YWAM Townsville

I'm back from camping! This week was one that I will never forget. Since it's been awhile, I'll update you on last week first. Steve Aherne spoke on evangelism, which was so useful to learn more about. He taught how evangelism isn't always bringing people to God right away, but rather just bringing them closer. We looked at the Great Commission, and learned that since we are the messengers of God's word, we must deliver! He also gave us homework every night with strict time limits. It taught us that if we are the only way someone would ever hear or see Jesus, we have to know how to use our time wisely. If we just obey God's command for us, the Holy Spirit will do the rest. The Holy Spirit is what moves people, not us! It was so helpful to learn these things as it took a lot of pressure off. We learned that we can spread the gospel in more ways than just preaching. It could be telling someone how God has worked in your life. Sharing about your past experiences ...

Another week is done! We had the privilege of having Ken Mulligan, the founder of YWAM Townsville, as our speaker for the week. He challenged our thinking by asking questions that were hard to answer, such as, "why do you believe what you believe?" or "do you have fixed points of reference?"  He spoke on the importance of knowing the answers to these questions. I found myself at the edge of my seat, waiting for what he was going to speak about next. I learned that setting boundaries for myself and knowing the kind of life I want to live is critical to living a life for God. We also talked about the many different ways in which pride is shown, and how it can disguise its self as strengths. Ken is unlike any speaker I've heard before since he doesn't give any answers, we had to think of them for ourselves. I can't remember a time when I've had to think more than I did this week! As the days have gone on, we've focused more on the medical e...

Hello, from Australia! It feels like just yesterday I sat down to write my first blog post because this week has been crazy busy! As the days go on, I'm starting to feel more and more at home. It feels as if I've known all these people for my whole life. I can't imagine not knowing the amazing friends that I've made. It's like an alternate reality here, because everyone is focused on God, and only Him. Joanne Blaik was our speaker for this week, and she was a huge inspiration. She had so much knowledge to share, we even had two extra lectures during the evenings. She spoke on identity and how important it is to know God before ourselves. She explained how we can't believe that we are good until we believe that God is good. We also spent a lot of time on the differences between what the world wants of us compared to how God sees us. He created us all so uniquely, even though the world tries to tell us differently. There are so many more amazing things that sh...