Supporters Letter...

Well a year & a half has gone by in my ministry apprenticeship here at Kingston, so I thought it was about time to again let you know what I have been up to & thank the many people who are supporting me.

I am involved in many different ministries such as youth work, women’s ministry, one-to-one discipleship, & I am being largely challenged in all of them! I am also involved in doing some theological training, & have started the first CBTE course which looks at the book of Acts.

In all the different things I am doing I am continually reminded of the faithfulness of God & the truth of the gospel of Christ which brings such joy & motivation to continue on. I have also learnt a lot about myself & how I function as a person, which sometimes has been quite challenging to realise & accept!

Some highlights so far this year would have to be, the two camps we have had with D-Train this year, the Tasmanian Women’s Bible Conference, & just sitting down to read the Bible & pray with people has been such a great encouragement to me.

I would really like to thank all those people who have supported me financially. It is such a blessing to be given the chance to do this apprenticeship, & it’s through your generosity that I can do it – so thank you! I would also like to thank those who are supporting me through pray. I have been continually reminded this year how powerful & effective prayer is – so thank you to the many people that do pray for me. I would really appreciate your continued prayer for all the different things that I am doing, & that I will continue to grow in my relationship with God.

Mt Welly shows off his stuff again..

I know I just keep blogging about the weather, & Mt Wellington - but it really is very amazing!!

Marty mananged to capture this one on a very frosty morning while the sun was rising over a very snow covered Mt Welly.

It's not a set of rules...

I reckon that Michael Jensen in his book “You: An Introduction” has one of the best descriptions that I have heard of what the Bible is. He writes:

“The Bible doesn’t come to us as a set of rules, nor is it set our like a New Age self-help book. It tells a tale. We could say it is the script of a great play. Its dramatist is the one who made everything (we use the word “God’ to refer to this person) – including the human being who are its actors. It is a love story – a true love story. It tells how this God loves people, and though they spurn his love, he goes to extraordinary lengths to win them back”

I think this could be a great way to explain what the Bible is all about to youth, & hopefully will encourage them to read it!!

Frozen

It seems that not only Mt Welly has frozen, but so has my computer & my brain! Sorry about the lack of correspondence to all my followers... Life is getting away with me a bit!

So today I thought I would leave you with some interesting things to ponder. It's from something I read in ‘The Confessions of St Augustine’ this morning:

“Be warned that a thing is good & pleasant only because it is connected with Him. Use it apart from its Source, & it will come to taste bitter. Since the good thing is His, how can it remain worth loving if you forsake Him to get it? So what it your goal as you wander these difficult, laborious ways? If it is not found in Him, there will be no rest – not where you are looking for it. You can keep looking for it, but it is far from the place you are” (pg63).

First dump...

Mt Wellington has had its first dump for the year...

Oh... I do love Tassie!! :)

Ministry seasons

So, as expected March was an insane month! There was busyness on so many different fronts, & many different things for me to grapple with. To be honest, if the rest of the year is anything like that dont think i'll cope!! But as I have been told many times, ministry has its seasons - sometimes its really busy, & other times you can slow down a bit.

But this brought me to thinking, I know it is sometimes good to be busy, to stop you from getting lazy etc, but what about times of reflection? Can being busy & having time to reflect on life ever go together? Or do you have to go through the busy periods, & then wait till its not so busy to actually sit down & think through things?

Can busyness & time of reflection ever go together??

TWBC

Ok.. so now its TWBC (Tasmanian Womens Bible Conference) that is totally consuming my time!! Its on this Saturday & plans are going pretty well, & lots of women are coming! So that is really fantastic & I am looking forward to the day & seeing it all come together.
So I would really appreaciate your prayers!!
& hopefully once I have recovered I will be a little bit better at keeping you up to date!!