Author: yeleannaes
Small Update
I don’t have much of an update today, other than. Yesterday, I started feeling a bit unwell. Mostly it’s just my throat, but I’ve been feeling a bit achy as well. This is frustrating because it takes a lot of effort for me to be able to socialize with new people under normal circumstances, but…
YWAM is awesome!
It’s hard to believe I’ve only been here for a little over a week. I’ve never been more sure that I’m in exactly the place I’m supposed to be. This last week, classes have covered general housekeeping details and have opened up dialog about personal devotionals, what worship is, prayer, and what it means to…
Life in New Zealand
Things are really starting to pick up. The school here has really got our days scheduled down to the last minute. A normal day looks something like this. ~Personal Devotions ~Breakfast ~Community Duties ~Worship and Prayer ~Lecture ~Morning Tea ~Lecture ~Lunch ~The afternoons and evening are filled with various activities including: Outreach Prep, Small Group,…
I’m here!
It’s 3:43 pm local time. I arrived about 3 hours ago. It was an exhausting two days, but with no major mishaps I really can’t complain. The main thing I’m feeling right now is peace. This is a beautiful country and the people are very warm and friendly. Especially here at the base. I just…
Stress
Throughout this whole process, I had yet to be stressed out about any part of it. Weather faith or optimism, I can’t tell. But today that all changed. Angela kindly called me this morning to tell me that we finally heard back from YWAM NZ, and that we had been wrong in assuming we didn’t…
Passing the time.
What do you do while waiting for what you know will be the most life-changing thing you’ve ever done?… Ride motorcycles!
Redirecting
Hello, all. Anyone? I’ve sadly neglected this blog for a while now. In 2009 recap. The business aviation market took a nose dive. I took voluntary lay off. And, now I’m scheduled to leave for New Zealand in little over a month. I’ll be doing a 6 month program with YWAM (Youth With a Mission)…
We have lift-off!
Not really, just plane tickets. After much frustration with ticket-buying websites and dates, Angela and I were able to purchase reasonably priced tickets for almost the exact dates we wanted. We leave September 30th and after about 18 hours on a plane arrive 2 days later in New Zealand. My favorite part, though, is that…
Still Waiting
I’ve been accepted!!! I guess I wasn’t really worried, but it’s nice to have confirmation and a place reserved, anyway. I’ve been busy getting things packed up and ready to leave Wichita. This I am not looking forward to. I’ve made a lot of really great relationships here that I’m going to miss. Now for…