Life

Life is good. One of my favorite professors from IWU emailed me right after we got here and he said, "doesn't it feel good to know that you are in the center of God's will?" It does. We know that Yeppoon is exactly where God wants us.

The initial excitement is finally settling and we are getting into our daily routine. We are figuring our what our roles are like and don't have to ask our Pastor every few minutes, "what do you want us to do now?" We arrive at the church around 8:45 each day and leave around 5:00 except for on Friday when we have XLR8 (the children's program) and youth and we're there until about 9:30. While we're at church we are making preparations for youth group, XLR8 and Bible study. Sean also helps with the music and we both help around the office wherever needed. Our nights are usually spent at worship practice, Bible studies and night services. Don't worry! Tuesday is our day off and we make sure that we take some time to relax while exploring Australia in the mean time.

One thing that we really enjoy is our Young Adult Bible study group. We are getting ready to start the book, The Wild Goose Chase by Mark Batterson. I would highly recommend it. While we are waiting on the books to arrive we had a relaxing night last night where we simply shared our hearts and what the Lord is doing in our lives. It was very encouraging.

We are adjusting well. There are definitely a few things that we miss from home. Some things we expected to miss, but others we didn't even realize we would! Friends and family are definitely up there on the list. Even though we've met some amazing people here, I miss my close relationships from home. It's amazing how often I go to pick up the phone to call/text someone and realize that I can't! We really miss our weekly game nights with friends...luckily we've met some other people who like games as much as us!! By the way we got a new game this week that we are VERY excited about-pictionary with cards, look it up!! We also miss ranch dressing and lemonade...but for the most part food is somewhat similar. Colts and FSU football are very missed as well!!!!

Overall, life is good. I feel so blessed to have an amazing husband to serve the Lord with. Yes, ministry has been difficult at times, but we love it. We are very grateful for your prayers and support.