End of the New Testament

Well, Today is the official end of all New Testament studies. The school went to the Pig&Whistle pub to celebrate. It was really nice to just go out with everyone, take our minds off of the studies, and just have fellowship with one another. We have been extremely blessed to have the leaders we do here in the Sunny Coast. This is probably the only YWAM base in the world to take the students out to a pub in celebration of a milestone. The leaders know what people need, and that is to have the option to choose for ones self how they are to act. YWAM Sunshine Coast is really what one would make of it. If people came here just for the beach, then they would only get the beach. If they came here seeking a deeper more intimate relation with Jesus, then their world will be changed.

Here on the SBS, we have a group of 15 students and 8 leaders who are passionate about seeking God in worship and prayer while actively letting the Word of God transform their lives. I am extremely blessed to be put here amongst the other people that are here. God is melting peoples hearts and showing them their roll in the Kingdom.

I'd just like to say thank you to everyone who has, and is supporting me in this school! Your prayers and faith in God are above words. I'd like to ask any one who reads this blog to continue to pray for me as we pick up things in the Old Testament as the work load increases.

God Bless!

David

Revelation

Been in the book of Revelation this week. Not going to start giving a huge teaching on the book, but it is challenging. this book is all about comfort when going through times of great trial and persecution. Jesus tells the church in Smyrna right off the hop that they will be thrown in prison and tortured until they die.

I just keep looking at places in the world where this is reality for people, and wondering what have I done/what can I do to help? Praying for all the saints to be kept sanctified until the day is really the only thing I can do at the moment. Right now, God has me stationed in a bible school, learning the word, preparing me for what is to come. I have often gone into the community to tell people about Jesus to show them Gods love and be a light in this world. I take joy in that. Later though, am I willing to go out into a place where I will die by the sword, by being thrown in boiling oil, be crucified for whom I profess as the Saviour of my Soul? Am I willing to leave the comfort of family and friends, the comfort of a well paying, stable job to go to a place where I will be alone, stripped naked of all my belongings, sleep on freezing concrete floor, often not having any food? This is a reality that people have to face every day in areas of oppression.

Where is their comfort? where is their hope? In the Lord! They know that if they die, they will not taste death again. they will be safely under the alter of our Lord. We need to encourage these people, and also be encouraged by them as well. In the end, all who remain in Christ will have the Crown of life and will live forever in the glory of Him who called us. We need to be praying for people in hardcore situations of trial and persecution, wherever on the globe it is. If we aren't are we really supporting the rest of the body?

These are just things that I have been challenged by in this book. It isn't anything of fear, or being scared of what is to come, but out of love for the rest of the saints that need help and comfort that their Lord is in control.

Sorry. my thoughts are all over the place.

The Geltch Family

If any one who follows this blog could pray for one of the families on the base here. Mark and Mellissa Geltch (along with their children) are two very passionate missionaries who have given up pretty much everything to continue on making waves in Indonesia. This week, Marks Dad passed away. The Geltchs are in the process of moving over everything to Bali, and in two weeks time are to be living there for good. Please pray for Gods hand to move in their lives in this time.

I have only talked to Mark a few times in the time that I have been here, but every time has left me with encouragement and faithfulness. Again, please pray for them.

-David

Christmas and now...

During the Christmas season, one of my good mates down here invited me to his parents house for Christmas down in Huskisson, south of Sydney. That week, we had a really sweet barefoot bowls session, saw many beaches, kicked back on the porch and had many beers, went to the blue mountains, played aqua golf, played Cricket, played football(American), ate snaggs, ate ice cream, and went surfing. Words could not describe how blessed it was for me to be apart of the Windred family this Christmas. They took me in, treated me as their own, and supported me on my walk with the Lord. This Christmas, even though I was away from my family back home, was the best Christmas ever. I'm a poor Bible School student, yet the Lord decided to provide only in a way that he knows how to provide.

After the break was over, it was really easy getting back into the school, and all that comes with it. This last week though has just been stupidly hard on my soul. Not the work, nor is it anything in the work that is causing me such distress. I'm doing my work, and doing it well, getting high A's and having lots of time to just chill. What is causing my distress is a mixture of questions, passions, realizations and just a feeling of escape. Right now, the thing I want to do most is just take a flight to a place I have not been before, preach the word until I die, whether it be 60 years from now, or one day from now. Its not going to happen. The Harvest is ready, yet the workers are so few. This storm will pass, and I'll take joy once again, it'll just be in a little time. that's all. Just need to have patience I guess.