Hi all!
Guess what!? I faxed the baggage people last night with a picture of the bag and also a long list of all the contents and its value in USD (for compensation purposes) and what do you know!? Today they have found it!
I still have not received it, so don´t stop praying, but I´m really excited! God has taught me a valuable lesson - I don´t need my "stuff". But it will be really useful to have my stuff returned, especially the Aussie items - footies, Vegemite and souvenirs that I can use for Australia Night this Friday.
This afternoon, we went to the University of Queretaro and handed out notices about my English classes and the Australia Night. It was cool how interested the uni students were. Back at Melbourne Uni I think we would have just walked on by! I start my first English class on Thursday night, so please pray for that.
After that, I worked at Global Grounds with a couple of the young Mexican guys - Alvaro and Sergio. We were really quiet to start with so we just hung out together and played guitar and read the bible - that was super cool. Later we got really busy so I was making coffee and meeting new people.
I am continuing to learn Spanish, but as always having some funny language faux pas. Today is was quite sunny and we were walking down the road and I said: "Estoy muy caliente" That literally means "I am very hot" EXCEPT in Mexico it means "I am very horny!" hahaha so I learned that I should say "Yo tengo calor" which literally means "I have heat" and that is better.
Signing off for tonight!
Phil (pronounced Phillipe)
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Primer día en el Horizonte
¡Hola mi amigos!
Today was my first day at Horizonte for Sunday church. It was really cool to join with this congregation on the other side of the world and worship God! There is more than 300 people who attend Horizonte so it´s a bit bigger than good old Balwyn. The service went for almost 2 hours, with lots of joyful singing at the beginning and then the message from Martin Macedo the pastor. After the message was announcements and then it wrapped up. We had coffee after the service and I got to meet some of the people from the church.
After church I went to Lluvia´s family´s house for lunch. We had molè which is like a mix of chillies and chocolate and some other things (a sauce) over turkey and served with rice and tortillas. Have I mentioned that just about everything is served with tortilla´s here?! Tortillas are very versitile, they can wrap up your food, they can be rolled and used as an eating implement, they can be ripped up and used as a spoon... the list goes on!
Also, I should use this opportunity to explain how meals work here... there´s breakfast, lunch and dinner, but the times are different. Breakfast is BIG! We almost always have eggs, beans, tortillas and sometimes cereal. We eat that usually around maybe 9:30am. Lunch is also BIG - it´s the main meal of the day, so we eat that between 2pm and 4pm in the afternoon. Mostly everyone in the family will come home for lunch if they don´t work in like a food service job, so shops etc. close for at least an hour in the afternoon. Later in the evening, we have supper which is supposed to be smaller, but is usually also quite substantial! We eat supper around 8:30 or 9pm... although when I work en la tarde at Global Grounds I eat supper about 10:30pm.
Tomorrow I have my day with God - so looking forward to spending some quality time studying the bible and praying. I have been reading from John 15 about remaining in Christ and bearing fruit - so that´s what I want to be doing especially as I study.
Love to all at home. Luggage still missing, but I will send them a list of all that is in there along with the associated values, and they should compensate me (or at least seeing the value I think may make them look harder!!!).
Buen dìas!
Phil
Today was my first day at Horizonte for Sunday church. It was really cool to join with this congregation on the other side of the world and worship God! There is more than 300 people who attend Horizonte so it´s a bit bigger than good old Balwyn. The service went for almost 2 hours, with lots of joyful singing at the beginning and then the message from Martin Macedo the pastor. After the message was announcements and then it wrapped up. We had coffee after the service and I got to meet some of the people from the church.
After church I went to Lluvia´s family´s house for lunch. We had molè which is like a mix of chillies and chocolate and some other things (a sauce) over turkey and served with rice and tortillas. Have I mentioned that just about everything is served with tortilla´s here?! Tortillas are very versitile, they can wrap up your food, they can be rolled and used as an eating implement, they can be ripped up and used as a spoon... the list goes on!
Also, I should use this opportunity to explain how meals work here... there´s breakfast, lunch and dinner, but the times are different. Breakfast is BIG! We almost always have eggs, beans, tortillas and sometimes cereal. We eat that usually around maybe 9:30am. Lunch is also BIG - it´s the main meal of the day, so we eat that between 2pm and 4pm in the afternoon. Mostly everyone in the family will come home for lunch if they don´t work in like a food service job, so shops etc. close for at least an hour in the afternoon. Later in the evening, we have supper which is supposed to be smaller, but is usually also quite substantial! We eat supper around 8:30 or 9pm... although when I work en la tarde at Global Grounds I eat supper about 10:30pm.
Tomorrow I have my day with God - so looking forward to spending some quality time studying the bible and praying. I have been reading from John 15 about remaining in Christ and bearing fruit - so that´s what I want to be doing especially as I study.
Love to all at home. Luggage still missing, but I will send them a list of all that is in there along with the associated values, and they should compensate me (or at least seeing the value I think may make them look harder!!!).
Buen dìas!
Phil
Friday, February 24, 2006
Mexican ramblings
¡Buenas tardes todos!
¡Yo tengo un buen tiempo aquì!
Well, I have made it through my first week at Global Grounds and I am absolutely loving it! I have had great opportunities to hang out with university students and speak with them a bit. Luckily, ping pong trancends language and I have played a lot of ping pong with people who have come into the coffee shop.
Last night we had a universitarios grupo bible study. That was really cool! Alvero (one of the young guys who helps at global grounds) led the study (in español). We all read from the bible in Spanish which was really interesting and special to see the power of God´s word in whatever language it is in.
Today we planned out my weekly schedule for my ministry at Global Grounds.
Finally, I´ve had some great language faux pas so far...
I was asking a guy how long he had been learning English and I said: "¿Cuanto anos?" which means "How many anuses?" What I really meant was "¿Cuanto años?" which means "How many years?"
Lesson 1: anos = anus, años = years
I was wondering why people were always talking about dogs, like all the time!? Until I found out...
Lesson 2: perro = dog, pero = but
Oh yes, and a finally, finally...
I promised I would let you know how God has been protecting me in amazing ways... well... I was in a car accident on the night of my birthday - I´M OKAY!!! so don´t stress. We were driving home from the guys hangout when a car came from a side street and hit t
he passenger door, denting it in. It was amazing, but everyone walked away unhurt. I was fine, I just got a tiny little bruise on my arm and I wasn´t really shaken up at all - just thankful to God for his protection. Both cars needed to be towed and it took ages for all the red tape with the police and insurance to be sorted, but it was all good. Cars are replaceable, people are not and thankfully all was okay. So yes, I´m really stoked that I have the God of the universe looking out for me!
Mum - don´t start worrying - I´m really fine! All is going well and I´m safe and sound!!!
I really love it here and I am integrating well with the team. We are having a lot of fun and the ministry is going well. My luggage is still lost, so please continue to pray - it would be handy to have before I return to Australia - but next time I´m just bringing hand luggage, it´s all you need!
Love ya,
Phil
¡Yo tengo un buen tiempo aquì!
Well, I have made it through my first week at Global Grounds and I am absolutely loving it! I have had great opportunities to hang out with university students and speak with them a bit. Luckily, ping pong trancends language and I have played a lot of ping pong with people who have come into the coffee shop.
Last night we had a universitarios grupo bible study. That was really cool! Alvero (one of the young guys who helps at global grounds) led the study (in español). We all read from the bible in Spanish which was really interesting and special to see the power of God´s word in whatever language it is in.
Today we planned out my weekly schedule for my ministry at Global Grounds.
- Monday will be my day with God - reading and studying the bible and praying
- Tuesday I will work at Global Grounds from 4pm to 10pm and run an advanced english class at 7pm
- Wednesday I meet with Justin for discipleship and then go to Global Grounds for the universitarios lunch
- Thursday I run my advanced english class at 7pm then we have the universitarios grupo at 8pm
- Friday I work at Global Grounds from 10am-3pm then we have activities at 7pm. The activities we have planned include an Australia Night and some music nights to enable me to interact with the young people and build relationships
Finally, I´ve had some great language faux pas so far...
I was asking a guy how long he had been learning English and I said: "¿Cuanto anos?" which means "How many anuses?" What I really meant was "¿Cuanto años?" which means "How many years?"
Lesson 1: anos = anus, años = years
I was wondering why people were always talking about dogs, like all the time!? Until I found out...
Lesson 2: perro = dog, pero = but
Oh yes, and a finally, finally...
I promised I would let you know how God has been protecting me in amazing ways... well... I was in a car accident on the night of my birthday - I´M OKAY!!! so don´t stress. We were driving home from the guys hangout when a car came from a side street and hit t
he passenger door, denting it in. It was amazing, but everyone walked away unhurt. I was fine, I just got a tiny little bruise on my arm and I wasn´t really shaken up at all - just thankful to God for his protection. Both cars needed to be towed and it took ages for all the red tape with the police and insurance to be sorted, but it was all good. Cars are replaceable, people are not and thankfully all was okay. So yes, I´m really stoked that I have the God of the universe looking out for me!Mum - don´t start worrying - I´m really fine! All is going well and I´m safe and sound!!!
I really love it here and I am integrating well with the team. We are having a lot of fun and the ministry is going well. My luggage is still lost, so please continue to pray - it would be handy to have before I return to Australia - but next time I´m just bringing hand luggage, it´s all you need!
Love ya,
Phil
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Fotografias
Aqui es mi fotografias :-)
Corregidora´s monumente
Esta es Lluvia, Justin y Jessica
Yo en una fuente
¡Los hombres en Global Grounds para mi cumpleaños!
Corregidora´s monumente Esta es Lluvia, Justin y Jessica Yo en una fuente ¡Los hombres en Global Grounds para mi cumpleaños!Wednesday, February 22, 2006
¡Feliz cumpleaños!
Hola amigos!
Thanks to everyone who has sent emails - it´s really great to hear from you! I will endeavour to send replies as I get a chance, but at present I am not having a lot of time to spend on the internet.
I am however, having a lot of time to spend doing exciting and new things! Global Grounds is fantastic - it´s a really, really great place to be and to work. Yesterday was my first day here at Global Grounds and immediately after having a meeting with Martin Macedo (the pastor of Horizonte), Justin and Lluvia, I started meeting some of the students and playing ping pong with them.
My Spanish is getting better, but it is still frustrating when you can´t say what you want to say. I am learning a lot, but please pray for my memory - it´s information overload and I'm forgetting a lot! However, it is only just my fourth day in Mexico, so I think I'm doing pretty well.
I will update you on a few more exciting adventures soon when I get a chance to write a little more - God has really been taking care of me in BIG ways!
Last night I went to a meeting with some of the guys from Horizonte. We all got together at the church and sang some praise songs in Spanish. It was really special to see the passion and wholeheartedness these guys have for God (Dios). After that, we came back to Global Grounds and had a table tennis tournament and drank coffee. The guys had organised to get pizza's for supper and they all sang me the equivalent of Happy Birthday in Spanish. It was something about mañana feliz?? I was given a Global Grounds tshirt which I will wear with pride!
I will post some photos when I can - I have taken some good ones, but my luggage is still missing so I don´t have the necessary attachment to download them from my camera.
On the topic of luggage, please keep praying! We have been ringing them daily and they have no news. Today we have faxed them all the details of the bag, it´s outside, contents etc. so that they can look through the pile of lost luggage they have to try and find it. I have purchased some new underwear (hehe) so I can relax my routine of washing every day to rotate my clothes with my spare pair in my hand luggage.
So much to tell with so little time, but I must get back out into the cafe. Thanks to all for your prayers and support. I am having a most amazing time!
Love to all,
Phil the Mexican
Thanks to everyone who has sent emails - it´s really great to hear from you! I will endeavour to send replies as I get a chance, but at present I am not having a lot of time to spend on the internet.
I am however, having a lot of time to spend doing exciting and new things! Global Grounds is fantastic - it´s a really, really great place to be and to work. Yesterday was my first day here at Global Grounds and immediately after having a meeting with Martin Macedo (the pastor of Horizonte), Justin and Lluvia, I started meeting some of the students and playing ping pong with them.
My Spanish is getting better, but it is still frustrating when you can´t say what you want to say. I am learning a lot, but please pray for my memory - it´s information overload and I'm forgetting a lot! However, it is only just my fourth day in Mexico, so I think I'm doing pretty well.
I will update you on a few more exciting adventures soon when I get a chance to write a little more - God has really been taking care of me in BIG ways!
Last night I went to a meeting with some of the guys from Horizonte. We all got together at the church and sang some praise songs in Spanish. It was really special to see the passion and wholeheartedness these guys have for God (Dios). After that, we came back to Global Grounds and had a table tennis tournament and drank coffee. The guys had organised to get pizza's for supper and they all sang me the equivalent of Happy Birthday in Spanish. It was something about mañana feliz?? I was given a Global Grounds tshirt which I will wear with pride!
I will post some photos when I can - I have taken some good ones, but my luggage is still missing so I don´t have the necessary attachment to download them from my camera.
On the topic of luggage, please keep praying! We have been ringing them daily and they have no news. Today we have faxed them all the details of the bag, it´s outside, contents etc. so that they can look through the pile of lost luggage they have to try and find it. I have purchased some new underwear (hehe) so I can relax my routine of washing every day to rotate my clothes with my spare pair in my hand luggage.
So much to tell with so little time, but I must get back out into the cafe. Thanks to all for your prayers and support. I am having a most amazing time!
Love to all,
Phil the Mexican
Monday, February 20, 2006
¡Bienvenidos!
Buenas dias!
I am having an amazing adventure! I am currently in the airport at Mexico City after missing my connection to Queretaro last night.
My original Qantas flight to LA was delayed by 4 hours meaning that I missed my original connections. However, God is at work! At check-in in Melbourne I met a guy who used to go to my school. He added my onward details to my check in and so when I got to LA, Qantas had rebooked my flights even though they were on a separate booking and they told me that they weren´t going to. After waiting in a long queue, I was booked on AeroMexico to Mexico City, then on to QRO. They even gave me a food voucher!
I got a tiny seat right down the back from LA to Mex, but that gave me a good view out the window. I got a great view of the sunset from the air and then coming in to Mexico City after dark was beautiful - so many lights!!
It took ages to get off the plane then through immigration and customs. By the time I got to the check in for my flight to Queretaro, he said I had 5 mins. But then he said I had to go to get a ticket from Aero Mexico. Anyway, after trying my best Spanish, I found I had missed the flight, that my bag didn´t go to Queretaro and I was stuck in Mexico City. The guy made a reservation for Monday (today) but said that I had to go to British Airways (no Qantas in Mex) to get the ticket amended - they couldn´t let me go without a new ticket.
Went to find my luggage - it´s missing somewhere, but at least I had learned from iTeams training to pack a change of clothes and toiletries in my hand luggage, so all good.
I made a call to Mish´s cousin Ale and asked if she could help me out here in Mexico City so she came and picked me up, showed me around the city a little and after having authentic Mexican tacos (including eating tongue!!) I stayed at her house. I was so thankful for her hospitality and it was great to meet her after chatting via the internet. I also met her Mum this morning and was able to introduce myself in Spanish.
Anyway, today God has been at work again because I rocked up to the AeroMar counter and gave them my old ticket. The guy called someone (I think it was supposed to be Qantas, but he couldn´t even say Qantas, so I think it was someone else!) and then after a bit he just asked "Window or aisle?" and gave me a boarding pass. So now I´m catching a flight to Queretaro and all is good. I still haven´t got my luggage, but when they find it they will deliver it to Queretaro - hopefully I´ll get it soon!
Anyway, sorry for the long post, but I wanted to let you know of a few of my adventures so far. I´m absolutely loving being in Mexico and experiencing new things. God has shaken up my plans and forced me to rely on Him, but he´s provided for me every step of the way and done the most amazing things!
I have spoken to Justin and kept him updated - international roaming is fantastic.
Love to all.
Adios amigos.
Phil
I am having an amazing adventure! I am currently in the airport at Mexico City after missing my connection to Queretaro last night.
My original Qantas flight to LA was delayed by 4 hours meaning that I missed my original connections. However, God is at work! At check-in in Melbourne I met a guy who used to go to my school. He added my onward details to my check in and so when I got to LA, Qantas had rebooked my flights even though they were on a separate booking and they told me that they weren´t going to. After waiting in a long queue, I was booked on AeroMexico to Mexico City, then on to QRO. They even gave me a food voucher!
I got a tiny seat right down the back from LA to Mex, but that gave me a good view out the window. I got a great view of the sunset from the air and then coming in to Mexico City after dark was beautiful - so many lights!!
It took ages to get off the plane then through immigration and customs. By the time I got to the check in for my flight to Queretaro, he said I had 5 mins. But then he said I had to go to get a ticket from Aero Mexico. Anyway, after trying my best Spanish, I found I had missed the flight, that my bag didn´t go to Queretaro and I was stuck in Mexico City. The guy made a reservation for Monday (today) but said that I had to go to British Airways (no Qantas in Mex) to get the ticket amended - they couldn´t let me go without a new ticket.
Went to find my luggage - it´s missing somewhere, but at least I had learned from iTeams training to pack a change of clothes and toiletries in my hand luggage, so all good.
I made a call to Mish´s cousin Ale and asked if she could help me out here in Mexico City so she came and picked me up, showed me around the city a little and after having authentic Mexican tacos (including eating tongue!!) I stayed at her house. I was so thankful for her hospitality and it was great to meet her after chatting via the internet. I also met her Mum this morning and was able to introduce myself in Spanish.
Anyway, today God has been at work again because I rocked up to the AeroMar counter and gave them my old ticket. The guy called someone (I think it was supposed to be Qantas, but he couldn´t even say Qantas, so I think it was someone else!) and then after a bit he just asked "Window or aisle?" and gave me a boarding pass. So now I´m catching a flight to Queretaro and all is good. I still haven´t got my luggage, but when they find it they will deliver it to Queretaro - hopefully I´ll get it soon!
Anyway, sorry for the long post, but I wanted to let you know of a few of my adventures so far. I´m absolutely loving being in Mexico and experiencing new things. God has shaken up my plans and forced me to rely on Him, but he´s provided for me every step of the way and done the most amazing things!
I have spoken to Justin and kept him updated - international roaming is fantastic.
Love to all.
Adios amigos.
Phil
Saturday, February 18, 2006
I'm off tomorrow!
Wowowowowow! I leave for Mexico tomorrow!
I've had a really great night catching up and farewelling friends and family tonight. We ate Mexican (well I hear it was only sort of Mexican) and had fun hanging out. I have more friends than are in the photo (hehe) but we only snapped a couple of photos!
I just got an sms tonight to let me know that my flight's been delayed and will now depart at approximately 2:00pm tomorrow (rather than 12:20pm). This will make it a bit tighter for time in Los Angeles, but still shouldn't be a problem (all going well!). Please pray for safety and smooth connections in my travel.
I'm really excited now - I'm all packed and ready to go! I think I'll go for a run in the morning to try and tire out my legs before the long flight.
Thanks to everyone for your support, well wishes, smiles and hugs. I look forward to keeping in contact a bit while I'm away and then having a big catch up when I get back!
Lots of love to all.
-Phil
I've had a really great night catching up and farewelling friends and family tonight. We ate Mexican (well I hear it was only sort of Mexican) and had fun hanging out. I have more friends than are in the photo (hehe) but we only snapped a couple of photos!
I just got an sms tonight to let me know that my flight's been delayed and will now depart at approximately 2:00pm tomorrow (rather than 12:20pm). This will make it a bit tighter for time in Los Angeles, but still shouldn't be a problem (all going well!). Please pray for safety and smooth connections in my travel.
I'm really excited now - I'm all packed and ready to go! I think I'll go for a run in the morning to try and tire out my legs before the long flight.
Thanks to everyone for your support, well wishes, smiles and hugs. I look forward to keeping in contact a bit while I'm away and then having a big catch up when I get back!
Lots of love to all.
-Phil
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Friends at NCR
It's all getting very exciting as I am in my last few days in Australia! I can't believe how quickly the time has gone - I leave on Sunday! Woah - I've still got so much to do!! God has provided for me abundantly and I have received all the financial support I need to go on this trip - huge thanks to everyone who has contributed!
I was privileged to spend tonight with friends at New Community Ringwood and share a little of what I will be doing in Mexico. It was great to connect with the community there and to receive their support, encouragement and prayers. I am so grateful to God to have so many people around me who are behind me to encourage and pray as I step out.
It was great to recall the night at NCR when God really placed on my heart to engage in a short-term mission. It was also fantastic to share with the people at NCR as we remembered what God has done amongst the community there in 2005 and looked forward to what He will do in 2006.
I have been challenged to think about what God might be doing in my life in a year's time - I know that it's in His hands but it's exciting to see His plan unfold in my life.
Also - a big shout out to any of the KPMG guys who are reading this, I know that I sent out the link tonight so would love you to get on board and check out what I'm doing as I venture over to Mexico. Thanks for being such a great team of people to work with!
Finally, I thought I should just post another photo. This one I found is of a hacienda in Queretaro - I'm pretty sure that I won't be staying in one of these extravagant mansions! They were built by wealthy settlers in the 17th and 18th centuries...
I was privileged to spend tonight with friends at New Community Ringwood and share a little of what I will be doing in Mexico. It was great to connect with the community there and to receive their support, encouragement and prayers. I am so grateful to God to have so many people around me who are behind me to encourage and pray as I step out.
It was great to recall the night at NCR when God really placed on my heart to engage in a short-term mission. It was also fantastic to share with the people at NCR as we remembered what God has done amongst the community there in 2005 and looked forward to what He will do in 2006.
I have been challenged to think about what God might be doing in my life in a year's time - I know that it's in His hands but it's exciting to see His plan unfold in my life.
Also - a big shout out to any of the KPMG guys who are reading this, I know that I sent out the link tonight so would love you to get on board and check out what I'm doing as I venture over to Mexico. Thanks for being such a great team of people to work with!
Finally, I thought I should just post another photo. This one I found is of a hacienda in Queretaro - I'm pretty sure that I won't be staying in one of these extravagant mansions! They were built by wealthy settlers in the 17th and 18th centuries...
Saturday, February 11, 2006
The countdown: 8 days to go!
Hi everyone!
It’s only 8 days to go!!! Wahooooo! I am alternating between being very excited and very busy with little time to be excited at the moment!
I am continuing to see God provide for me in every way as I draw closer to my departure from Australia. I am very close to reaching my target for financial support – I now only need $287 to meet the target and God has proved to me that he will provide just what I need so I’m sure he has it in hand.
In terms of travel itinerary, I leave Australia on the 19th of February at 12:20pm on QF93. After a lot of travelling, I will arrive in Queretaro, Mexico at 8:10pm on the same day (due to the time difference!)! I will return to Australia on the 2nd of April at 8:55am on QF94.
I have been emailing with the team in Mexico to confirm last minute details. Justin and Lluvia Hoste (iTeams missionaries from USA) will be meeting me at the airport on my arrival and showing me around. I’m sure that I will be quite tired after many hours of travel!
Thanks to everyone for their continued support on this journey. It has been amazing for me to see God work in powerful ways already in bringing everything together to allow me to go on this trip. I praise Him for his wonderful love and provision in my life - what a wonderful God we serve!
A couple of reminders: Tomorrow morning (12th of February) I will be commissioned for my short-term at Balwyn Gospel Chapel (2 Leonard St, Balwyn) at 10am. I will also be presenting at the International Teams, Windows on the World program next Friday night 7:30pm also at Balwyn Gospel Chapel.
Finally don't forget I will be having a farewell (and birthday) dinner at Montezuma’s Mexican restaurant next Saturday night at 7pm. If you wish to come along for dinner, you’ll need to let me know by Wednesday – all the details are below.
Please pray for my closeness to God as I embark on this trip, travelling and logistics as I go and that I will quickly pick up some more Spanish (and be perseverant with 99% of people speaking Spanish around me all the time!).
Praise God for the International Teams Summer Teams that have finished in the last week or so. For those that know her, Sarah Hill is back and has some amazing stories and photos of seeing God work over in Bolivia.
God bless,
Phil
It’s only 8 days to go!!! Wahooooo! I am alternating between being very excited and very busy with little time to be excited at the moment!
I am continuing to see God provide for me in every way as I draw closer to my departure from Australia. I am very close to reaching my target for financial support – I now only need $287 to meet the target and God has proved to me that he will provide just what I need so I’m sure he has it in hand.
In terms of travel itinerary, I leave Australia on the 19th of February at 12:20pm on QF93. After a lot of travelling, I will arrive in Queretaro, Mexico at 8:10pm on the same day (due to the time difference!)! I will return to Australia on the 2nd of April at 8:55am on QF94.
I have been emailing with the team in Mexico to confirm last minute details. Justin and Lluvia Hoste (iTeams missionaries from USA) will be meeting me at the airport on my arrival and showing me around. I’m sure that I will be quite tired after many hours of travel!
Thanks to everyone for their continued support on this journey. It has been amazing for me to see God work in powerful ways already in bringing everything together to allow me to go on this trip. I praise Him for his wonderful love and provision in my life - what a wonderful God we serve!
A couple of reminders: Tomorrow morning (12th of February) I will be commissioned for my short-term at Balwyn Gospel Chapel (2 Leonard St, Balwyn) at 10am. I will also be presenting at the International Teams, Windows on the World program next Friday night 7:30pm also at Balwyn Gospel Chapel.
Finally don't forget I will be having a farewell (and birthday) dinner at Montezuma’s Mexican restaurant next Saturday night at 7pm. If you wish to come along for dinner, you’ll need to let me know by Wednesday – all the details are below.
Please pray for my closeness to God as I embark on this trip, travelling and logistics as I go and that I will quickly pick up some more Spanish (and be perseverant with 99% of people speaking Spanish around me all the time!).
Praise God for the International Teams Summer Teams that have finished in the last week or so. For those that know her, Sarah Hill is back and has some amazing stories and photos of seeing God work over in Bolivia.
God bless,
Phil
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