I must say I am rather enjoying myself here! On Saturday we started the day off with having breakfast at Dome which has absolutely amazing coffee! Afterwards we took off to Fremantle to do some shopping where I purchase souvenirs and some awesome merch. We got to walk through the market streets and came upon a hilarious entertainer on a unicycle juggling torches! Yesterday I had the opportunity of worshipping with the believers here. I was so greatly blessed by this experience:) Calvary Chapel is so simple and I enjoyed meeting people who I have the greatest thing in common with. It's interesting to see that the service can be organized differently yet the same Spirit reigns in us! After church we went to Victoria Park where we had lunch. Then we drove to the Rockingham foreshore where I had Ferrero Roche ice cream!! I am still having a great deal of trouble recovering from the jet lag so I'm usually passing out by 6, although jet lag does have it's benefits: such as being able to wake up really early! Today I went on a really nice long walk where I was able to explore the neighborhood. We had driven by a park with a fountain earlier so I made the goal of finding it on foot. It took me a while because I had no idea where it was, afterward as I was meandering the streets I stumbled upon the most amazing walking trail! I cannot express my amazement enough at the nature that surrounds me! Pictures cannot capture the true beauty of this place!
Last Sunday's youth sermon was truly convicting. And not just a "yeah, that was important" type of convicting, but really a "wow, I need to change my whole perspective and really hit the root issue here, truly repent and ask God to change my heart in this regard" type of convicting. The whole time I felt as though the sermon had been specially crafted for me- to really get me to analyze my own heart and realize how little I love the people that are truly my brothers and sisters. By nature I love to critique everything- I always thought it would be awesome to have a career where I get to criticize companies or stores and tell them what they are doing wrong. Unfortunately my sinful nature brings this into the way I deal with people. As I was listening to the sermon I realized that judging people was just my default setting. In my own head, to myself, I always concealed this as honest assessment or analyzing- instead of downright, sinful judging. When I would be c