Its getting exciting

After an intense and fun week with Sam Hoffman teaching on Missions and Evangelism it was very nice to have a weekend to just chill out, relax and get some work done. We were told who our leaders for our outreach teams are and also who is in our teams. My team to Fiji is led by Jake Fischer with Bec, Michelle Durst, and Epeli (who is from Fiji) and the students are Levi, Paul, Alex, Simone, Maren, Kaylen, Sarah, and me. I'm very excited and am really looking forward to outreach because everyone going is awesome! The current week we had Steve Aherne talk about Submission and Authority. He was only here for 3 days but he was a great speaker and really challenged us. He also talked a good amount about Relationships and that was also very very good. Your prayers are always appreciated!

-Matthew

Outreach Decided and Surfing

Last week we had Beryl Henwood teach on Spiritual Warfare. It was a very good week of learning about the spiritual realm but I didnt feel very challenged. I think this was because we only had 4 days of teachings so we couldnt go very deep into the teachings. We only had 4 days of lectures because we left for Taranaki on Friday. We were told during the week that our Outreach options are Fiji/Samoa or India so I prayed about that all week to see which one God is calling me to go to. I decided on going to Fiji and I am very excited about going! We left to go to Taranaki Friday after lunch and got there about 6 hours later after stopping a couple times to go shopping or get food. We were volunteering at Christian Surfers New Zealand. It was very fun, we helped set up a mini-ramp for skateboarding, we were in charge of the concession stand, and we got to surf, of course! We are now having lectures on Missions and Evangelism by Sam Hoffman. So far it is great! Thank You for your prayers!

-Matthew