I'm Here

Well I finally made it and I'm exhausted. I'm sure that 90% of the things that have been coming out of my mouth tonight..today (hmmm?) aren't making much sense to my fellow YWAMers. But besides that the current confusion of my mouth, I really love it here. I love the people, I love the area, I love the culture, I'm so blessed to be here.

Traveling Day

I'm in the New Zealand Airport right now.. waiting to board my next flight that will take me to my final distantion. It was definitely hard to say my goodbyes last night. Even harder than the time I was dropped off in Rexburg, Idaho for college. I certainly will miss my family dearly.. I love them so much. I really wanted to cry in the LAX airport, but I didn't exactly want people to stareing. One tear did slip out as I waited for my flight but really that was it. I'll definitely have to find somewhere to get all this saddness out of my system in a more private place. But anyways my flight went great.. I watched three movies and three episodes of the Office. Had two wonderful meals and slept for about two hours. But this isn't even the best part yet.. all of that is yet to come.

2 Day Before I Leave

I know the right way is to feel excited to go to a foreign country to experience a new culture and have an experience of a lifetime, but as the hours and minutes grow closer I can't help feeling nervous. Nervous, because I don't seem to be receiving any donations, I'm going to a foreign country for the first time in my life, this DTS will not as great as I've been supposing, that something will go wrong and all this hard work will be only be for a waste, that I'm not packing what I need, that I'm packing too much, and.. I'm sure once I get there and settle into my second week there that all these fear will dissipate, but for right now they all seem like plausible realities.

3 Days Before I Leave

I leave in two days for Sydeny and the reality of this is only beginning to hit me. For so long this vision of going to Sydeny, Australia to be in a Performing Arts group touring the world has only been something I thought was possible in a fanasty world, but as the days, hours, and minutes count down I can only see the reality of my decision. Preparing for this trip has felt like a full time job and my mother has helped me with most of the labor. Passports, visas, refference letters, applications, luggage, packing, removing braces, doctors appointments, asking for donations, even down to creating this blog. I has been hard and my family has been at each others throats as we try to prepare for a six month trip in only two weeks. But Drew keeps reminding us that God will provide for everything.

Introduction

I have recent to chosen to take part in a Christian Service Organization called YWAM. What is YWAM you ask? Well first off YWAM stands for Youth With A Mission (pronounced "WHY-wham"). It is an international volunteer movement of Christians from many backgrounds, cultures and Christian traditions, dedicated to serving Jesus througout the world. YWAM offers a variety of service outreaches, ranging from Disaster Relief to Snowboarding. I've taken particular interest in the Performing Arts out reach. The Performing Arts draws together people with a love and passion for music, drama, and dance. During six months students learn how to worship God with their gifts and also how to use it to serve others. I've been accepted to the Island Breeze Sydeny organization in Sydeny, Australia. Three months will be spent at their base in Sydeny preparing for our own outreach across the world. The base has given us some ruff distantions such as South America, Europe, South Africa, New Zealand, and North America. This blog has become my live personal journal as I go through a journey of self discovery and service to God.