

6:30-Back home to eat brekie (breakfast) whatever you can find in the house to eat, and shower and get ready for the day, or have personal devotional time

8:00-Everyone meets on base for morning 'family chores'. Family chores is where for a half hour everyone on base is cleaning something somewhere. Currently I am cleaning the base's office, cleaning out trash bins, cleaning the bathrooms, cleaning the small office kitchen

8:30-Base worship on Monday's and Friday's

10:00-12:30-Lectures in the classroom

(small intermission in between for tea time, where we get fed HEAPS of tea and sweet bread/donut/treats and fruit)

12:30-LUNCH/free time

3:30-I head off to my work duty! Yes, work duty. Every student is assigned a work duty to help the base out. I am working in hospitality. In hospitality we bake cakes and make cards for birthdays, iron, wash laundry, take care of guest speakers, I basically call it the HOUSE MOTHER/WIFE of the base ;)

5:30-Dinner time. After dinner there could be free time, or we do stuff together as a school and/or base. Thursday nights after dinner we go into the community for evangelism and on Friday nights we have a service for the base and the city is welcomed as well.

It's quite the schedule, and since you know I am all about schedules and being on time, I think I will adapt well. It makes the days go by fast, and makes you appreciate your 'down' time. This past week in lectures we learned about hearing God's voice in different ways. So during my down time I really tried to hear God speak. And when I was doing my creative journal (our weekly homework) I really tried to ask questions, seek and hear Him. We had the same speaker throughout the week, and he did great. Even in the last few days I've seen and heard God through His word, and other people. It's awesome confirmation. In these confirmations He has called me His daughter, and once again which I've heard so many times being that I am a GEM (Isaiah 54:11-12). During the first few days of being here I was really discouraged, UN-motivated, not wanting to be here or wanting prayer, or wanting to pray myself. On top of it I was sick, super runny nose and con jested. Satan totally seemed to play off that and give me all those condemnation type thoughts. In the last couple days, like I've said God has shown up.

I miss my friends and family at home, I can even say I miss Rochester a LITTLE bit ;) It's not such a bad place after all... but it's a great feeling to know that during this season of my life this is where the Lord is wanting me. And at the end of a crappy or great day I know that's all the comfort I need.

More to come! Enjoy your weekend..miss you all! xo