Trying to keep up!
Man does life move fast!! Sometimes I feel like I am running and losing ground. Everytime I learn something I realize just how much more I don't know. And don't get me started on Wisdom! She is more precious than gold, but I can't afford McDonalds!!
But in all of this, GOD IS GOOD. He is my provider, my healer, my shepard and my only need. On top of that he is my identity! I have really been struggling with the idea of "who am I?" Who am I that God should call me to him, who am I that He should send me into the world to preach the Gospel, the Word of God that I am not fit to speak, that I am not worthy to partake of. But that is the God I serve, He is good, only Him.
Once again we were struggling to find work and once again He provided, beyond expectations! It was difficult at first because all the job agencies won't help foreigners because they don't get paid to help us. They won't even give a phone number for a job. Boy weas I frustrated. We had spent 15 dollars on internet and phoning and made no progess.... So, by Jordan's idea, we went to a town close by that had had ads for work and started asking around all the farms. Second farm we went to told us to start next morning. Alright. So we found a chruch parking lot and slept in the car there on friday night and then started work on Saturday planting strawberries! Now at first though working on a strawberry farm sounds cool until you do it. You end up spending the whole day bent over basically touching you feet. It hurts REAL bad by the end of the day!
When we first showed up I was kind of afraid that we had walked in on a Sweat-Shop type operation because there was about 75-80 Koreans and 10 of everyone else, and in all the surrounding towns I hadn't seen a single Korean. And I still to this day do not know where they all went after work, but the job was ligit!
So then Saturday night we didn't was to sleep at the church that we slept at the other night but we did want to attend there so we slept at the Town Hall. Bad call. It happened to be the senior's dance night!! I heard more polka music in that one night than I have in my entire life up to that point. But it was free!! We went to church a little tired the next morning and were blown away and blessed so much. It was the most interesting church i ever been to. First of all there was a congregation of maybe 50-70 and No Pastor. It was completely run by elders. The first service was from 9-10 and was just a free for all, where people would read scripture or ask for a hymn to be sung and partake of communion, and there was so much wisdom in the what the elders had to say in expositing the scriptures and all. Wonderful! Then there was coffee and snacks from 10-11 (pursuing the fellowship of believers) and then the family service which was more like a regular service but just a different member of the congregation would speak each sunday.
That day there was a a baptism of a couple of young guys so they invited us to that and for lunch. Well, to make it short, the baptism was on a strawberry farm and we stayed there for 2 weeks in the house of the Denmans and on her parent's farm, the Shiffkes. the first week we worked on the first farm (the competition) and then switched alliances to who were feeding us!
I would really appreciate it if everyone could pray for the Denman family: John and Tracey (parents) and their kids Tara 17, Teesh 16, Mitch 9 and Maddy 7. They are a great family but the kids are having a hard time living out in the stick with no Christian friends. So keep them in mind if you can!
As for us in this moment we are booking it up to Cairns via inland track. We are in Biloela for the night! Pray for our car that it lasts the next 3000 odd kilometres, and that we stay safe in the hours of driving!!
Love you guys and thanks for reacding this long story and for all your prayers!
Blessings!
But in all of this, GOD IS GOOD. He is my provider, my healer, my shepard and my only need. On top of that he is my identity! I have really been struggling with the idea of "who am I?" Who am I that God should call me to him, who am I that He should send me into the world to preach the Gospel, the Word of God that I am not fit to speak, that I am not worthy to partake of. But that is the God I serve, He is good, only Him.
Once again we were struggling to find work and once again He provided, beyond expectations! It was difficult at first because all the job agencies won't help foreigners because they don't get paid to help us. They won't even give a phone number for a job. Boy weas I frustrated. We had spent 15 dollars on internet and phoning and made no progess.... So, by Jordan's idea, we went to a town close by that had had ads for work and started asking around all the farms. Second farm we went to told us to start next morning. Alright. So we found a chruch parking lot and slept in the car there on friday night and then started work on Saturday planting strawberries! Now at first though working on a strawberry farm sounds cool until you do it. You end up spending the whole day bent over basically touching you feet. It hurts REAL bad by the end of the day!
When we first showed up I was kind of afraid that we had walked in on a Sweat-Shop type operation because there was about 75-80 Koreans and 10 of everyone else, and in all the surrounding towns I hadn't seen a single Korean. And I still to this day do not know where they all went after work, but the job was ligit!
So then Saturday night we didn't was to sleep at the church that we slept at the other night but we did want to attend there so we slept at the Town Hall. Bad call. It happened to be the senior's dance night!! I heard more polka music in that one night than I have in my entire life up to that point. But it was free!! We went to church a little tired the next morning and were blown away and blessed so much. It was the most interesting church i ever been to. First of all there was a congregation of maybe 50-70 and No Pastor. It was completely run by elders. The first service was from 9-10 and was just a free for all, where people would read scripture or ask for a hymn to be sung and partake of communion, and there was so much wisdom in the what the elders had to say in expositing the scriptures and all. Wonderful! Then there was coffee and snacks from 10-11 (pursuing the fellowship of believers) and then the family service which was more like a regular service but just a different member of the congregation would speak each sunday.
That day there was a a baptism of a couple of young guys so they invited us to that and for lunch. Well, to make it short, the baptism was on a strawberry farm and we stayed there for 2 weeks in the house of the Denmans and on her parent's farm, the Shiffkes. the first week we worked on the first farm (the competition) and then switched alliances to who were feeding us!
I would really appreciate it if everyone could pray for the Denman family: John and Tracey (parents) and their kids Tara 17, Teesh 16, Mitch 9 and Maddy 7. They are a great family but the kids are having a hard time living out in the stick with no Christian friends. So keep them in mind if you can!
As for us in this moment we are booking it up to Cairns via inland track. We are in Biloela for the night! Pray for our car that it lasts the next 3000 odd kilometres, and that we stay safe in the hours of driving!!
Love you guys and thanks for reacding this long story and for all your prayers!
Blessings!
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