Good morning! The sunrise is beautiful here this morning, although I think the saying, "Red skies at morning, sailors take warning; red skies at night, sailors delight" is appropriate this morning! I'm praying for a cool weather so that our campus work day will be nice!
The good news this morning is that my throat feels better! Hallelujah!!! Yesterday was an odd day, but good overall. On the way from the ship to campus yesterday morning, I got sick. I hadn't eaten anything, which is a blessing, but it was super weird. Generally when I'm sick I can just sit and close my eyes and make myself calm down. Not yesterday. My poor, new backpack had to go through the wash. Today I have a bit of a stuffy nose, but otherwise am feeling much better. Thank you for all of your prayers!
After my eventful morning we received our ministry placements. A ministry placement could be compared to a chore of sorts. It's the heart of YWAM Townsville that everyone live in community and that we help and support those in full-time staff. My ministry placement is Ship Ops. Essentially, I get to clean the ship every day! (: It was my first choice, and I'm glad to have gotten it. There's something special about being able to take care of and clean the place your DTS is staying. It's two hours a day and there are four ladies on the team. We are responsible for cleaning the bathrooms, mess hall, accommodation, lounge, medical clinic, and the bridge. I'm honoured to have been chosen to be a steward of the ship.
Yesterday in lectures we went over some more orientation things and also about the assignments that we will have throughout the lecture phase. I'll tell you more about them as I'm working on them. Each week we have a journal and a workbook we have to complete and turn in. In addition we have two creative devotions to lead in our small groups and two book reports. One of the book reports is on a book written by the founder of YWAM, Loren Cunningham called Is That Really You, God?. The other is a missionary biography of choice. If anyone has any good suggestions, let me know in the comments below or through Facebook!
Each week we will get to meet with a mentor in a 'one-on-one' and also a small group. I can't even tell you how excited I am to be here and to be living in community with other believers. I can't wait to see what the Lord has for all of us and how He will move in great and mighty ways!
Prayer Requests:
1. That I would kick this cold
2. That the Lord would be forming deep, lasting relationships between all of us on this journey
That's all for now, folks!
-Katie
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