Every day I am awaken by a beautiful sunrise that alights the sky at 6:45 every morning with out fail .It's colors dance across the sky every dawn with promise with another beautiful day. I can feel the warmth of its rays kiss my face , its presence awakens my senses. The beauty outside of my window is astounding ...the lush tropical greenery ..palm trees . I am blessed coming in and I am blessed going out .
I have been on this journey dedicated to God ...He has called me to Australia . I just wanted to update those who have been a key part of my life and have given me words of life and encouragement. It has been a very busy July . Something we hold dear to our hearts here at YWAM Darwin is our God focused program called Mission Adventures . It was awesome to see God encourage the youth of Australia to grow in Him and get a revelation of the big picture . We did one week of training here in Darwin and one week of outreach in an Aboriginal community. One of the most awesome parts of Mission Adventures was to have devotion groups in the morning . God came through for each and every young girl that was apart of my group , with a word of encouragement and the truth about what God had to say about them. One of our outreach locations was a community called Palumpa that was 6 hour drive away through vast amount of bush , alot of the way is smokey because of controlled bush fire. The Lord reminded me of His faithfulness to fulfill his promises and the deep felt dreams that He had kindled for so long in the depths of my being . There was such a deeply embedded desire in my heart to reach the people of Australia . Every day I am reminded that the Lord is on the throne and that HE is a God of strategy , His way's are higher than mine . It was such an amazing feeling to set my feet on red dirt ... and look into the most gorgeous dark eye's....what your name ms. ? A little dark arm around your neck asking you , "What your team?" In the outback the lil black fella wants to know your Ruby or AFL team . All they want is tella a story time...the people of generational stories and a festering wound of an identity crisis. I really feel like the Lord is saying ...who will tell them my story . The dark people of the red dirt ...searching on journey to know the one true God . The red dirt has left an impression in my heart.
Just recently I was in the city in Darwin on my way home from Woolies and a little aboriginal girl came along side me and started a little chat . I asked her where she was from and she said Palumpa and she was like " Auuh yea , you that from that other mob. It was quite funny that encounter . It made my heart light ..before we parted ways she gave me hug . They are impressionable and offer a innocent love. I hope I see her again .
I have made Australia my home . I feel that the Lord has called me here long term . I am looking for those that would take the time to partner with me and support my cause in prayer. At the moment I will be living at the Ywam base here in Darwin and looking for a job .I have been blessed by the Base Director Jen Keatch to allow me to stay on base in support of God's vision and direction for my life .I will get to partake in an awesome opportunity to continue to do some ministry with Jen in a community near us called Bagot . I am being lead to do a DTS at the New Castle base in January . I am very excited and would love your prayers!!!!! I will keep everyone updated!!! Cheers!!
Shelly
