'Your reward for trusting Him will be the salvations of your souls'- 1 Peter 1;9

Uganda 11th of December 2010 to the 22nd of January 2011
I always knew I was blessed and everyone always says how lucky we are but you get an entirely different picture when you physically experience the real world. The world we live in, is fantasy. 80% of humanity today lives on less then %10 a day. What we have, is a dream, a fantasy world a majority of our world can only imagine.

25th December
We arrived in Kampala the capital of Uganda

26th December
12 hours bus trip across the country to Koboko. While we were sitting on the bus we stopped so Angie and Ben could get money out a disabled man can up to bus begging for money. We all sat silently trying to ignore him. I'll always wonder if I could have done anything to help him. His body was so disfigured.... I'll never forget it. He walked around the bus for about 15mins before walking away yelling something in another language. Im pretty sure it would have been something like selfish rich white people.

27th December
Prayed for the Witch Doctors in the town.

28th December
Made friends with the Africans and started digging trenches so we could lay the foundations of the AIDS Orphans and Street Children Rescue unit. Stayed up late singing Hosanna with Kyle and Nathan.

29th December
We worked

30th December
I built a wall with an Africa girl whose name was Zoe-ella. She was one of 11 children and the 3rd oldest. We worked out that she actually went to Ethiopia with my cousin Jake in 2007 on another team. I asked her if she had ever seen Nelson Mandela. She replied that she had never heard of him. How could the children of such an oppressed nation not know its biggest Liberator?
I asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up. She said a Lawyer. In the wet tar of the wall we built she wrote this:

31st December
We worked. I remember exactly what I was doing when it was midnight in Australia (NSW)...moving a massive pile of dirt.
Happy New Year :D

1st of January
Went to church. An African Man stood up in the service and openly thanked God for the new year, even though he had just found out he was HIV positive. Daniel Walters brought and awesome word. Joshua 1;9
I prayed for 2 women who asked God into their hearts. One was holding her baby crying her eyes out saying he was sick and didn't have long to live.
We did some evangelising in the afternoon and went around to the peoples little huts and farms. I prayed for a schizophrenic lady, most had HIV.

2nd January
Walked an hour to church. The church was HUGE! We sung and performed the play 'Everything' by Lifehouse and went to the Sunday school. Afterwards we went to the Koboko Health Clinic. We spilt up into groups and moved throughout the hospital praying for people and telling them about Jesus. Many were open to it. Walked past the people (some lying on beds, the others on the ground) dying. The drips that go into people arms to administer drugs were sticky taped to the dirty window sills. There was simply nothing and it was the one place that desperately needed anything. Not even mattresses on the beds, if you needed a bed you had to bring your own and rely on your family to care for you because there was no nurses to look after you. I'll never forget what I saw that day.

Soldier homecoming surprise mix

These men should never have been sent in the first place

Today I surfed with Jamie and had so much fun.

'It is because we know this solemn fear of the Lord that we work hard to pursue others. God knows we are sincere, and i hope you know this too. Are we trying to pat ourselves on the back again? No, we are giving you reason to be proud of us, so you can answer those who brag about having a spectacular ministry rather then having a sincere heart before God. If it seems that we are crazy, it is to bring glory to God. And if we are in our right minds, it is for you benefit. Whatever we do, it is because Christ's love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for everyone, we also believe that we have all died toto the old life we used to live. He died for everyone so that those who recieve his new life will no longer live to please themselves. Instead, they will live to please Christ's, who died and who was rasied for them. So we have stopped evaluating others by what the world thinks about them. Once I mistakenly thought of Christ that way, as though he was mealy a human being. How differently i think about him now! What this means is that those who become Christians become new persons. Thet are not the same anymore, for the other life is gone. A new Life has begun!'

My favourite verse 2corinthians 5-11
This all makes so much sense to me... we are God's ambassadors.

Kanye West - Runaway (Video Version) ft. Pusha T

so wish I was a ballet dancer

Favourite movies 
Blood Diamond
Slumdog Millionaire
Invictus
Armistad
The Constant Gardener
The Blind Side
Father of the Bride
Amazing Grace
The Island

Most amazing actor- Djimon Hounsou

So you think because your intentions are good, they'll spare you, huh? 

 My heart always told me that people are inherently good. My experience suggests otherwise. But what about you, Mr. Archer? In your long career as a journalist, would you say that people are mostly good? 

No. I'd say they're just people. 

Exactly. It is what they do that makes them good or bad. A moment of love, even in a bad man, can give meaning to a life. None of us knows whose path will lead us to God. 

Blood Diamond

Less then a month until Uganda 

Tez keeps telling me he just turned 30
having dreams of being single forever he’s getting worried
and I’m scared too because I’m in the same boat
good women are rare too, none of them have come close
me I have’nt changed much, you know how I play
better safe than sorry
instead of searching for substance at every single party
baby being part of this life
I feel like I’m bound to end up with somebody
that’s been with everybody
I need you to rescue me from my destiny
I’m trying to live right and give you whatever’s left of me
cause you know life is what we make it and a
chance is like a picture, it’d be nice if you just take it.
Or let me take it for ya
I’m just down to ride
or we can roll around the city until we finally decide
I got more than a thing for you, tattoo and ink for you
right over my heart girl I do the unthinkable

- Drake ('Unthinkable' by Alicia Keys)

I stand strong for my God, for I serve the one who enables me to do what this world deems impossible. Have a heart for change.

There is NO Justice in war

I got this pic from Saya Raben who stands for what she believes in. There is nothing more beautiful then sharing what stirs your heart and living out what you believe. 

This house is owned by a figurehead of a Nation

This house is owned by someone living in abundance

This house is owned by someone who is blessed

This house is owned by someone who is comfortable

and it get's better.....

This house is owned by someone with and exclusive taste for luxury 

This house is owned by President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe.

The Standard housing in Zimbabwe 

The population is starving because if lack of food and medicine

His greed kills people.

hahhahaha I love kids!

Big Day Out Tickets are MINE!!!!!!!!!!
Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zero's (ily sam and garth)
Bloody Beetroots 
M.I.A
John Butler
Lupe Fiasco
Wolfmother
Angus and Julia
Pnau
Birds of Tokyo 
Primal Scream 
LCD Soundsystem
Crystal Castles 
Sampology 
Little Red
Ratatat
Blue King Brown
Operator Please
Children Collide 

Being young with Ester

Repeat after me; I am Free

"My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!" - Psalm 121:2

"So we can say with confidence, 'The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?'" - Hebrews 13:6

Irony

Everyone know's the song 'Love the way you Lie' by Eminem and Rihanna.

Just gonna stand there

And watch me burn

But that's alright

Because I like

The way it hurts

Just gonna stand there

And hear me cry

But that's alright

Because I love

The way you lie

I love the way you lie

I love the way you lie

It's hard to understand why Rihanna, who is a victim of domestic violence herself, is singing 'I like the way it hurts'.

Why for a second would she say that in one of her songs knowing what it feels like to be on the other side of a fist?

There is nothing 'alright' about this..... hmmm so strange.

Let your speech always be with grace- Colssians 4;6

For by your words, you will be justified.... and by your words you will be condemned. Matt 12;37

I was at a talk a few weeks ago at which the speaker highlighted how in today's society women, and especially young women are being sexualised by the media. It's so true. One of the points she made which I remember was this; 
On the 'Dove' add which show's curvy women loving their bodies and who they are, it is emphasised that women should be secure and not super thin to feel good about themselves- which is great! 
The same company also made the 'Lynx' advertisement. This add show's skinny, tanned, gorgeous looking women running around in their bikini's. Young girl's who see these women feel bad about themselves. It's a fact. It is so ironic that the same people who encourage women to feel fabulous in the bodies that they have on 'Dove', change to the complete opposite when directing male add's, and conform to what society says 'men should love' and put half naked women on tv screens making a majority of women in today's society feel bad about themselves and at the same time convincing men that this is what's to love about women. Not their personality, not their standard of self-worth and not their character. All which have nothing to do with appearance. 

'Dove' Add

'Lynx' Add

Both made by the same company. 

'81% of women feel inadequate compared to the media's image of women.'

In a man's magazine there was a competition to see who was voted 'hottest chick'. The girl who won wasn't even a real woman! She was 100% computer generated. The media sexualises women and young girls to an extent that many men have expectations which aren't realistic. I was shocked to hear my cousin tell me who is a teacher at a High school in the Western Suburbs, that a year 7 girl told expressed that she honestly believed that she, as a girl of 12-13years old, was good for nothing but to be a sex object for guys. 


As Women, we have worth, value and a purpose which was NOT created by the media or by the standard which men set for us, but first and foremost by God who created us equally to men to serve along side them, not for them. My God is my judge, and no man will ever tell me my worth or value. 


To all the beautiful Women in my life reading this, don't believe the lie the media sets for you. The only opinion which will matter in the end is God's, and he created you with such carefulness and love that despite the imperfections we may see, we are ALWAYS going to be perfect to Him.


'What does it matter if one gain's the whole world but loses his soul' - Jesus Christ 

I had my last full day of school today. I'm pretty excited cus it hasn't hit me yet that my longest commitment is finally at an end... Fat Fish was the best thing ever, I love you guys.....St.Marys Senior High class of 2010, my prayers and love to you all.

My beautiful Mum, I love you

Everything works better when its in alinement with God's plan.
'People cant argue with results. You don't have to back off the Lord's expectations to see results in the world. You do not ever have to compromise for God.'- Steve Lenz

We Know That God Causes Everything To Work Together For The Good Of Those Who Love Him And Are Called According To His Purpose. Romans 8;28

Be wary of your influences.....Words mean nothing to God because he looks at the heart. You can fool everyone in your life with what you say and how you act but God always see through everything thats not real. Ok live for the moment.. but what are you going to do when its over?

Accountability is so important. Rejecting people who try do it out of love, not judgment, (and there's huge difference) is like jumping out of a plane with out a parachute. Romans 14:12 says, "So then each of us shall give account of himself to God". This is personal accountability.
My God is my rock. Simply because He's the only person on earth who's never let me down.

Ralph's bro

God presents himself to people in many different ways.
To some He is a Father, or the only true dad they've ever known
To some He is a protector (Ashley Holiday)
To some He is their strength
To some He is their hope
To some He is the reason life is worth living on this messed up earth

But to all, Jesus is the greatest example of Love.

Happy 17th Birthday to Kirilyn
My amazing, beautiful sister who lives for every moment. I love you xoxoxo