Christmas Hitchin

So Since i Left Ywam myself and a couple of young chappys have been of gallivanting around this wonderful land South island New Zealand. After 4 months here in this island I'm now going to Say its the most beautiful place Ive ever been to. So out of 40 countries in 22 yaers this island takes the biscuit. But I'm still up for challenging that and traveling a Little more in the next 40 years.

Myself, Jake, Jonny & Ian started off from base in Jake's 1977 Dodge. We were aiming for Golden bay which is the very north west of the south island. James has a country batch up there and 6 of the guys were up there already. We spent one night Camping next to a waterfall & cooking up a nice pasta dish for din dins. But Ian decided to pour the water out of the pot & also spill all the pasta on the gritty gravel so we had mixed herbs lets say in our pasta. Then after a quiet time up on the waterfall top the next morning Jonny & Ian jumped off the waterfall into nut crunching freezing water.

Then we went up & surprised the guys at the batch. We chilled out heading to a local pub with only local brews & chilly beer (horrible stuff). The lads went picked some mussels & we cooked them up. Then the guys left us & the four of us & Dave were left in the batch & the heavy rains came so we went neighbour hunting and they gave us the lord of the rings trilogy & titanic. So that's was an epic day of nothing. Then the Dave headed off for a 5 day trek with no money, food, tent, mosquito spray, rain jacket or brains.

Then We left the batch drove to Nelson and bought a three man tent called talula. Now this lovely piece of plastic will be our home for the next couple of weeks saving plenty of Penny's. We parted ways with Jake, he headed home for Christmas where we'll catch up with him. & we headed for the west coast.

We managed to get to a free campsite the first night with a kiwi couple cooking our 12 sausages for 3.5 dollars.(1.5 euro) Then there next day a roasting day but not so much luck on the hitching. We got stranded in the middle of nowhere with nothing apart from our tent. So we bailed into the forest and into a open field made a fire & cooked up some rice pudding for dinner & heated up some caramelized condensed milk yummy stuff ill tell ya for free.

So the next day it was lashing rain all day but what an interesting day was on the cards. We split up fancying are chances in two groups. Ian made it down to Franz Joseph easily enough but myself & Johnny weren't so lucky. But we got picked up by some paddy from cork who was half Scottish & half Irish so we were in luck. He brought us to a town called Ross. Funny that Rossy i had to pay that town a visit just for you. He rocked us up to a pub & gave us a break from the hitching and treated us to a pint of the local southern brew Speights And going through all the old war stories that he grew up with from his Irish grandfather. Then he dropped us to the edge of town to keep catching up with Ian.

Now by this stage myself & jonny were drenched to the bone & had been hitching for 7 hours and we were out in the middle of nowhere with our little thumbs out. And a couple of cars passed by but then one turned around, Later we found out they really just wanted to now why were were laughing and so happy smiling at the side of the road in those conditions. And this is when it started to get interesting.

The family were called the Smithers. Donna, Phil & Laura, Billy & Katie the kids. They lived in a little town of whatarua. They took us in gave us a house to ourselves, fed us everyday, Gave us a washing machine & dryer anytime we needed, drove us everywhere to all the sights, everything. they were the most hospitable Family Ive ever met. Th

ey blessed us beyond belief and we've had the best time ever and god was up to many things with us & this family. Dona had been praying 3 days before meeting us that young 

Christians would come to her small town & meet with her family, and we've been asking Myself, jonny & Ian have been asking god to use us and bring us on a journey where we can bless people as well as seeing the sights and exploring this country. God has brought us both together & answering both of our prayers and letting us bless each other. Theres so much more but its not going to make it onto the Internet net. But god moved and will continue to move in that family. Also I got to work for Phil for 2 days doing some carpentry work. He owns his own company building houses & Cow sheds. The three of us have job offers down on the west coast now after our trip so who knows if we'll make it back soon.
Now were up in the north of the south island in a place called Blenheim spending Christmas with Jake's family & Jonny, Ian & David. But a warm Christmas is not looking promising with rain today. Christmas eve spent in the pub with my first pint of Guinness since Dublin airport. So all has been going great over in this hemisphere and I'm looking forward to Christmas a good 13 hours before you all. its only 49 Min's away hahahhaa.

Whats next?

After finishing up all the de-brief & a re-entry weeks. I now have 2 weeks until the sunny Christmas arrives. So myself Ian & Jonny are planning to travel around the south Island. With only the bare essentials some camping gear, tent & stove and the odd penny in our pocket. Just wandering around reminising all the times past and figuring out all the things that have been learnt. So plenty of late night bon-fires & worships up the mountains & beaches around this amazing land. Jacob will also be joining us for the first week & he's bringing his beautiful 1977 Datsun.

I also have plenty to be thinking through during the next three months here in New Zealand. Whats next for me is still a big question mark but theres always going to be plenty of roads to go down. But as ive been praying through all the options and all the things which are on my heart there three areas which id love to persue. The three areas are Leadership, Ministry & the Word. They are just three areas which have been highlighted which will be parts of my future and what I really want to learn about and grow in.

With ministry I want to learn how people are doing it. I want to see how people are reaching the people around them. I want to see how people are been effective and how people are going out to the streets and telling the people around them about Jesus. I would love to find a ministry and ministries which I could fit into or even just join in and observe. I just want to learn how to set up ministries how people have failed and learned from their mistakes. So that in my future wherever I end up ill have this experience. So all that this will involve ill have to start looking because who knows where this will bring me in the world. So id love god to open some doors for me to experience this.

Another area id love to pursue is Leadership. Over the past six months ive realised how much I enjoy leading people. Its something ive been involved in over the past 8 years or so. Now im realising I enjoy it a lot. So how I would pursue this im not sure theres plenty options everywhere.

Then there is the Word. I cant see myself settling down for 3-4 years for Bible / Theology college. So another option is a Basic 3 month course. Its called a BCC Bible Core Course. This is a 3 month bible inductive study which you read the full bible and then also you study 16 books intensely. Theres a 9 month school in south Africa and also England but im mainly looking at the 3 month school. Theres one here in Oxford new Zealand but theres also a couple in Australian & across Europe which look interesting. This school would give me the chance to Learn how to study the word in context and inductively. So basically giving me the tools to study the bible which will be vital for whatever Pete ends up doing right. So thats another option then.

But ive got Christmas to get through and then onto Sojourn early January. Then onto Parachute which is a big Christian festival in new Zealand, & then onto City Lights which is a 4 day event organised by ywam Auckland to get together and do some evangelism in Auckland city. So that should be exciting. But then after that who knows we'll see all I know is im excited and I wanted to start seeing lives transformed. I want people's eyes to be opened, people set free and living in the truth with Hope.

Jakarta, Indoneisia

We went off to outreach To Jakarta the capital city of Indonesia. Indonesia is the highest populated Islam country in the world. We went with Mega-cities Perth. We split our Dts school into 3 different teams. One team of 6 going to the east of the city, One team of 7 going to the north of the city and then I was going to the center of the city with a team of 7.

Olivia was the leader of my team, then the other 5 peeps were Clare, James, Jonny, Sam & Jake. The 7 of us nested in on the 8th floor of a 28 floor apartment of 5 buildings in the center of the city. I roomed with Jake.
We had various different ministries in the city but 3 main / Weekly ministries. Taman Surapati Park, Cinema with the Gay Prostitutes, Railway tracks with the transexuals & Prostitutes. We had various other things we did like going to and encouragig the local churches. So we went along and got involved with one church called ICCJ & Idlewise. Then we spoke at various different Communities around the city who asked us. We also got involved in plenty of intercession for the city ad making sure that there was prayer for the city happening and also reading the Word in the city.

We worked in a few different areas in the central of Jakarta with the local team that had formed during mega cities, they all took us out and showed us the places that we went and also did the translating for us. So this was one group that we did a bit of ministry with also.
For the core of what we did we worked with prostitutes, transsexuals and gay Prostitutes , we also went to a park most Mondays at night and did worship with the local team, also in the beginning we were able to go and work in and with people in a slum. The other thing that we did was we got really involved with a church and their youth group. They were really great and we took them out to ministry with us!

One of the things as a team that we did during the first week or two was to read through the Bible ...all of it. We took times to read different parts and books. this was sometimes on our own and sometimes as a group. Then I think near the end of the second week we decided to complete it and get it done so that it didn't lag over , so that we would actually finish it! So we as a group in taking different parts and as groups read for 48hrs to finish up the bible... All out loud! This was a really great thing to do, I know that it was spiritual warfare for our time there. Also going over the Bible it was great to refresh and learn more of the word so that when we went out we knew a lot more of what the Bible says!
Also on Mondays we as a team felt that we have a day aside for prayer and fasting. So as a team we would fast and pray during the whole day. We took 2-3 hrs of the day to pray as a group and the other hrs we had one person praying during that hr. we covered 9-11 hrs of prayer on those days. I felt as though this was a really good time for people to draw near to the Lord, to really have that time to fill themselves up for the week and to pray into what the lord might have for us.So we could be ready to give out not of ourselves but of all that the lord was showing and speaking through us.

CINEMA-
The cinema is an area where a lot of Male/gay and female prostitutes go to find business. They go to the cinema to use the theaters as their 'hotel rooms'.
They go there because it is cheaper to go into a theater than into a hotel room. The owner know what goes on , it is quite a dark area but we have seen a lot of change spiritually by just bring Christs light there and telling them about Jesus.
In general we tried to make it to the Cinema twice a week , but usually at least once. In going this often we became familiar faces and through that more trusted with the friends we made.;
Most often we would pray as a team at the apartment before we left , but then we started to pray at the cinema with all the locals that came too. We would disperse within the area , with someone to translate and we would start talking to people.
Asking someone if they want prayer was key. So many want it, we just have to remember to tell them that we are going to pray in the name of Jesus.
We saw a few healings while we were there, which was cool. People began to come up to us when we arrived and asked for prayer because they knew why we were there. That was Exciting.
PROSTITUTES AND TRANSSEXUALS-
This was a different ministry to above. We would go to the Prostitutes and transsexuals on Sat nights. We met at Sourapati park( See Below) and had a short worship and prayer time. We then went to the area along the river near the train tracks about a 10min walk to where the prostitutes were.We would go there from about 8 30, 9ish until late. Sometimes being 10 30 sometimes midnight ish or later!!
We would literally say hi to people and start talking to them( with translators ) . They were quite open especially if males were with us...... If a team of mostly females wants to go here , try and get male translators.... just don't be discouraged if they don't really want to talk to you, remember why they are there and pray for them! There are a lot of males around though that we could talk to also.
The area is a place that needs to be broken through. A lot of them are there because they have No other way to make money. No qualifications ect. Hope is what they need.

SOURAPATI PARK-
Sourapati Park is a park where a lot of musicians go and play music, and a lot of people just go there to hang out.
We went there on Monday evenings and had a worship session then went and talked and hung out with the people around.
Again people were very open, wanting to hear and again there were salivations that we saw in the park.
They are there every day practising, giving free lessons on violin ect.
Also most of the people there live in the streets, without homes. They are all really great though and a lot of fun to be there and to get to know.

SLUM/ PEDOKELAN-
This is a slum near by where we lived. We went there a few times during the first couple of weeks. Here we talked at a woman's cell group/church gathering for about 10-20 christian women in the slum.
We were also able to teach English at someones home that they had opened up so that the children could come and learn English, to give them a hope and future, without English for a lot of them if they don't have any way of getting a degree then they wouldn't really have any hope of getting a good job. With English it gives them a little bit more of a chance to get a better job when they are older.
There were many opportunities here but as a group we felt more to focus on the Prostitutes and Transsexuals.
Overall a lot of what we did was straight up going and talking , evangelising to people.

On Outreach I learnt a whole load of things. I had such an amazing experience. Living with 6 other people all together in 1 city for 8 weeks with intentions of telling, showing the people jesus. Working alongside the local church to go out into the streets and tell people about the hope I have been given. It was amazing having the chance with 6 others to just go for it. Give it are all and do what we were called there todo. Having that opportunity was a blessing and just one of the most incrediable experiences which I would never change. Especially with the 6 other people who I was able to experience this with.

God was showing me may things aswell personally which I thought was just bad timing and planning but still I was more than happy to proceed.

Grace

Ive tried many time's in my life to learn about grace. Ive tried reading books like “Whats so amazing about grace” & “The grace awakening” but I never made it past a chapter or two. But I wasnt to worried cause I knew it would come id learn about it someday. But it happened it all began to come together and it was beautiful. Things just started to come together. Id be spending time with god out on our balcony or anywhere. But anytime I stopped to talk to god or pray it would just happen. There would be this excitement of coming to god and speaking with him. But so much more than usual for a week or two.

And it all rooted from what the first speaker said to me “ Peter, God choose you you didnt choose him”. Now when she said this it didnt registar with me becuause I was thinking through the whole freewill thing. But throughout the months after all these verses get popping out at me john15v16, 1 Corinthians 1 v 26-27, Ephesians 2v8-9 + 2v5. God was saying to me Peter I choose you. I have choosen you, yes you have decided to believe and to walk with me but I have choosen you. And after this it started leading into the grace of this and how he wants me. How he has plans for me ideas of how he can use me. This terrifies me and excites me about what god is thinking when he thinks of Peter. But what really got to me and what started the revelations of Grace. Was three words I read from a book written by Brother Lawrance called “practicing the presence of god” which he somehow started talking about the Position of God.

Now this got me. The position of God. I started to think about how God is God. And what a God is and how powerfull and wonderfull a God is. But Thee God. So as my times with God became just fansinated about this exploring this linking it back to how he has choosen me it again just blew my mind. So I began to start to feel very small, very insignifcant and the fear of god began. So during all this I was realising how big god was and how small I was and through this how much grace that was upon me. Feeling how much god loves you and how he has choosen you, picked you to be close to him and then realising its not because of anything I have done but its just because he loves me and because he's god. So taking the fact of who I am and who I have become and removing me, removing the matter of the holiness or the rightiousness or how good a person is or isnt and getting to the root of the relationship. Through this god began to show me how his grace is upon us and really feeling his love.

Then realising how its through his grace that we work. We really have not much to offer people, how we cannot change their ways of thinkng or show them who God is. Its all throguh his grace and his spirit living in us that people are transformed its us beign a vessel and letting god do his thing through us. And I really needed to learn this and grasp this.

Light of the World

2nd Corinthians 4v6-7 was such an important part of the past 2 months for me. Knowing that I am like a thin clay jar and inside God has placed the light that pierces darkness the light that was seen in the face of Jesus Christ. The light that needs to shine from the top of a hill the light that this world needs to see. And he's trusted it to me given it to me and asked me to peach to the world to show the world to speak to the world. To bring hope to the world. And if I dont well them what am I good for? If I dont do this if we dont do this them what are we good for. My question I was asking myself and things that having been in my mind are, Is there anything treasures in heaven for the presence of god? Any treasue for living closely with god ex ex. No for me God just wants me to show the world, show and tell everyone I come in contact with. And thats all I want. All I want to do all I want is to be used by the father for his glory and if I cant or if im not I just wanna go home go to be with the father in eternal glory.

Living a life of Faith

Living by faith is another thing that god highlighted to me towards the later part of this season. Faith in god in his existance in the life as a christian in the reality of is there a god or not. Is believing in something we cannot see or having confidence is something we cannot see. And I really feel that the existance in god is not so much faith anymore as it is reality for me. So this has began to stir whether or not my faith is being challenged. Daily / weekly / yearly is my hunger for stepping out into the unkown being challenged that elimant of risk and depenancy. That need for God to be there for me to carry me. And im finding without that faith there is an ellimant that every relationship needs. Its trust, my trust in god needs to be challenged more. I need to be stepping out into the unkown and allowing my relationship with God to be dependant and in need of god to be there and not my own ability all the time

The Ghetto

The past 5 months ive got to know the 11 other guys ive lived with extremely well. I wish everyone could get to know these guy and I could explain all the things ive learnt from them and all the things ive experienced with them. But I cant so ill tell you a bit about each of them.


1st Jordan Lawrence this bloke was my bunk mate and he's 19 and from Canada. Hes a skater who loves worship & wants to be a youth worker and teach young peeps


2nd Jonny Fraiser this chap happens to be not to far from home, being a Scotsman and 18 years old so fits the profile for a lovely younger brother who I can bully and beat up from time to time. And being the older brother I always win and he always comes back for more. He's a great snowboarder, and he's a sweet evangelist very willing and obedient to see god move everywhere he goes. He also like haggis


3rd Ian Maraveli this guy was the first beautiful young man who I set my eyes on in Christchurch. We shared the airport trip on my first day. He has the same energy and enthusiasm of a 13 year old school girl & also me. Very funny bloke and always up for a great laugh. He's also from the US of A


4th Matt Hall ,aka Tree beard,is the oldest of the men being 23 years & Canadian so he keeps me sain and feeling not to old. He's a skier but still the “Narliest” on the snow so he gets all of our respect. Also ive seen him do a double back flip so thats not to bad. Loves his serious chats and digging into topics and into his prayer.


5th James Russell was a 18 year old kiwi kid from Christchurch. Now get this 2 months before dts he got cold induced anaphalaxsis. So basically if he gets cold he goes into shock and dies. But still he turns up to a snowboarding dts with a adrenaline needle on him at all times and ready to go. So that wasn't stopping him so basically what a legend and when he wants to do something he do it. So now with his hunger & passion for god hes a warrior in the making.


6th Sam wise the brave was the youngest of the crew only turning 18 before dts (USA). Now this man is some man for one man. Starting of with a full Mohawk & tight purple jeans and a straw hat this young man was always gonna be an interesting character. I got to chill with him the full 5 months and I wouldn't have it any other way. I had him for faith week, lecture phase & Outreach. Plenty of stees & Spiritual Pirate by night & leg end by day.


7th Kjel Erickson the kjel, aka he-man this man has ancient roots back to the Viking days & he's an ancient Greek god. He was the man who lead us to the throne room & with his voice he breaks you down. He's also built like a brick toilet and wrestles bears in his spare time


8th Jake Agnew a 22 year old kiwi boy was one of the biggest transformation stories of our dts. He came one man and exited and completely different man I've shared some amazing memories with this lad who'll be a friend for life. Including our first haka in the prayer room @ 2am one night after a night of prayer.


9th David Pages, 19 years old, was another one of our European chaps, coming from the white hills of Switzerland. Now this kid was just straight up nuts. Would always outdo anyone from snorting chilly sauce too flying off the highest kicker on the mountains. Hes was dedicated man of prayer as well and we shared many early morning prayers out on the rugby field in the centre of Oxford.


10th Jordan Hawkins is a 19 year old Canadian from Vancouver Island. Now this guy was a snowboarder he has all the lingo of a true snowboarder and taught me plenty of new words my vocabulary has doubled I reckon from him alone. He also had some beautiful red locks to remind me of my lovely home. I got to baptise this young man so I have a lovely soul tie with him


11th Andrew Wood, Srg Wood. A confused Kiwi, Aussie English, Irish, American. Woodie is a 20 year old US army military soldier. This guy was built like a brick toilet but with a heart of gold. One of the funniest chaps on the school too with always a smart comment to fire anyone's way. A Charm that would drop any girl including all the speakers even Georgina, Yes Maam

Faith Week

On the fifth week on lecture phase the base sent us out in groups of 2 or 3 out into New Zealand for 1 week with 10 kiwi dollars = 5 Euro. They call it faith week because we went out and as a group and we would pray & also look at the option around us and see how we could bless the people around us, or how we could encourage or speak into these peoples lives. So this was a great time to change the focus from sitting in lectures and to start going out and spreading the truth so its was great. I was in a group with Sam & Betty-an. Sam is a 18 year American from Colorado & Betty-Ann is a 26 year old French Canadian. We went down the East coast & had a blast. We met so many people and had so many great opportunities to share. We Spoke at a church bible study, a 30 member elder ship meeting We did a door-to-door ministry, plenty of praying, friendship ministry in hostels, jumped of bridges, got lost many times & hitch hiked over 800km or something like that over the 7 days we also probably walked a good 20 km a day at least. We had food every day all day & had a roof over our head every night apart from one night under a bridge in a group spoon. So this was defo one of the highlights of my last 5 months and I learnt alot.

Lecture Phase

Oxford, New Zealand


On my DTS there was 16 students & 7 Staff. out of the students there was 12 guys who all lived together in one dorm room. Then 4 girls who all lived in a single room. Because we had a small DTS group and also we lived together we became very close and have made some solid relationships. there was 1 Swiss guy, 1 Scotsman, 2 kiwi boys, 3 yanks & 4 Canadians & then 1 paddy. then the girls were 2 Canadian, 1 kiwi & 1 Latvian.


We had 12 weeks of lectures. With 7 Speakers coming to speak to us. We had a lady called Georgina-bennet Williams speaking on the life of Jesus, A man called mark Parker speaking on Lordship & also a second week on relationships, A man called Phil Tait on Holy Spirit, Aaron Walsh for Character & Nature of God, Patrick Dodson on vision & calling, Steve Ahern on the Father Heart of God, Graham & Sabrina Walsh on Spiritual Warfare Deliverance & Healing. David Stevenson on Evangelism & youth culture. So we had a great range of speakers who knew these topics and helped to understand them better & also it gave us the chance to dedicate 1 week to really try and grasp these topics with each other. So we were all fighting through ideas and theology's together. All these weeks were really good for setting my foundations in what I believe and re-thinking & realising why I believe and live by the truths that I follow. So really grounding my foundation in truth.

Alot of the things that god was speaking to me throughout the Lecture phase were all highlighted on the first couple of weeks and then continued through this whole time. So both Georgina & mark had a huge influence on me. Both the topics of Lordship & Looking at the life of Jesus really got my heart going.

God Choosing me

One of the first Lessons which georgina really taught me was the fact that God choose me I didn't choose him. When she first said this too me I ignored it and disagreed because I was thinking if god choose me then where's the freewill and then why doesn't he just choose everyone. Then months later it came back to me and I started to think into it. What did she mean. I found scriptures showing that God does choose us but then we still have to believe and walk to him. So its still similar but it just levelled my feet and brought me down a couple of steps. Me thinking that im great and ive chosen God and im walking and living for him look at me where as actually he's God and he's got some plans for me. He's created me and he's got some ideas.


Transformation - Mindsets, Lordship

A very important thing which ive had to keep praying about was letting myself be transformed by god. One thing god was speaking to me was. Peter you've done a great job so far. Trying hard to be holy & righteous and obey Christ and walk with him. But whats next? Cause if you want to go any deeper and if you want to pursue god deeper & more intimately. If you want more your going to have let me (god) transform your mind and renew your thinking daily. as im writing this im realising it very difficult to write about.

Simon Peter

One of the first things that got highlighted was the character of Peter in the bible. It kept coming up everywhere. In the local baptist church in Oxford and during lectures and through words people were giving me. At first I wasn't having any of it cause it was prity obvious that my name happens to be peter I can understand the mix up. But during my personal devotions and all the time I felt god starting to highlight so many similarities, characteristics, and the things that mi like. So I started to explore it. And beginning to be open to god transforming me. The idea of giving yourself completely to the lord like what Luke talks about in Luke 14. So the idea of letting god change me and use me to reach people. Transforming my mind so that he could use me, so that I could become more and more obedient, more willing to be devoted to the king each day. So that was tough giving things over again to the lord. My reputation, my future, my securities. These are all things which I had given to the lord many times before but to do it again it was so much more sincere and a lot more painful but freeing.


Pleasure Vrs Consequences

Another important principle which im gona keep was from one of our speakers called Aaron Walsh. This was the fact that the consequences of sinning and fighting against sin by what will happen if you sin, this just isn't enough to combat sin. Like a man cheating on his wife knows what will happen if he gets caught his kids will hold such a bitterness ex. But the consequences just aint enough. Or a Priest molesting children. Consequences just wount work and arent a sustainable way of fighting Satan. But the amount of pleasure we get out of god is the best way to stand against the enemy. By the amount of pleasure you get out of Christ being greater than the pleasure of sin. If Christ is your greatest source of pleasure or happiness then sin wount have such a hold over your life. So its been making me think how dependant I am on Christ and how he is my source for everything.

Four weeks into DTS I was asked to Co-lead an outreach team. So my mind was starting to change on investing into the lads who were around me and who I was going to be asked to lead for 2 months in Indonesia. I loved the opportunity to step up and take more responsibility but it was tough with the preparation of outreach & other bits in planning my time and leaving some of the freedoms of being a student. But still God was faithful and has taught me many things through this and also showed me some great ways of being a leader and how to lead people and how not to lead people.

This 12 weeks was a great time of just intense learning and such a graceful environment to learn and dig deep with god. It was full of many hilarious moments which ill never forget and will always crack me up. There no point going through them. From amazing scavenger hunts, many Raves, Many Fancy dresses from emo day to prepy day, the odd skinny dip/slide/puddle jumping, plenty of snowboarding, late night Disney sleepovers, and plenty of practical jokes.

It all begins here

Its Dec 08 and the past 5 months has been a journey that I will always remember and which I have learnt loads of lessons and things which I've been trying to learn for so long. The things the lord has been highlighting to me and teaching me and developing me in are so different to what I expected. But at the same time It has been hugely beneficial and the perfect time for me. It has brought me to a new place with new direction and has highlighted things that have been built into my character and personality over the past 10 years or so. I'm so excited to see how im going to use all ive learnt over these next couple of years. Ive met some extremely interesting people who are just amazing, so enthusiastic, energetic devoted & fearless and being snowboarders they are just bonkers and being around these people has inspired me and pushed me deeper.

Ive been on a DTS with YWAM. DTS is a Discipleship Training School. Which is a 5-7 month training coarse. Teaching people all the ways of becoming a disciple a devoting themselves completely to Christ. Everything from living with people to how to speak to people about Jesus to learning many truths about Jesus and the Holy word.