Praisaloojah I arrived in Perth safely! My flight was great and I didn't miss any of my flights but instead was able to catch an earlier flight to Sydney from LA. We flew through the International Date Line so I completely skipped Thursday. The sunrise in Sydney was so beautiful and the people I met on my flight were very kind in explaining everything to this unexperienced traveler. I was greeted in Perth with clouds and drizzle and was super excited to finally see my sister and Kevin. Everything here is so unfamiliar that I still feel like I'm dreaming. The nature is so different; it's very interesting mix of exotic/rugged. Let me assure you: everything here is so expensive! Some of the regular every day use items can cost up to three times the amount you would pay in the states! The time now is 6:59pm which is 3:59am in Vancouver which means that currently I am very jet lagged and just want to go to sleep. I am excited to see which adventures await me tomorrow and thank those of you who prayed about my travels. -Vee from the Land Down Under
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