Wow, here's some honesty...

Ok, I'll just get it out. Since I have been home I feel like I have taken a 4 month vacation from God, from everything. My focus has been off and I have had no quiet time with God, my church participation has been lax, and my mind has been elsewhere (aka Fiji). Sure I have been working, but that's really it. I feel like I took steps backwards since I came home. I live in a spiritually dead town and have done nothing to change that, not even at church. I feel like I am the same person, spiritually, as I was when I left to go to NZ, even in some ways before that. I am not making an effort, I just think about where I am going to go next. Some of that may probably be from me and not God. Today is time to turn it around again. Knowing me, it will all be internal turn around. Hopefully the external will follow...

More pictures...hahahaaaa...

After I left my 2 hitch hiking partners at the ferry in Wellington, I went straight to the old Anglican church. It was a Sunday and I wanted to feel less alone (first time in 5 months without my team where I knew that they wouldn't be back) and to remind myself that God was still with me, plus I felt a little guilty about missing church. So I walked into this ordinary looking on the outside church and was completely blown away. I had discovered this tourist spot in a flyer of what to see in Welly. So I walk in and couldn't believe how beautiful it was. It had a peaceful and warm atmosphere to it. It was wooden interior with all stained glass windows and dark red carpet and pew seats.The above pic was with a flash, of the pulpit.The above picture is a small part of the pulpit, I took it with the natural light to keep the atmosphere. Below is one of my favorites of the windows, which were all late 1890's to early 1900's.
I believe that the above window was the angels announcing the birth of Jesus. The next one is I believe Peter's redemption after the resurrection, you can't see the holes in the hands because of the size of the picture, but the writing under the picture says "Lord thou knowest all things thou knowest that I love thee".
Below is the front of the church. The middle window is I believe Jesus on the cross and on either side in their own windows are the 12 disciples, however Judas doesn't have a window, he was replaced by his replacement (if that makes sense).
Below is the angel at the grave after the resurrection . I loved this one too.In contrast to the above church, which I totally felt God's presence in. It was a very humble feeling church, made you feel humble. I now show the Anglican cathedral in Nelson. Very imposing and stands out, across town you can see it, beautiful architecture though. Below is the bell tower.This is the inside. It had a very different feel to it. It felt cold, distant, and imposing. As opposed to the warm, inviting, open feeling in Wellington. Again, it was beautiful.This was the pipe part of the pipe organ, the organ is behind me and up some stairs. As you can see by the blurry head, it was HUGE.

Pictures bahahaaa...

<- HAHAHAAAAA.....The infamous pink skirt with shiny things on it...I bought this one in Fiji and I would have worn it at home except that it was too cold. There, now you all have seen me in a skirt.





A journey finally taken, a grandmother finally met, sort of. My dad's birth mom died at 36 in Nelson NZ and I have wanted to go there my entire life. As you can see, God brought me there and I finally got to come full cicle on that branch of my family.


This is my DTS team at Hairini (our unoffical home as we spent the most time there) at grad. Back row: Drew, me, Tim, Emanuel, Jay, John(aka Jolly). Front row: (same direction as back) Dana, Brittney, Julie, Iris, and Stefanie(aka Sunshine). Our staff is missing from the picture.

I will do more later. Gotta go eat some lunch. Bye.

This is getting tougher...

This always seems to happen to me. As soon as the weather gets nice, I feel like getting out and going somewhere. It is currently hot in Abby, boy I wish I were there. I keep coming back to Fiji, going back there I mean. I really feel like I'm going to go back there, for a while. I am thinking about staffing a DTS based there either Lautoka or Nadi. Maybe even just working at the base there. I really feel the pull back there, not just because of the memories I have there. I realize that it will be totally different as my DTS team will not be there and the people will be different, but it keeps coming back to my mind. I can't make it go away. I may have to do the Basic Leadership School first, I'll have to ask the in charge people. It won't be until at least next year, but I know I will be going back, that may just be where I belong. We'll have to wait and see...

WAHHH!!

WAHHHH!!! No Canadian team bringing the Cup home this year!!! Oh, well. It was cool to read about how the Canadian players on Carolina are excited about bringing the Cup home. I just wish it was a Canadian team. However there are a few players that I am happy for, too many to name. I will however name the one the only Cory Stillman. YAY!!! Yeah, I got a few comments on the Stillman Flames jersey today. Ba ha ha...

Mwahahahahaaaaa....

AIEEEEEEEE!!!!!! GAME 7!!!!!! I CAN'T HANDLE THIS!!!!! YAY!! Ok, done now. Go Oilers.

Where will the wandering take me next?

Yes, I am thinking a lot these days about where I will go next. I always come back to Fiji, I left there with a new heart for the people and I left my old one there. I was thinking about staffing a DTS there. I have also been looking into the leadership courses through U of N and the School of Intercessory Prayer in Scotland at the base I originally wanted to do my DTS at before God led me elsewhere. So if you all could pray into that. I need to pay off my old debts and DTS first and then get the money to go. I know God can provide, so could you pray for direction and divine intervention again. I already know I will definitely be doing the School of Digital Film making, but not for a while yet. There are other things to do first. Thanks all. Love ya and miss ya.

Score...

Hee hee hee. I just got back from watching Poseidon (which was a not bad popcorn flick, really) and I got a bonus. The owner of the theatre gave me the movie poster for X-Men 3. I'm all excited. Obviouly not much goes on here if that is the big excitement. Ok, that was another short one. I must go, Gruffudd is meowing like a crazy cat. She just wants my attention. Moce.

Hmmm...

Just checking to see if I can do this once, not 5 times. Hee hee. In case you want to see my others goings on which aren't really anything.

http://blog.myspace.com/hilarious29

I think that's right. Anyhow, must jet. Gotta finish my other project... Eventually I will post pictures from my DTS, just can't do it yet.