A whole week of intense lectures, 30 extra people, sleeping in a church six girls in a little room on mattresses (praise God!), drastic changes, and Cambodia drawing near. What an intense week!
I started taking medication again for my depression, it's for the best really, but I became so desperate for them to kick in. I knew God was helping me. He never left me! but I was ready for everything to be over. I was so tired of anxiety, naussia and fear. I was ready to get sleep at night and be able to fully focusin lectures.
Nevil was our teacher adn boy was he amazing. He really got me pumped up to leave for Cambodia. He talked about missions and even gave an example of a conversation between three Christians and two Muslims. It was really interesting. I learn very well from visual thigns. I got a little nervous for how the conversations I'm going to get in to are going to go but I know that with God's help I'll say what I'm suppose to.
It was also really nice to have a bit of an outreach experience while still in Australia. We went to Nimbin, the drug capital of Australia. The town was very dark and sad yet so happy. I could see a free spirt and a search for true happiness and freedom. The only problem is they were blind folded and chained in to a fake freedom. It really broke my heart to see how lost and trapped the people were. Believing in the lie of their so called freedom. It was really interesting talking with the people there. Some of them lived there others were backpackers who were just traveling through. The town is in the middle of nowhere so I'm not exactly sure how "Traveling through" works because you definitely have to go out of your way to go there. Our BBQ went really well and we had some great talks with people as well as played some awesome music (done by both our team and some locals). It was a really good experience to have before we leave to all our destinations.
God is moving in all our schools so much. It's such an encouragement seeing and hearing what God's been doing in other groups. Our group is smaller than most schools so it was really interesting to see how other schools are. I'm so glad I'm in a small group. I think God put me in a small school because he knows I fleurish in small groups. It's easier for me to open up and it's easier to get alone time. He always looks out for his children. He thinks of everything even if we don't.
I'm very excited to finally leave for Cambodia. I feel like this is where I'll really grow. I mean God has changed me and taken things away. He's truely freed me but now it's time for growth and figuring out who I am in Him and that's going to be done on this trip. I'm excited!
