Greetings in the name of Jesus!
I am loving my time here at The Harry Hunter Rehabiliation Centre. God is really opening my eyes and giving me some great experiences and opportunities.
I am under the very capable leadership of Captains Ken & Leanne Smith. Their leadership is well respected and highly effective in what they do here. They have a heart for the centre and for all that goes on here. They love the clients and treat them as if they were family. They encourage, love, discipline where needed and they have this ability to effectively live out the Gospel of Christ. They are fina examples of what it means to be and live like Jesus! It's my honour to be working alongside them and being mentored and empowered by them.
It's been quite hot here, so I'm still getting used to it, but on the whole I am absolutely loving it.
God continues to amaze me and take me by surprise, even today He sent a HUGE and unexpected blessing my way, but I'll blog about that next time.
Next week is going to be a jam-packed week and all I have to say is bring it on!!!!
I miss you each and look forward to catching up when I get back to Melbourne!
Loads of Love, Prayers & Blessings Abundant!!!
Friday, February 29, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
Family
Greetings in the name of Jesus!
Yesterday (Thursday) I had a day off before starting today at the Harry Hunter Rehabilitation Centre.
To cut a long story short, recently we made contact with some extended family on my Dad's side. Dad has a cousin who lives in South Australia and some other relatives in Bunbury, WA. I got their numbers and emails and began contact and found out that my relatives from South Australia were going to be in WA for 10 days while I am over here.
So yesterday, I headed on a 2 and a bit hour drive to Bunbury and for the very first time I met a Great Uncle, 2 Great Aunties, 2 2nd Cousins and their partners and 6 3rd cousins. It was such a beautiful day. We all went out on a speed boat in the ocean and we went crabbing and it was just such a blessing to meet family, we will keep in much closer contact from now on.
Today I'm heading off to Camp in Busselton, I come back Monday. It will be a great oppurtunity for me to get to know all the clients at H.H. I'm praying for you and miss you all lots!
God, I thank You so much for family! I thank You that You gave me the oppurtunity to meet some of my family for the first time. Lord would You bless them immensley. I love them and I love You! Please bless the time at camp and may I form some great friendships! Hallelujah! Amen.
Yesterday (Thursday) I had a day off before starting today at the Harry Hunter Rehabilitation Centre.
To cut a long story short, recently we made contact with some extended family on my Dad's side. Dad has a cousin who lives in South Australia and some other relatives in Bunbury, WA. I got their numbers and emails and began contact and found out that my relatives from South Australia were going to be in WA for 10 days while I am over here.
So yesterday, I headed on a 2 and a bit hour drive to Bunbury and for the very first time I met a Great Uncle, 2 Great Aunties, 2 2nd Cousins and their partners and 6 3rd cousins. It was such a beautiful day. We all went out on a speed boat in the ocean and we went crabbing and it was just such a blessing to meet family, we will keep in much closer contact from now on.
Today I'm heading off to Camp in Busselton, I come back Monday. It will be a great oppurtunity for me to get to know all the clients at H.H. I'm praying for you and miss you all lots!
God, I thank You so much for family! I thank You that You gave me the oppurtunity to meet some of my family for the first time. Lord would You bless them immensley. I love them and I love You! Please bless the time at camp and may I form some great friendships! Hallelujah! Amen.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Western Australia!!!
Greetings in the name of Jesus!
Well, here I am - In Western Australia!
I had a brilliant flight, the views were amazing and I was unexpectedly blessed by the food on the plane. God is good.
Captains Ken & Leanne Smith picked me up from the airport, so that was great to have some familiar faces. My unit is fabulous and the weather is just fantastic. Perhaps I'll come back with a tan?
I'm excited about what God is going to do during my time here. I'm praying that God will positively exceed my expectations, and I'm believing that He will be faithful in doing that! Hallelujah!
Tomorrow I've got orientation day at the Baptist Theological College (BTC). It should be great fun. For those who don't know, while I'm in W.A. I'll be studying Biblical Hebrew, so learning the language that the Old Testament was written in. I'm so excited at the idea of getting right down to understanding and reading the fullness of the Old Testament in it's original form and am interested in seeing just how much of the original form we lose when we read it in and translate it to english.
Thursday is a day off before I officially start @ Harry Hunter on Friday. We're going on a camp for the weekend, so that's awesome. It will be a great way to get to know the guys.
It's my prayer that you're all going strong in the Lord and that He is blessing you abundantly! Would love to hear from you all, so email, msg, call etc. It'd be great!
God, remind us that we are ALWAYS in your presence because You are everywhere! Thank you for Your promise in the book of Joshua where you encourage us to be strong and courageous and to not be terrified because You are will us wherever we go! We love You God the Father, We love You God the Son, We love You God the Holy Spirit. We give You praise and glory! Hallelujah! Amen.
Well, here I am - In Western Australia!
I had a brilliant flight, the views were amazing and I was unexpectedly blessed by the food on the plane. God is good.
Captains Ken & Leanne Smith picked me up from the airport, so that was great to have some familiar faces. My unit is fabulous and the weather is just fantastic. Perhaps I'll come back with a tan?
I'm excited about what God is going to do during my time here. I'm praying that God will positively exceed my expectations, and I'm believing that He will be faithful in doing that! Hallelujah!
Tomorrow I've got orientation day at the Baptist Theological College (BTC). It should be great fun. For those who don't know, while I'm in W.A. I'll be studying Biblical Hebrew, so learning the language that the Old Testament was written in. I'm so excited at the idea of getting right down to understanding and reading the fullness of the Old Testament in it's original form and am interested in seeing just how much of the original form we lose when we read it in and translate it to english.
Thursday is a day off before I officially start @ Harry Hunter on Friday. We're going on a camp for the weekend, so that's awesome. It will be a great way to get to know the guys.
It's my prayer that you're all going strong in the Lord and that He is blessing you abundantly! Would love to hear from you all, so email, msg, call etc. It'd be great!
God, remind us that we are ALWAYS in your presence because You are everywhere! Thank you for Your promise in the book of Joshua where you encourage us to be strong and courageous and to not be terrified because You are will us wherever we go! We love You God the Father, We love You God the Son, We love You God the Holy Spirit. We give You praise and glory! Hallelujah! Amen.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
GraceWorks!!!!
Greetings in the name of Jesus!
It was my privilege today to serve some of the greatest people in the world - women!
Today was the second and final day of the Territorial Women's Conference, GraceWorks. I'm terrible with numbers, but I estimate that there were more than 300 women who attended GraceWorks to experience God and to seek His will. They were women of all ages from all works of life, joining together, unified in their praise and gratitude to our great God.
I was out the back for most of the day and then had the honour of serving the women morning tea and lunch. So whilst I did not hear a lot of what was said during the sessions, I am confident that they were blessed immensely. The worship was amazing! It was lead confidently and capably by Michelle Kay and a lot of the teaching was taught by Commissioner Nancy Moretz. Along with her husband, they are Territorial Commanders in a division within America. When I got the chance to hear the singing, I was blessed. More than 300 women singing their hearts out to the Lord - What an amazing blessing! It was truly amazing! Some of the special musical items were the women from the MSS (Melbourne Staff Songsters) worshipped the Lord through the singing of a number of songs.
Another musical item was the fabulous Pho girls! Miriam, Naomi & Hannah sang and Phoebe played beautifully on the keyboard. These four girls love the Lord and they are four of the most talented people I have ever met. The women were truly blessed as the Pho sisters sang their praises to God. Hallelujah!
There was a certain buzz around the place and it really was exciting. The guys that served the women got to wear pink ties..haha I even wore my black and white rock 'n' roll shoes! It truly was an honour to serve the women in this way. While it blessed me immensely, I pray that it was a special blessing to the women. I pray that they felt incredibly special as they were all the guests of honour! All glory and honour and praise goes to our great God!
Women of the Territory and the World - Thank you SO much for all you do. For all your love, support, guidance and leadership. We celebrate you everyday and we reap the blessings of your faithfulness to God. I pray that God blesses you all richly! Congratulations to God and all the women in the various women's ministries that organized this day! I thank God for you each!
These women are transformed by the Gospel of Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit and are always celebrating God! HALLELUJAH!!!
It was my privilege today to serve some of the greatest people in the world - women!
Today was the second and final day of the Territorial Women's Conference, GraceWorks. I'm terrible with numbers, but I estimate that there were more than 300 women who attended GraceWorks to experience God and to seek His will. They were women of all ages from all works of life, joining together, unified in their praise and gratitude to our great God.
I was out the back for most of the day and then had the honour of serving the women morning tea and lunch. So whilst I did not hear a lot of what was said during the sessions, I am confident that they were blessed immensely. The worship was amazing! It was lead confidently and capably by Michelle Kay and a lot of the teaching was taught by Commissioner Nancy Moretz. Along with her husband, they are Territorial Commanders in a division within America. When I got the chance to hear the singing, I was blessed. More than 300 women singing their hearts out to the Lord - What an amazing blessing! It was truly amazing! Some of the special musical items were the women from the MSS (Melbourne Staff Songsters) worshipped the Lord through the singing of a number of songs.
Another musical item was the fabulous Pho girls! Miriam, Naomi & Hannah sang and Phoebe played beautifully on the keyboard. These four girls love the Lord and they are four of the most talented people I have ever met. The women were truly blessed as the Pho sisters sang their praises to God. Hallelujah!
There was a certain buzz around the place and it really was exciting. The guys that served the women got to wear pink ties..haha I even wore my black and white rock 'n' roll shoes! It truly was an honour to serve the women in this way. While it blessed me immensely, I pray that it was a special blessing to the women. I pray that they felt incredibly special as they were all the guests of honour! All glory and honour and praise goes to our great God!
Women of the Territory and the World - Thank you SO much for all you do. For all your love, support, guidance and leadership. We celebrate you everyday and we reap the blessings of your faithfulness to God. I pray that God blesses you all richly! Congratulations to God and all the women in the various women's ministries that organized this day! I thank God for you each!
These women are transformed by the Gospel of Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit and are always celebrating God! HALLELUJAH!!!
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Storm the Forts of Darkness!!!
Greetings in the name of Jesus!
Today was an awesome time, where we celebrated all God is and testified to His working in our lives.
The College community had a field day @ the Doncaster Corps and it was a fun, Spirit-filled, God-glorifying and Son-soaked day! Cadet Leah Ellery preached powerfully about us all having vistory in Christ. The victory is ours, claim it! It was also the world premier of the Prayer Warriors sessional song 'You are my light'. I had the honour of conducting the sessions through this, which was an immense blessing for me. The whole meeting was fabulous and every aspect of it, pointed us to our great Triune God.
This afternoon was the welcome meeting to the Prayer Warriors and it's where the 2nd year Cadets found out their out-placements. Newly installed Chief Secretary, Lt. Col. Raymond Finger preached powerfully and with conviction, asking all present the question 'Will you go...?'. Straight after the preach, Lt. Col. Finger led the congregation in the great SASB soon declaring the power and victory over the enemy. Some of you know this is my FAVOURITE song....STORM THE FORTS OF DARKNESS! This was amazingly powerful as the congregation sang their hearts out and straight up to the Lord. I got my little flag out and was boldly worshipping God by waving it. During this time, people who were considering full time service were asked to come forward..I had tears in my eyes looking at each person coming forward...Hallelujah!! Praise the Lord!!!
You see friends, God has NOT finished the The Salvation Army. We've been called to bind the broken hearted, to set the captives free and to have great victory over the enemy. God hasn't called me into something that will cease to exist. No, He has called me to serve Him through this powerful, international movement that was raised up by the very hand of God. I am passionate about The Salvation Army!!! God has not finished! The Salvation Army have not finished....Therefore.....WE SHOULD NOT BE FINISHED!!! But rather we should be fighting for the King! To the front line soldiers immediately....STORM THE FORTS OF DARKNESS BRING THEM DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!! HALLELUJAH!!!!
Lord, equip us to be Warriors in the fight against the enemy, clothe us with the very armour of God. May we be truly repentant to you, seeking out holiness. We want to be holy because YOU are holy. Sovereign God - Strengthen us with Your strength for the battle. Protect us we pray, in and through Your name. Hallelujah! Amen.
Ohhhh......I forgot to tell you where I'm going.....
I'm going to Western Australia. My Social is at the Harry Hunter Rehabilitation centre and my Corps is The Rockingham Corps. They both have amazingly inspiring and empowering leaders and both ministries have HUGE potential to see many, MANY people get saved...Hallelujah!! Please pray for me!!....I leave for W.A. on the 19th of Feb....which is Tuesday week....VERY exciting!!
Today was an awesome time, where we celebrated all God is and testified to His working in our lives.
The College community had a field day @ the Doncaster Corps and it was a fun, Spirit-filled, God-glorifying and Son-soaked day! Cadet Leah Ellery preached powerfully about us all having vistory in Christ. The victory is ours, claim it! It was also the world premier of the Prayer Warriors sessional song 'You are my light'. I had the honour of conducting the sessions through this, which was an immense blessing for me. The whole meeting was fabulous and every aspect of it, pointed us to our great Triune God.
This afternoon was the welcome meeting to the Prayer Warriors and it's where the 2nd year Cadets found out their out-placements. Newly installed Chief Secretary, Lt. Col. Raymond Finger preached powerfully and with conviction, asking all present the question 'Will you go...?'. Straight after the preach, Lt. Col. Finger led the congregation in the great SASB soon declaring the power and victory over the enemy. Some of you know this is my FAVOURITE song....STORM THE FORTS OF DARKNESS! This was amazingly powerful as the congregation sang their hearts out and straight up to the Lord. I got my little flag out and was boldly worshipping God by waving it. During this time, people who were considering full time service were asked to come forward..I had tears in my eyes looking at each person coming forward...Hallelujah!! Praise the Lord!!!
You see friends, God has NOT finished the The Salvation Army. We've been called to bind the broken hearted, to set the captives free and to have great victory over the enemy. God hasn't called me into something that will cease to exist. No, He has called me to serve Him through this powerful, international movement that was raised up by the very hand of God. I am passionate about The Salvation Army!!! God has not finished! The Salvation Army have not finished....Therefore.....WE SHOULD NOT BE FINISHED!!! But rather we should be fighting for the King! To the front line soldiers immediately....STORM THE FORTS OF DARKNESS BRING THEM DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!! HALLELUJAH!!!!
Lord, equip us to be Warriors in the fight against the enemy, clothe us with the very armour of God. May we be truly repentant to you, seeking out holiness. We want to be holy because YOU are holy. Sovereign God - Strengthen us with Your strength for the battle. Protect us we pray, in and through Your name. Hallelujah! Amen.
Ohhhh......I forgot to tell you where I'm going.....
I'm going to Western Australia. My Social is at the Harry Hunter Rehabilitation centre and my Corps is The Rockingham Corps. They both have amazingly inspiring and empowering leaders and both ministries have HUGE potential to see many, MANY people get saved...Hallelujah!! Please pray for me!!....I leave for W.A. on the 19th of Feb....which is Tuesday week....VERY exciting!!
Saturday, February 9, 2008
LAB1
Greetings in the name of Jesus!
I've had a fabulous week of studying. I've been doing LAB1 as a two week study intensive, and we've completed the first week. It's a unit of study that equips us to be more effective in our communication with others. It empowers us to lead others to delve into a conversation so that it becomes more than just a surface level conversation. I love people (Hard to believe for some, I know) and LAB1 is really helping me to be more effective in how I communicate with people, it helps me to be more intentional about what I'm doing. If you ever get the oppurtunity to do the unit, I would highly recommend it!
Tomorrow the College community is brigading in the morning at The Salvation Army Doncastor Corps. This is the first time this year that we are brigading somewhere other than The Training College.
Then in the afternoon it's the welcome meeting for the Prayer Warriors Session of Cadets @ The Waverley Temple Corps. This is an important part in the journey of a Cadet, it's a very significant ceremony that marks the beginning of their College journey. If you're free, come along, it's @ 3pm. Also, tomorrow at the welcome meeting, I will find out where I'm doing for Out-Placement, I leave on the 19th of Feb and return on the 6th of June...I'll blog tomorrow to let you all know where I'm going!
I love the Lord Jesus with all my heart and long to please and honour Him in all I do. Let's celebrate all that God is and fill our hearts with His Word. Meditate on it day and night, know His Word and live out His Word. Lord - Give us Your strength, so we can be all You long for us to be! We praise You Lord Jesus! Hallelujah! Amen.
I've had a fabulous week of studying. I've been doing LAB1 as a two week study intensive, and we've completed the first week. It's a unit of study that equips us to be more effective in our communication with others. It empowers us to lead others to delve into a conversation so that it becomes more than just a surface level conversation. I love people (Hard to believe for some, I know) and LAB1 is really helping me to be more effective in how I communicate with people, it helps me to be more intentional about what I'm doing. If you ever get the oppurtunity to do the unit, I would highly recommend it!
Tomorrow the College community is brigading in the morning at The Salvation Army Doncastor Corps. This is the first time this year that we are brigading somewhere other than The Training College.
Then in the afternoon it's the welcome meeting for the Prayer Warriors Session of Cadets @ The Waverley Temple Corps. This is an important part in the journey of a Cadet, it's a very significant ceremony that marks the beginning of their College journey. If you're free, come along, it's @ 3pm. Also, tomorrow at the welcome meeting, I will find out where I'm doing for Out-Placement, I leave on the 19th of Feb and return on the 6th of June...I'll blog tomorrow to let you all know where I'm going!
I love the Lord Jesus with all my heart and long to please and honour Him in all I do. Let's celebrate all that God is and fill our hearts with His Word. Meditate on it day and night, know His Word and live out His Word. Lord - Give us Your strength, so we can be all You long for us to be! We praise You Lord Jesus! Hallelujah! Amen.
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