Old update from First April 07!

Well this is the end of my second week at YWAM Perth, Australia.
Yes I am now in Australia, I have been meaning to update you guys sooner - well since Christmas but I lost my list of email addresses for you all and I was also in such a massive "I really don't have a clue what I am doing or where I am that I can't update you as I don't know whats going on myself!"

So yeah for those that don't know, or haven't checked my blogs or myspace pages - I am doing a Discipleship Training Course at the Youth With A Mission base on the West coast of Australia. Basically I was asked by Mercy Ships to complete a DTS to continue with working for Mercy Ships.

So yeah now I find myself in the lovely Australia climate amongst a massive mix of Aussies, Americans and Canadians on the biggest YWAM base in Australia. Australia is a pretty cool country, I am finding and their national sport (Aussie Rules Football) is a pretty amazing sport - it is always on TV here.I have had one week of lectures so far, and intense would be one word of describing my experiences so far! There is a lot of hard work to be done whilst I am here - I have a journal to complete at the end of every week telling of everything I have learnt that previous week and how I an use that to impact the society around me!

Just one last thing to write about my time here before I tell the exciting news about the Africa Mercy. I got to see Koalas and Kangaroos today!!! yeah!! they were pretty cool and I'll hopefully stick some photos on my blog of them soon.Right the Africa Mercy - it has sailed!!!! Yeah it's true. It went on Sea Trails last week and succeeded so it will be hopefully sailing to Africa in 4/5 weeks - with out me (obviously!). It has moved to a different dock and is now not restricted to the old shipyard and their rules - which means everyone is moving onboard and everything seems to be going great!

So that's a bit of a drastic update - probably what most of you weren't expecting but hey - my life is always full of strange changes.

Cheers People

And look out for my next email about what I am up to in Australia