can i just say that God is so good. He has been really teaching me to trust in Him. So my friend Cecily who came over to Perth, Australia with me got diagnosed with cancer while she was here in Australia and had to fly home a few weeks ago. We were all praying for her here at the YWAM base as well as people at home were praying for her healing.
well, she just got the test results this morning and they can't find any cancer in her body!!! what do i call that? A miracle as well as an answer to prayer. God is one the move. He is so good!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
January/ February Update.. A bit of catch up!
G'day from down under! I have been in Australia for 4 months now! And it has been quite the exciting journey from home in San Diego to here in Perth, Australia!
Travels:
I went on a little vacation before I went straight to Perth after I left the U.S. I was able to visit friends in Ireland and England that I haven’t seen in years and it was great to catch up with them and to experience the different countries and their hospitality. In many ways, it prepared me for my ministry in Hospitality. Then I stayed in Sydney with my friend Cecily for 2 weeks before our final destination, Perth.
I saw God working in and through the different people I visited as they were involved in their church, or holding youth groups in their homes, loving their friends and family, being open and honest with one another about God‘s grace on their lives. I saw people’s passion for Jesus and it was a great encouragement for me to see this passion in their daily lives.
Perth!
I arrived in Perth, Australia the beginning of October. I joined what they call the backbone ministry which is needed to keep Youth With A Mission Perth running smoothly. I am in a season of working in Hospitality which is basically serving the base. Not necessarily the place where people go “Wow, your changing the world!” but I am more in the role of serving people day in and day out.
You might be asking, “So what does that mean? or what exactly do you do when you serve the staff?”
I am able to reflect in this time on what it means to serve the nations. So many different people from different places come in and out of this base every 3 months and I get to serve them as they are in a season of learning more on what it means to go out and disciple the nations in all spheres of society. So far I have really enjoyed this ministry and what God is teaching me through it.
It has taken a bit of time to get used to living and working with the same people everyday, having 150 staff to get to know, and having 150 students on base for 3 months, leave for outreach and then having a whole new crew of students come. It’s a completely different way of living, but I am beginning to enjoy it and realizing why God has me here at this time.
Something I am reminded of often about is from the book “A Cup of Cold Water” which says, “Our world is filled with scarred, hurt people and their needs will never be met unless we go beyond role-oriented relationships and share ourselves personally. For us, to identify with a person in need is to follow the example of Jesus. We are to serve people not only out of compassion for them, but also as a testimony to Jesus.”
I really wanted to catch up with you and let you know how things down under are going. I am in expectancy of an amazing year. There are a few more plans I have coming up that I will talk about in my next letter. Thankyou for your prayers and want to hear from you. You can email me at elizabethhuckaby@yahoo.com
Travels:
I went on a little vacation before I went straight to Perth after I left the U.S. I was able to visit friends in Ireland and England that I haven’t seen in years and it was great to catch up with them and to experience the different countries and their hospitality. In many ways, it prepared me for my ministry in Hospitality. Then I stayed in Sydney with my friend Cecily for 2 weeks before our final destination, Perth.
I saw God working in and through the different people I visited as they were involved in their church, or holding youth groups in their homes, loving their friends and family, being open and honest with one another about God‘s grace on their lives. I saw people’s passion for Jesus and it was a great encouragement for me to see this passion in their daily lives.
Perth!
I arrived in Perth, Australia the beginning of October. I joined what they call the backbone ministry which is needed to keep Youth With A Mission Perth running smoothly. I am in a season of working in Hospitality which is basically serving the base. Not necessarily the place where people go “Wow, your changing the world!” but I am more in the role of serving people day in and day out.
You might be asking, “So what does that mean? or what exactly do you do when you serve the staff?”
I am able to reflect in this time on what it means to serve the nations. So many different people from different places come in and out of this base every 3 months and I get to serve them as they are in a season of learning more on what it means to go out and disciple the nations in all spheres of society. So far I have really enjoyed this ministry and what God is teaching me through it.
It has taken a bit of time to get used to living and working with the same people everyday, having 150 staff to get to know, and having 150 students on base for 3 months, leave for outreach and then having a whole new crew of students come. It’s a completely different way of living, but I am beginning to enjoy it and realizing why God has me here at this time.
Something I am reminded of often about is from the book “A Cup of Cold Water” which says, “Our world is filled with scarred, hurt people and their needs will never be met unless we go beyond role-oriented relationships and share ourselves personally. For us, to identify with a person in need is to follow the example of Jesus. We are to serve people not only out of compassion for them, but also as a testimony to Jesus.”
I really wanted to catch up with you and let you know how things down under are going. I am in expectancy of an amazing year. There are a few more plans I have coming up that I will talk about in my next letter. Thankyou for your prayers and want to hear from you. You can email me at elizabethhuckaby@yahoo.com
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