a snake warning sign
This week we had our first outreach. It was one of the small ones, only a week. 40 of us helped out with Schoolies (look it up) in Byron bay. What do you do for outreach at a beach you say? Well.... My team cooked pancakes, Chai tea, DJed (is that a word?), had amazing conversations with new graduates, answered ambulance calls, held hair as people were puking, walked people home, handed out candy, slept on the floor of a church, took ice cold showers, got sand in places we didn't know we had, made amazing friends, party rocked in plastic ponchos, created inside jokes, put on a concert, handed messages in bottles.... and those are just for starters! you can do a lot with a hundred volunteers working around the clock! it was one of the longest weeks, but one of my favourites. I have only been back at base for a few hours but I miss the other volunteers like crazy!The organisation we were working for has a great reputation, and it opened a lot of opportunities for answers to some hugely big questions about God, love, religion and lots of other things.
Oh, and Justin Bieber's cousin said I'm cute. that's not really relevant, just funny. (Bieber was in Byron the same time I was.)
Last week our lectures were on Evangelism. the speaker knows a couple of you guys back home! This guy, Stevie, runs a youth outreach called Youthstreet, and its almost exactly what I want to do with my life. He also is an amazing musician.
Sorry there isn't a lot of content in this one, I'm super tired. Laters!
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