It's day 2 of my DTS now and day 4 of being in Australia and I'm definitely feeling a lot more settled now. It's amazing how quickly you get to know people when you are living in such close quarters. I feel like I've know some of these people for my whole life and I'm sure as I continue with the DTS this feeling will only become more common. It still doesn't actually feel like I'm doing it yet but I'm sure it won't be long before my brain catches up with my body. Last night we started the DTS but it's not like we're being pushed in the deep end or anything, it's just pretty light hearted at the moment with getting to know each other games and being told a lot of information about ... read more

So here is my first blog of the trip, really it's a warm up blog so people can see where the blogs are going to be posted in the future and will mainly be an introduction to what I'm actually going to be doing for the next 6 months. A week today I start a YPDTS (Young Persons Discipleship Training School) in Perth (Australia) with a mission organisation called YWAM (Youth With A Mission). Unless you've done a DTS, have looked into one yourself or have known someone who has done one, you are probably feeling completely lost at this point. Don't worry, I was too when I started looking into doing it. I'll trying and break it down for you but if you still feel lost by the end of it feel free to visit ... read more

Well as u can c im no longer in Ohio! Left camp on the 10th of June...bit hectic cos it was early in the morning and i had to find my ride as i wasnt told hu was taking me. Got to the airport and kinda freaked out cos of the size of the terminals and the time i arrived at the airport but through asking staff i managed to check in :) had to pay $25 to get my other bag checked in tho...not great! Flight was boring. Slept in that embaressing way u do wen ur so tired u just cant stay awake...yer the mouth open head back kinda way...sexy! Woke up to see desert...Las Vegas really is in a weird place...would defo not drive there! Arrived into the airport and guess what i ... read more

Well we've just finished single parent camp and that went pretty well. It started off pretty bad due to homesickness and general negative feeling overload. Spent most of the first day just wollowing in misery and looking rather angry. Cheered up when my nightwatch buddy threw me fully clothed into the pool tho...funny how things like almost drowning in the shallow end (..due to shock) can cheer u up! Had my first smore the other day! Ok i kinda lie...i had a smore pop tart at the beginning of camp but trust me that aint the same! Basically...if u dont know what a smore is...its like chocolate and melted marshmallow sandwiched in between 2 crackers/biscuits. At the same time i was getting my smore...i got asked if i was French...yer...i dont get that either! Apparently i ... read more

Ok...so i havent been able to write anything for a while. My busy schedule has returned and any spare time i have now is either spent sleeping, reading Eclipse or cleaning up after the animals. It is coming to the end of camp and u can really tell. The councellors are beginning to slack off and they dont seem to be applying all the rules. Like i have seen so many councellors use their cell phones it is unreal. Its so fustrating cos i am trying to do a job which is made harder if they are not taking things seriously. I mean i know it gets tiring and stressful but my programme area is not break time for them. Of course not all of them are bad...just some. Its not just councellors as well and ... read more