Time in Perth! :)

Hey everyone!

I just wanted to give you an update on my trip to Perth! :) First, I want to say thank you so much for your prayers and support while I was over there. I definitely could not have gotten through the trip without all of you behind me!

It was definitely a trip where I got to see a lot of amazing things that the Lord was and is doing. The Student Life movement began in Perth just one semester ago and currently there are 5 student leaders on 3 campuses over there. These five student leaders are so passionate and have dreams to see not only their campuses changed by Christ, but also their city and their entire state! It is awesome to see these students dreams and just be able to partner along side of them and help them with their questions.

God is definitely beginning to move in Perth and it is definitely exciting to watch. The students we went out and surveyed there were extremely interested in talking about Jesus and just had so many questions. It was exciting to be able to get into multiple spiritual conversations and just be able to answer questions that people had about Jesus! :)

So let me introduce you to the 5 amazing student leaders....In the picture below we have Caitlin to the far left who was the first leader at Curtin University. In the middle are Steven and Jaenette who are married and are leaders at University of Western Australia. Nathaniel is on the far right and he is a leader with Caitlin at Curtin University.

 

Then below, is a video of the last student leader. Her name is Louise and she is actually leading a movement at Mount Lawley Campus as well as Edith Cowan University. I probably got to know her the best because I was staying at her house while I was there, but she is an amazing leader as well and we got to chat and go over some planning for her year and what her movement could look like or directions it could take. She just wanted to shoot a video to all my supporters and so here is her message to all of you! :) 

So yeah, the trip was really good to see new movements taking place. It is exciting and the Perth team could definitely use your prayers. Pray the five leaders would feel encouraged and strengthened by the Lord each day. What they are taking on is not easy, but it is having an eternal impact which is awesome. Pray that the campuses would grow and that more students would come to know the Lord so that hey can start Bible Studies or different outreaches on their campuses.

Most of my time there was spent with the students, but I did get a chance to check out the beaches and city a little bit while I was there. The city of Perth is absolutely gorgeous just driving around. I also got to swim in the Indian Ocean which was awesome! Here are just a few more pictures of my time in Perth.

Louise and I at Hillarys Harbour after Breakfast

University of Western Australia

Curtin University

Me playing in the Indian Ocean!

So again, as Louise said in her video thank you so much to all my supporters because without you I would not be able to be here! :) Please continue to pray for the Perth campuses and for this next weekend as I am heading to another weekend camp to help train our students from Sydney and all of New South Wales. This will be a great time for the students to make friends and just fellowship together with students from other campuses in their state...so pray that the weekend would be fun and growing for the students! : )