If my flash ipod was making a noise I'd be dancing like this...

A surface to suffice...

So some of you may have already seen this but I still think it's fantastic, especially the wireless interface concept linking to cameras, blackberrys etc... Hey Bec, maybe this is the answer to any filing cabinet problems you may have in the future ;@)

Port Mac.

So once again i find myself distracting myself from educating myself. Maybe one day I'll write on this blog simply for the joy of contemplating life rather than to escape writing an exegesis! In fact, maybe that day is not too far off seeing as I graduate college in 5 weeks....(count them - FIVE! Arrrgghhh!)

So this last week I popped up to Port Macquarie with a whole bunch of guys from college to help host the AOG State conference. It was so great! We were staying a mere 2 minutes walk from the beach in a Big 4 caravan park which, although it wasn't the Hilton, was pretty good considering we didn't have to pay for it. The interesting part was that I had to share a double bed with someone for only the second time in my life (excluding all the incidents as a child when I had nightmares or a thunderstorm came along...) The first time was with a guy called Deji from Nigeria (who incidently is the buffest Nigerian you could ever want to meet) in Ranikhet, Northern India after a week of prayer trekking in the Himalayas. This time, I was sharing a bed with one of my housemates Josh 'the Beast' Devries who is an absolute legend...i love the bloke, so thankfully it wasn't too much of a traumatic experience. I was quite happy to sleep next to him, even when his head ended up on my chest at 3am on the 2nd night....

The beaches up at Mac. were truly stunning and the surf was great too. When the sun came out so did the boardies, the bodyboards and the cricket bat. I think the thing that made it such a great week (other than it being a free holiday at the church's expense ;@p ) was that I got the chance to hang out with some of my closest friends in college for the whole week. I mean these guys and gals are seriously cool and I can totally see them bringing an incredible change to the world in the years to come...I am seriously blessed to have them in my life.

The other great bit of news this week is that I got given £400 by my Grandad back in the UK which is so great as it's a significant amount of money towards my flight home!

Ok then...back to Hebrews! Here's some photos...

Drawing near...

Kinda distracting myself right now - I should be packing as I'm heading off to the AOG state conference tomorrow morning for the week. It's part of my college course to serve (which in my case means hosting as I've done for the duration of my time at college) at the conference which is being held up at Port Macquarie. Although I've never been there, it sounds like a pretty beaut place - despite the fact that one of the chefs at work insists it's where all the old people in NSW move in order to 'die out'... ...he's a nice bloke eh?! Ha!

Anyway, a week of doing what I love in the mornings and evenings (incidently hosting is responsible for the majority of the incredible relationships I've been fortunate to make since moving - Rebecca, Vanessa, Jana, Phil, Judy, Macfarlan, Jared to name but a few) with a bit of beach time in between can't be too bad surely? Noice...

So I must say that since my last post, my outlook on life has improved a great deal. In fact, I'm very much on a spiritual high right now. On Thursday morning at Hillsong Men God completely shook my world. I won't go into detail for the sake of time but basically I ended up going forward on an alter call as I recognized that my relationship with God was far from what I (or God for that matter) desired it to be. I know that perhaps God has allowed me to take a step back in my intimacy with Him over the last couple of years simply because of everything else that He has been doing in me, but increasingly of late I have been missing the deep level intimacy that I used to have. And so, as hard as it was to stand in front of many of my peers I knew it was time to set things straight and recommitted my life and my heart to Jesus. And you know what? The Biblical promise of God drawing near to us if we draw near to Him has been a vivid reality ever since... God is SO gracious! I love Him!

Gembrook Sweet Co.

So it's still a work in progress but Gembrook Sweet Co. now has it's own Myspace!!! Check it out by following the link on the right hand side of the page...

Bittersweet symphony...

Yep it's been a while and I actually have no excuse but laziness...

Life continues to be an interesting journey. Last night I returned from Victoria, possibly for the last time before I leave Australia in about 9 weeks time. Bec and I had a great time together just hanging out for the week and having fun, despite the pretty emotional farewell. It was lovely to get away but as usual, it was not nearly long enough for my brain to switch off...

I think saying goodbye to a close friend and flying back hit just a little too close to home and drew several tears on the plane - if this is how I am right now, how am I guna cope with my impending graduation from college in a little over 50 days?! It hurts already. I don't want to go back to England but I know that's where I'm meant to go, if only for Christmas and a few months following. I dislike uncertainty and I struggle a lot at times to just sit back and enjoy the ride...

As for next year some of my thoughts have included possibly moving to the north of England to go and hang out at Paul Scanlon's church or possibly one of the Hope City churches. The entrepreneur in me is gagging to go out and make some money; I'm all for trusting God to provide but the humanity in me is tired of feeling like I have
'nothing'. It's such a stupid thought process as I know it's not true but I think the restriction of not being able to take people out and bless them is bugging me hugely! I had to buy shoes before I left Victoria as I didn't have a decent pair of black shoes and so came home absolutely penny-less with nothing but porridge and chocolate to eat until I can work some more... it's situations like this I just need a break from!

On an entirely different and much more positive note however, a massive congratulations must go out to Bec on her new job at Careforce. It's such a great answer to prayer and what would appear to be perfect God timing... so SO proud of you Bec, I hope it's a situation that bares much fruit for both you and the church!

Happy 30th Birthday Bec!

So it's 6.40pm on 7th September 2007 - i was meant to be in Victoria right now attending Bec's 30th birthday party and celebrating a momentous occasion with one of the closest friends I've ever had. But unfortunately this has not been possible and I'm pretty disappointed to say the least. So instead I decided I'd do a post entirely devoted to one of the most fabulous people this world has ever seen...

I miss you Bec - i hope you had a really great night :@)