Greatness...

We have finally reached the first day of Spring and can feel the excitement in the air that comes along with the warm sun and cool winds.  It is as if we are finally coming out of hibernation.  :) This past week has been really great.  To start with, Matt and I have been leading a Team for the City Care ministry we are a part of called Street Teams.  We just had a whole new lot of students join us, and they are amazing.  The ministry focuses on people that need to see God's unconditional love in action.  Our new team members have caught onto that vision and embraced it. It is so cool to see how God uses us in the lives of other people to make a huge impact.  This past week, the church had 300 loaves of bread donated that we were able to take and distribute amongst our community.  Some commented that God made a big impression with only a few loaves when he fed the multitudes..imagine what he can do with 300 loaves :).  Well, our team saw amazing breakthroughs as neighbors that had been hiding behind closed doors suddenly emerged to see what we were up to.  Sometimes we don't know if we make a difference in their lives but this week we God showed us that He is performing a great work in the community we serve. We had one guy (who has demonstrated a bit of drug use) tell us that he is now volunteering at a food bank/drug rehab center. He said he is over living on drugs. 

I guess you can say we are a bit excited about our Street Teams.  

So then there is our beautiful Methusalah (aka "Meth").  It is time for renewing the registration (already can you believe it. ) The thing is Meth had to be inspected before the process could be completed to insure road safety.  Being that Meth is a bit older we were uncertain as to possible imperfections that one might find needing to be fixed.  But, Meth passed a very short test with flying colors.  

Then Matt is the best server in Sydney.  In a country that does not typically tip their servers, Matt managed to come home with a $192 tip.  His managers were stunned (and a bit jealous :).

His wife went shopping :0.

What is there to say but GOD IS GOOD!!

We are so shocked that September is already here.  It seems like just yesterday we were telling people about the application process with a bit of hesitation.  What an impossible dream, but we will give it a go...and go we did.  We have learned so much on this short journey, lessons that we will cherish for a lifetime.  

For now, we are enjoying springtime in our new home.  Humans are not the only creatures emerging from the winter.  Tonight I killed my first roach...yes, they are bigger in Australia.  We have learned a lot about grace and forgiveness, but that is one trespasser I cannot forgive.  Anyhow, as I will conclude my rambling with this thought.  Are you trusting God for the impossible, or only expecting rational? Our God is out of this world and is not limited by that which can be explained in our world.  Allow him to work the irrational solution in your life so that His Glory can be revealed.