From Snow to surf!

Hey everyone! Well, I got back from Christ Church and headed up again to Oakridge on a long but lovely bus ride home. (I was driving the worst petrol stickshift of my life!) We did make it out snowboarding in an absolutely amazing series of events! I can't wait to tell the full story! So now I can say I've ridden in CND (which is still the best!), America, Austria and New Zealand! I made some SWEET AS connections as well! More on that later...

We kicked into high gear back on base with Mark Parker speaking on the Lordship of Christ, and that was phenomenal. Our last lecture went til 1:30 in the morning! I packed all day on Saturday and stayed the night at the Blythen family's place! It was so lovely and a perfect send off the next day, I went to church and then caught a ride back with Mark Parker. He wisely suggested to crash at the Auckland king's kids base instead of sleeping at the airport, and I could store my stuff here for free until I get back to Aus. He was super kind to me, and so are the people at this base. They are Americans from a school and they're doing a short term mission here in NZ. They totally have taken me as one of their own in only 2 hrs. I went to the equivalent of a hill songs church, and had amazing fellowship and a delicious and free latte with dessert! My journey has begun on such a high note, and I'm really excited to keep asking the Father for favor on this trip. It's a big stretch for me, but I'm game for the challenge. :) I was quite sand to leave my little log cabin, my swing and my beautiful flat mates, but it'll only be a fast 8 weeks before we reunite again! My next update will be (hopefully) in Aus!

Loves!