I flew to Brisbane this morning (Wednesday) and caught the bus this afternoon to Mt. Tamborine where the Student Life Australia mid-year conference will start tomorrow. I caught up with Norm Edney, who we worked together in the Solomon Islands in the 90's, and talked about our families and island friends for the full 1 ½ hour winding bus ride up the mountain (see photo of the 2 of us on the bus). We're also sharing a room (with a few other guys) - it's sooooo good to see him again!
Jasmine & Lily, two of our PNG staff also flew in to Brisbane this afternoon, and a friend (Danika) picked them up and brought them to Mt Tamborine after dinner. Danika came to PNG for our Easter conference last year (2012) and has since felt called by God to return to PNG - she joined the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ, Australia and she is planning to come in 2015. (See photo of these 3 ladies).
Student Life Australia has invited us here to talk to as many students & staff (called Missionaries here) and encourage them to come help our ministry in PNG for 1 week to 2 years at a time. Student Life Australia has also brought in others from Japan, the Middle East, & West Asia for the same reasons. I think it's very admirable for them to do this - they sincerely want their students & missionaries to venture overseas!
Tonight I sat in the meeting for all the missionaries who work with university students, and I took this picture (below) just to show you how many there are here in Australia - this thrills me - some day we'll have this many in PNG!
Lily & Jasmine & I will meet tomorrow to talk about their role in the conference - what they will say and to make a strategy. :-) Please pray that we will know what God wants us to say and who He wants us to talk to. Thanks!
About 300 students from all across Australia will come tomorrow and the conference will begin! And we will see God working!
Hi Dan, Glad you had safe travels to oz and Mt Tamberine. We are enjoying the Solomons and are having dinner with James and karen Ashley on Friday night. Quite few of Amy's friends from Uni of Qld are attending student life conference including Shei Ting, Jo and Dave Athennoius and Genevive Brooks. They all know us and most worship with Amy at church. Say hi if by chance you read this and meet them!( realise the small chance) .We fly back to bris Sunday afternoon and drive to Mackay all day Monday to get home. Know you won't get internet at Mt Tamberine but hope you get to read sometime...love the corbetts.
ReplyDeleteHey Bill & Judy - you're on an island, and I'm in Queensland - we're hardly ever in the same place! Thanks for commenting. I'll look for Amy's friends. Tell James & Karen I said hi!
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