G'day friends.
This has been a week of highs and lows. I would say that personally, it has been the hardest one for me yet.
It seemed like sharing this week was especially tough. Most days were filled with rejections and shallow conversations. Student after student was filled with apathy and complacency. They thought that Jesus was a cool guy, but that they had no need for Him.
However, there were moments that encouraged me. On Wednesday, half of our team when to the Bundoora campus to outreach. Me and one of my team members got into a decently long conversation with three students. We talked about a plethora of topics ranging from faith, to women in the Bible, to how can you know for sure, to gun laws in America ( thought of you Pratt Family!). It was so fantastic to see people really interested and seeking answers.
I've definitely started to realize how hard the soil of peoples hearts are here. And even though no one here has accepted Christ, I know that we are still in Melbourne for a purpose. God has given me so much peace abut this. Maybe not now, but sometime in the future Australia will be ready to accept the good seed of the Gospel. We can never know how big God is and what He'll use in peoples lives. I'm just hoping that each conversation I have with people here will push them one step closer to God. That talking to them makes them think about what they really believe, and makes them question what life is all about.
I have fallen in love with Melbourne. God has placed such a burden on my heart for the Uni's here and for the city itself. I am excited to keep going out and sharing while I am here. I am even more excited to go back home and continue to pray for this place and wait and see how God works here.
Cheers!
Stoneza
P.S. We played the Aussies in footy yesterday and didn't get crushed! At one point, we were even winning. Next Thursday, we play some good ol' gridiron. Hopefully we'll show them what real football is all about.
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