week one and a giant donation!

     This week has been a busy one.  Most of outreach so far has been a lot of gardening (Yay rake blisters!) and impromptu skits and concerts.
This morning our team led intersession for the  base, and it really brought what prayer is into focus for me.           Why? Physical representations. we focused on war in certain countries,  and my station was two chairs set for people to stand on, and then someone in the middle to bridge the gap. I stood in first. Lifting my arms, I realised that's what prayer is. Lifting your arms and praying until you are sore with someone else's pain, then giving it to God. God is constantly calling for someone to intercede, like I called out to those around me, but no one would come. Who will lead, and lift up those who can't reach God for themselves? This is God's heart for the nations!
   We also cleaned up the Meals on Wheels kitchen, gardened at a mental care home, and right now my team is at youth group. I didn't go because I have a headache, but I still want to be productive so blog post it is.
 Yesterday we were nearly 7000 AUDs short, but today we had an anonymous donor give us the full amount, so WE ARE ALL GOING!!! No team member left behind! thank you all so much, God provides miraculously!
 I can't say how truly amazing it has been so far, and I'm stoked for the future. Hard, but good. The best place for me is working for God.