Playing Catch-up!

So after a six month gap in communications, you'd be forgiven for wondering if the move and the build consumed me, and we never made it to the new base. Well, I'm pleased to tell you that that's not the case! We moved out, we built our new home, and we moved in- maybe not as easily as that makes it sounds, but we got there in the end. And here's the end result!

Although we left our old base in December, we didn't get into the new one until early February. In the meantime, we kept busy with building the new place. I loved it! It was so good, getting to build things. Our base leader pointed out that everything I've worked on is a wall! Dry-walling, welding stair rails, putting up fences, and last but oh-so-certainly not least, the dining room's timber feature wall. That last one kept me going well past February, but I finally slew the giant and after three and a half months of blood sweat and yes, tears, it is complete. Here's a look at it! 

Although it has been a long time coming, it's wonderful to finally be able to rest in the amazing base that God has provided for us. It's an incredible facility that practically suits our needs in a way that the old base never could, and the fact that it's so beautiful as well is just testament to God's goodness to us.

I've learned a lot through the whole experience- about who I am and how I work, what my strengths are, as well as bucket loads about perseverance, prayerfulness and spiritual warfare. It's been a battle at times but it's borne fruit, and I can stand on what I've learned and look forward to what's ahead. Which is...

DTS! I'm excited to say that I, along with another guy, will be leading the October Sports DTS. To clarify, what I've done in the past is staffed DTS, working in a support role to the leader. Now I'll be leading the school- a big step up in responsibility and leadership, but God has been speaking a lot about moving further into what He is calling me into, and leading DTS is a big step along that path! We're already preparing for the school; getting adverts out to get people interested, inviting speakers, relating with prospective students and, of course, praying. We have three students accepted already, and are hoping for many more. It's hard to sum up what my role will look like, but in addition to the prep work, my responsibility during the school revolves around the students- mentoring, teaching, giving direction and prayer- essentially discipling them towards breakthrough in their own relationship with God, to the point where they can do the same within their circle of influence.

So there's where I've been, and where I'm going! I'm really excited about it all, a little nervous at the same time, but looking forward to all that God is going to do and all that's going to happen.