onward

sorry i know it's been ages, a month actually. wow. time has been flying, the days go so fast here.

the college is definitely keeping us busy. which i am coming to appreciate. i think it's good because i have less time to think about home, with family and friends that i miss so much. of course i think about you guys, but i need to focus here and engage. and i'm learning.

i feel pretty well settled now. it's the new norm, and it's funny cause i don't always feel like i'm living in australia. i pretty much go from the church/college to home, and a couple peoples houses and then home again. it doesn't really hit me until i go to the city or a beach. hopefully i can go to the beach again before it gets cold here.
yes autumn has started here. it's gotten kinda cold some days, but then we have these random hot days in between. kinda like home i guess ;) i feel like i skipped summer though, crazy to be back in fall again, in such a short amount of time.

i know i'm changing already, i can't always see it but i know i am. things are shifting. and my view on ministry is definitely being made real. i guess i have fantasized so much about a life in ministry.
not that it would be all glamorous and smooth sailing i guess i am just coming to terms that it's hard work.
it costs you something, and if your personal ducks aren't in a row, you cannot help people to find their feet as well. personal devotion is becoming more and more important in my life. there's just no other way i could do well in ministry without constant communication with God.
and i've been convicted about being lazy with it and choosing mindless things instead of spending time with him.

bible college doesn't solve your life. you have to do your own laundry and work out whatever the Lord brings to the surface.
so it's hard. but i need to learn.
this is a great environment to be in while changing and growing. it's a big blessing to know i am in the right place.

i need to get sleep week one of the women's conference Colour starts this week. i'll be serving, pray for grace and endurance.

i love you

shan