Fear of the Lord

It's Saturday and end of week 7! I have a free weekend which I have to say came at just the right time. After Slum Survivor last weekend I was pretty tired this week. It will be nice to recoup and get some homework done. Week 7 was really good. We had Shirley Brownhill, the base director, as our guest speaker talking on the Fear of the Lord. I was looking forward to hearing her speak and getting to know her a bit more. On Tuesday however, she ended up getting very sick and didn't end up teaching anymore. So, we had Will who was our teacher for Repentance and Forgiveness come and teach the rest of the week. It was a great week of teaching. We talked about what it means to be holy and how the fear of the Lord over the sin in our lives can help us to overcome anything. It was really good to see practically how holiness can play out in our lives.

Tuesday was our hands-on-compassion. We finally got in to see the girls!! We brought cookies and icing to decorate them with. It was a lot of fun! I think they enjoyed eating all the cookies! We also got into some great conversations with a few of them. Thanks for praying! Keep praying too so that we will continue to be able to go in.

Thursday was our base evangelism night. The group that I was in spent the time walking on the beach (watching a gorgeous sunset over the Indian Ocean!) in Cottesloe and talking with people we saw. We had a really great conversation with a lady who I think really needed to talk with someone. She was struggling with a few different issues in her life and didn't have many people around to help her process all that was going on. I really felt like it was key that we were able to be a listening ear to her. Her name is Fiona and she has some major changes happening with her family in the next couple weeks. If you think of her, please lift her up in prayer!!

This next week we have John Bills coming to speak with us. I am really excited about hearing him. He has been with YWAM for 36 years and is a great speaker. In the meantime I will enjoy my weekend!! Thanks for taking the time to read my blog! I like thinking that people are keeping up with what I'm up to, helps to feel connected to all of you back home! Have a great weekend!