So we finished bump in and jumped straight into the festival weekend! It was a blast. God showed up even when I was full of doubt that he would. I was fairly ill on Friday which was the first day of the festival and I also had to co-lead a worship set for 72 hours of worship. We had zero practice, one set of chord charts for 5 people, and a lot of anxiety walking into it. We started and it was a pretty bumpy start, but God showed up and every time Nora (co-leader) lost her voice, mine would suddenly come back and vice versa. It was great! I tangibly felt the presence of God and felt very confident about how even when I feel like I can't do it, God not only can, He will for His Glory.
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| Eirill, Nora, Sierra, and me avoiding the Rain |
The weekend was also a weekend of firsts! I had my first bubble tea, my first heavy metal concert, my first Switchfoot concert, and overall, my first music festival.
It rained a fair bit and there was a ton of mud, but that just added to the adventure that the weekend was! There were several venues both in the park and in town to check out, and there were friendly faces wherever you went.
The festival was even more beautiful at night! Friday was the most fun and most exhausting day of all. We had some of the rowdiest concerts (Norma Jean) and the Red Frogs Dance Party. We got home fairly late, but by the grace of God we all had energy (and caffeine) for the next day.
After the Festival we had a few days of bump out, which is tearing down the festival, and then we started lectures again on Wednesday. This week we covered lordship and man was it a good bunch of lectures. We learned more about baptism and God's grace, and how we need to stop trying to serve God's kingdom and our own kingdom at the same time because it is a waste of effort. God wants all of us, not just the parts we are comfortable giving him. I've had to learn a lot about my own control and trusting God to take care of things better than I can. It has definitely been a stretching week. But is has also been an encouraging week and has given me hope in my future and the plans God has for me, because they will definitely be better than anything I could come up with.
Friday was an amazing day of worship and baptisms! almost 30 people were baptized and we got to witness for them as a YWAM family. There was so much joy and freedom in the room, it was contagious! We played worship songs and sang together and hugged like no tomorrow. It was so great to see my good friends welcomed into a the family, or rededicating their lives.
God has been talking to people like crazy recently and it is really cool to see how it has changed them.
Saturday was a family fun day! In the afternoon we had a massive volleyball tournament and hung out in the backyard together. We even picnicked for dinner. It was laid back, and I got to take tons of photo's with Sierra's awesome camera. There were even a couple dogs that I was able to play with (I've severely missed dogs). I loved getting to hang out with everyone since we didn't see much of each other during the festival.
So I know this blog hasn't been filled with tons of revelations or God stories, but God has been doing so much that I am still processing it all and the lecture series isn't quite finished yet, but just know that I am continually blown away by my King and everything he does through me and for me. I leave for Fiji in less than two weeks which is mind boggling! If anything else really cool happens this week that I can articulate, I will be sure to post again. Thanks for your continued love and support! I think of you guys often and love being able to catch up on your lives through facebook and email. Please keep our base in your prayers over the next few weeks as we all embark on our outreaches for the next month. It'll be quite the adventure!
Much Love from Toowoomba,
Kate
Ps a few of these photos belong to Sierra Shurr, she's awesome and let me steal them
It rained a fair bit and there was a ton of mud, but that just added to the adventure that the weekend was! There were several venues both in the park and in town to check out, and there were friendly faces wherever you went.
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| Bubble Tea date with Nora |
The festival was even more beautiful at night! Friday was the most fun and most exhausting day of all. We had some of the rowdiest concerts (Norma Jean) and the Red Frogs Dance Party. We got home fairly late, but by the grace of God we all had energy (and caffeine) for the next day.
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| Promenade venue sign |
Friday was an amazing day of worship and baptisms! almost 30 people were baptized and we got to witness for them as a YWAM family. There was so much joy and freedom in the room, it was contagious! We played worship songs and sang together and hugged like no tomorrow. It was so great to see my good friends welcomed into a the family, or rededicating their lives.
God has been talking to people like crazy recently and it is really cool to see how it has changed them.
Saturday was a family fun day! In the afternoon we had a massive volleyball tournament and hung out in the backyard together. We even picnicked for dinner. It was laid back, and I got to take tons of photo's with Sierra's awesome camera. There were even a couple dogs that I was able to play with (I've severely missed dogs). I loved getting to hang out with everyone since we didn't see much of each other during the festival.
So I know this blog hasn't been filled with tons of revelations or God stories, but God has been doing so much that I am still processing it all and the lecture series isn't quite finished yet, but just know that I am continually blown away by my King and everything he does through me and for me. I leave for Fiji in less than two weeks which is mind boggling! If anything else really cool happens this week that I can articulate, I will be sure to post again. Thanks for your continued love and support! I think of you guys often and love being able to catch up on your lives through facebook and email. Please keep our base in your prayers over the next few weeks as we all embark on our outreaches for the next month. It'll be quite the adventure!
Much Love from Toowoomba,
Kate
Ps a few of these photos belong to Sierra Shurr, she's awesome and let me steal them
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| Becca and I |
