Mt. Cook

Recently i went to Mt. Cook for the weekend with three other guys.  Mt. Cook is supposed to be the highest mountain in all of New Zealand and one of the reasons that draws people to the Islands.  I had an awesome experience.  I finished reading the New Testament for the first time there with Ephesians.   Jesus has been so amazing.  That weekend us four guys ended up hiking up to the top of the Mountain where Mueller Hut resides.  It was quite an intense hike for me but a beautiful experience of God’s beauty and creation.  I ended up developing a blister on the way to the top and when i started my descent The skin ripped off of it.  The blister was about the size of a half dollar coin.  I really enjoyed the hike even though it was anoiing dealing with the blister. I leave soon for outreach with unnamed dates.  I’m excited though.  Jesus is so amazing and I’m excited to be cultivated into the disciple he has me to be.  Last night my friend Eirik and I caught a hedgehog really late at night and brought it into our base lounge.  It was funny trying to pick it up and chase it around on the floor.  It was treasure of a night.  Thank you all for your prayers.  I really appreciate them.

Two Weeks

Jesus has been so faithful. Everyday he’s always there for me picking me up and providing me with strength. I just finished reading the Gospel of Luke. It was so wonderful. The Spirit spoke to me so much when reading it. I could hardly manage setting it down. I only have 6 more books left of the New Testament. I’m so excited in drawing closer to Jesus. I want to use the wisdom i’ve been learning to bless those around me. Jesus is so faithful. My small group and i went to the beach this monday. I really enjoyed it. We all went body surfing. Pretty cool. Last weeks lectures were so awesome. It was on the Holy Spirit. I really enjoyed my time learning. This week has been good too. The lectures this week are on “missions”. Its been really cool looking into the Gospels on the different disciples ministries. Its going to be a little strange this Christmas not experiencing winter for the first time. We will probably have a BBQ on the beach to celebrate Jesus. Its Summer here right now, so the weather has been beautiful. I leave for outreach in soon. I’m going to Thailand and Cambodia. I’ll be there for two months and then will slowly make my way back home. Thank You all for keeping me in your prayers .

-Bryan

Church Serving Week

This week my outreach team for thailand and I spent this week serving at a local church in Rangeoria. It was pretty awesome being able to donate time to serve at this local baptist church. Our team spent time doing prepwork in each room for repainting as well as some rewiring. We then spend time repainting three rooms as well as painting a giant mural in the main lounge. We have an artist in our team which made this mural possible. Our team also did landscape work around to clean up. It was great meeting new people and building new friendships. The Lord has grown me so much this week in just my quiet times. He is so faithful to me. Jesus has been teaching me so much and drawing me deeper. I love Jesus so much. I want my life to be proof of Jesus. I love him So much. He is my first Love and my number One.