Newcastle and Macquarie Summer Project.

I just got this awesome newsletter from a staff member who is at Newcastle University this year. The Newcastle students and Macquarie (where I will be working) students partnered together for two weeks to go on a short term summer mission trip. Here are a couple stories from their newsletter!


It was our first night of pub ministry, and we were fairly nervous. We weren't sure how the locals would react to a bunch of Christians wanting to chat about spiritual things. But as it turns out, God had totally prepared people for some big conversations. Talitha and I approached a woman sitting by herself in the pub, and told her where we were from and what we were trying to do on the coast. After a couple of minutes she was really intrigued and was sharing her view that there were lots of different paths to God. Then her husband came back and I think he was a little confused as to why a couple of strangers were chatting with his wife, but she encouraged him to share about his own Christian background, which he'd walked away from as a young man. We were able to share with them both the devastat- ing effect of separation from God, and how trusting in Jesus was the only way to have a relationship Him. Then their kids came by (all in the early teens), and the couple wanted us to chat with the kids about spiritual things. In the end we'd had a good chance to share the gospel in depth and challenge them to look more deep- ly into spiritual things. It was also really encouraging when they told us they'd really en- joyed our conversation (which had gone for over an hour). We're praying this is only the start of their spiritual journey!

- Blake Cavanagh 

Alex and I were partnered up ln Australia day and hadn’t really done to much walk up together so prayed God would pro- vide us with a conversation. Immediately after we prayed we saw two girls. We went and sat with them and started to chat. At first they weren’t really interest- ed but as we went on and stated telling here about the gospel with a book called Knowing God Personally she started to open up. She really related to the idea of brokenness in the world and started talking about the brokenness on the coast and in her own life. She then start- ed to talk about her cousin who had been a drug addict and horrible person then had become a Christian and how it had changed her. She then told us that Jesus was the answer to the worlds bro- kenness and that she wanted to have a relationship with God. She prayed to let God into her life and we gave here a bible.
- Bec Wilson

Throughout these two weeks I have been amazed at the number of times I have expe- rienced Gods perfect timing come into play. One night on pub evangelism with Gaz, I saw someone I knew from school. I felt God calling me to her straight away, and we started a conversation with her and her boyfriend which lasted the rest of the night. We noticed throughout the night as spiritual conversation came up how perfectly timed God had planned this conversation in their lives. I have become friends with her and we have planned to meet back up in Sydney!
- Sarah Romer 

Spokane!

I have made it to Spokane and am in the process of getting settled. It is nice to be in one place for awhile, but it has also been a whirlwind.

I find myself still going through transition and trying to fit into this new culture. I see people that I have known over the last couple years, but also feel like I don't know them that well. It is a weird transition and sometimes I feel a bit lost.

I know God is good though and has given friends to connect with and talk to in amongst all the new changes. I am excited to be full time in support raising and trusting God with it all. :)

Please pray that I would be able to settle in well to Spokane and continue to work hard. :)