Whangamata activities included writing in the sand.. it was so grand :)
Friday, February 24
Catch Up
Whoa I spose there is so much to catch up on.. there really is...
During the Summer Break, I managed to go to Whangamata twice! it was totally awesome! The first time i was there my brother and I tagged along with an Auckland Youthgroup on their beach mission.. It was an amazing life building experience.. I learned so much 'bout God that i think will prepare me for the year maybe even the YEARS ahead! It was mostly stuff bout stepping out of my comfort zones, praying hard out, worshiping hard out and fully doing His will. We walked around in teams talking to people, most if not all drunk and/or stoned.. On the first night we talked to some guys who were all like satanic death metal wannabe's who were only talking to us because they wanted to prove us wrong- our faith in Jesus- but by the time we had finished talking to them i felt like we had gotten through to them and we prayed and stuff.. it was TOTALLY amazing! I also met some fantastic people- big HELLO'S to Lisa and Joy btw! Who all encouraged me so much!
The second time i went there i was with my friend Monique, and by the time we were there the whole towns atmosphere had changed and it was also all together a different experience-alot more relaxed and fattening.. lol.. i learned heaps bout my friend and yea totally enjoyed her time and company. Although we did manage to get WAY too sunburntwhich was totally fun.. how often do u honestly get to wear a bikini at the beach? like its kinda too ew to wear a bikini infront of your family.. it was absolutely fantastic! o! and of course the many camps i went to to help out- one included the awesomest food fight that caused me to get marmite ALL over my face, flavoured sour cream all in my hair and clothes and a fair spread of peanut butter, yupp i smelt pretty bad after wards!
My holidays were pretty fun! They went too fast for my liking even though they were 2 months!! YAY.. and back to school- so unfortunate, but getting back in tune is all good i spose-even though atmosphere sucks.. lol.. and aargh its challenging.. but yea.. i think everything will be all good.. because God is good and friends are good and in general life is good im sure :)
During the Summer Break, I managed to go to Whangamata twice! it was totally awesome! The first time i was there my brother and I tagged along with an Auckland Youthgroup on their beach mission.. It was an amazing life building experience.. I learned so much 'bout God that i think will prepare me for the year maybe even the YEARS ahead! It was mostly stuff bout stepping out of my comfort zones, praying hard out, worshiping hard out and fully doing His will. We walked around in teams talking to people, most if not all drunk and/or stoned.. On the first night we talked to some guys who were all like satanic death metal wannabe's who were only talking to us because they wanted to prove us wrong- our faith in Jesus- but by the time we had finished talking to them i felt like we had gotten through to them and we prayed and stuff.. it was TOTALLY amazing! I also met some fantastic people- big HELLO'S to Lisa and Joy btw! Who all encouraged me so much!
The second time i went there i was with my friend Monique, and by the time we were there the whole towns atmosphere had changed and it was also all together a different experience-alot more relaxed and fattening.. lol.. i learned heaps bout my friend and yea totally enjoyed her time and company. Although we did manage to get WAY too sunburntwhich was totally fun.. how often do u honestly get to wear a bikini at the beach? like its kinda too ew to wear a bikini infront of your family.. it was absolutely fantastic! o! and of course the many camps i went to to help out- one included the awesomest food fight that caused me to get marmite ALL over my face, flavoured sour cream all in my hair and clothes and a fair spread of peanut butter, yupp i smelt pretty bad after wards!
My holidays were pretty fun! They went too fast for my liking even though they were 2 months!! YAY.. and back to school- so unfortunate, but getting back in tune is all good i spose-even though atmosphere sucks.. lol.. and aargh its challenging.. but yea.. i think everything will be all good.. because God is good and friends are good and in general life is good im sure :)
Tuesday, January 10
CAMP!!
HEy totally excited coz camp is gonna be like tomorrow!! However i dunno whether i am mentally prepared for the whole camper thing.. i love them i really do.. but they are emotionally draining, I guess we can only but trust in the Spirit to help us out with that-filling us up with Him again every morning! Thats something i learnt whilst on holiday. i met these guys from a Fusion Youthgroup and theyr like totally awesome into God and stuff.. totally encouraging and awesome! Met awesome people there that i kno will like always be mates, and teh encouragement they gave me!! it was rad! So a BIG sdhout out to you guys!! Lundi
Friday, December 23
Santa= Satan
Christmas is finally here, and surprisingly it sorta feels like Christmas :) Maybe its only because yesterday Mum and I spent the whole day baking cookies and decorating Christmas Ginger Santa's. Sadly, however Christmas has become a large over commercialised event run only by all th big retail guys in their black suits, who inturn use the face of Santa to sell their product. Interestingly enough (if you need any proof of my theory) re-arrange the letters of Santa and you can spell out Satan.. maybe this is so because our pattern of thought, our center of focus has turned away from Jesus. Would this also be the reason for th complete bordeom that people share these days? Or should we blame that on technology? Technology does everything for us, so what is there left to do? Television corrupts our imaginations and self esteem- so how can we dream with out having been affected by TV and thinking that we are wrong to dream so? ANd maybe with our boredom we have decided to indulge in to other things.. things that are wrong and make our society corrupt. We are living in a city like Sodom, God's anger must be great, why hasnt he destroyed us yet? Coz Jesus has already payed the price for us :) And everytime we screw up Jesus steps in and is all like "Hey Dad, I like them and they like me. dont hurt them or youll hurt me!" But we are WAY too complacent in this knowledge.. No, I'm not some hard rocking Christian where its good going all th time..Or alot of the time.. No, I'm not as exciting as I would like to be.. but honestly.. I think there are so so many more people who have an inner person, they think differently to what they act because they are scared of discrimination or a judgmental look or maybe they have forgotten how to act like themselves, a sad world this is indeedy. Luckily we can find liberation and be emancipated in Jesus Christ..
Halleluhia.. ITS CHRISTMAS
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