Lately

We are starting our last full week in Armidale today. We leave Armidale for Brisbane on the 22nd and then fly home on the 25th. This week we will be making a trip to the coast for a couple of days and get to see some sights. Last week started exams for the students at UNE. They have 3 weeks worth of exams and they are all busy and studying. They are about to start leaving on their winter break.

This last week or so we've been hanging out with students and enjoying time as a team. Some of us finally got to see a koala. Some people saw one down by the dorms one day, and then one was up in a tree outside our dorm a couple days ago, he was way up there and curled up asleep.

This past week I got to watch some netball, which is a sport a lot of girls play here. Its similar to basketball, but with way more rules, and really not all that similar. The picture below is of my friend Jess at one of her netball games we attended. Ive also gotten to see some of the girls from Mary White play netball as well.


Other than watching netball, this week in Mary White, we hosted a Block Supper...which is basically a study break with desserts and coffee. It was a great chance to get to spend some more time with the students we've met here, and get to meet more of the students in Mary White.

This past sunday evening our team led the UNE Church service at St. Mark's which was a great way to get to serve the church as many of their staff are on holiday right now. Joseph got to preach on Luke 15, and how it should be the parable of the loving father instead of the prodigal son. It was great and several of our friends from Mary White came to church with us.
We also provide the snacks for after the service and made everyone try apples and peanut butter...something most of our team loves, but most aussie think sounds discusting until we make them try it. We've only found one who hasn't liked it.

This past weekend a bunch of us girls all dressed up and went out to have a little girls time, while the guys went and had a cook out at someone's house...they ate some kangaroo.

Please pray that we can make the most of what time we have left here. Several of us, myself included have had colds, please pray that we will get better quickly. Pray for safe travels to the coast this week and next we as we head back to Brisbane and the U.S.