Just another night...

Sitting in a room full of very silent guys, a few of my house mates and I begin to think on the fact that we are running out of funding. We have all hunted week in, and week out for work and done everything in our power to cut food costs to nearly nothing but our near future looks bleak still. As we all look around the room one of my house mates makes the simple yet profound comment “how is it possible that God sent us all half way around the world to just go back home?”. Confused, distort, and somewhat disheartened we all went about what we were doing tying to ignore the feelings of uncertainty that now eclipsed our lives. I honestly don’t know what to do outside of continuing to try my best with have is placed in front of me. 

I hope tonight finds you all well, and that you week continues the same.

Until later...

A Different Kind of Chapel...

After another insane week our video team has released the chapel opener video with some clips of the actual chapel mixed in. This is truly a great example of the kind of work we are doing. 

Back to the Basics...

It is a truly beautiful feeling to understand ones life, in a day to day sense of corse. I mean I would love to understand everything, but lets leave that post for another (more arrogant) season of life. I have now learned my new lives routine! It is a cloudy Saturday  night here in Sydney, Australia. Most of my house mates are out at different parties but the faithful few (Kristian, Justin, and myself) are spending a restful evening knowing that tomorrow will be a busy day. For unlike some of our other house mates we “get to” serve at O’-dark thirty in the morning. Although life is going well here realism does ask that you all be praying for me as I continue searching for work. The clock is counting down to the time when my savings and your wonderful support runs out. I have been steadily assured that I will find a job, but would love prayer in that matter. 

I hope all is well back home. I best go rest my scatter-brained mind.

Blessings!

Last Day of Intensives!

Its 9am on a lovely winters morning as I find myself sitting in the welcoming atmosphere of our local Gloria Jean's coffee house. The blue sky promises a warm day as the sun begins to rise unhindered by clouds. I myself feel very refreshed because this day marks the end of intensive courses for the semester at Hillsong College. As of next week we dive right into our weekly studies and begin a somewhat normal routine.

Over the last two weeks we have learned much and been challenged even more as we are placed in our new environment as though jumping into a rushing river. I have quickly learnt that Hillsong truly is the church that never sleeps as we have events and classes running ever day and night. In my short time here I have already been rostered as a part of their production team and within the first two week I was placed behind a sound board in their children's ministry. It seems funny to think that running sound for children is something I am excited about, but let me tell you this. Their children's ministry is by far just as hard to run as any main service I ran back in the States. This last Sunday I had the privilege of mixing for a ten person band 2 MC's and a pastor along with playing Audio streamed from the production room. I must say it was quite the challenge to keep up with everything going on while tying to learn a new sound system.

All in all God has continued to bless me and grow me as each day I get my limits pushed and my thoughts challenged. 

I hope this day is finding you all well.

Until later...

James