Finally in Australia!

After about 30 hours of traveling I am finally in Australia! I left Florida on Saturday afternoon at 3pm and arrived in Brisbane at 8:30am on Monday morning. (After you do the math, you discover that there's obviously a time difference. I skipped an entire day of my life!) I'm still struggling with a bit of jet lag which will take a few days to get over. Its only 6pm here right now and I am completely ready to snuggle into my bed and pass out. I am fighting the urge though, 9pm is my bedtime goal. I feel like such a granny! ;)

I had an amazing last few days in America. My mom flew into town to see me and it was such a blessing to have her there. We had a great time together and she helped me SO MUCH to get the last minute things done before I left, thank you mom! Also, my friend Simon from Germany flew in as well and it was so great. I haven't seen him since the end of our DTS together in Australia so it was so great to catch up and have him with my family. On my last day in the country we had a little family get together at my dads house where we swam and ate great food all day! It was the perfect way to say good-bye to everyone, with lots of laughter and fun!

Today was my first day of staff training here at the base. I met with the others that I will be staffing the school with and we pretty much had a time of introducing each other, sharing our hearts and creating some goals for the DTS. It got me excited about what I am here for: to work with and disciple young people. I am convinced that God is going to do awesome things during my time here and that I am going to learn so much.

I am trying to upload a few more photos from the last few days I was in America but for some reason, I'm not able to. If you'd like to see photos, I'll be posting them on facebook during the next couple of days! :)

Also, several people have asked for my address here in Australia. Here it is!

YWAM Gold Coast

Jasmine Abenchuchan

PO Box 1560

Surfers Paradise, QLD 4217

Australia

Thank you all so much for your love and support, it has made this journey so incredible to know that I have such amazing people backing me in what I do! If you would like to know how to support me financially during this time, you can use either option on the right side of this page. If neither of these are good for you, please contact me and I will be happy to give you other avenues for support.