Holidays in Australia

Mambo friends and family. 

well as many of you by now may be aware i'm back in Australia and i decided that i would surprise my family for Christmas. i have been back in Oz now for just nearly 3 weeks, its been such a blessing being able to see family and friends for Christmas. 
it was all a bit of a whirl wind as i made a very quick decision to come back, and therefore kept it as a surprise to everyone. 
So i'm back in Oz just until the 7th Feb, i am loving the longer days as back in Arusha it gets dark at the same time each night, no day light savings. 
My Christmas was filled with some great times with my family,  sharing meals and being able to share in each others lives. this has and still is such a special time for me being back. 
i was so warmly welcomed by Maitland baps church as i came back, and they all cheered and clapped that i had returned. it really reminded me of the lost sheep story and how when the son returns its a celebration, a time to rejoice. being able to re connect with old friends and also making new friends has been such a blessing to me, and i am so thankful for each one of you who has come into contact with me over the last few weeks.

As i stop and just try to be still and reflect upon the year that i have had, i really have to say thankyou to God for all that he has blessed me with. i feel so blessed to be able to be apart of such an organisation that not only supports me in the work that i do, but that they are people who seek God with all there hearts. i am so thankful for each of my supporters,  each one of you are enabling me to be able to do the work that i know i'm called to, and without your support both financially and prayerfully i truly wouldn't be where i am today. 
God just keeps blowing me away as he continues to provide, and prove to me that he is bigger than all my 'earthly needs and wants'. 

as i stop and reflect i again am reminded of what it is to have enough. to have enough means to be content with the things that we own or consume. i have been thinking about the needs and wants, and what really is a need in my life and what is a want. i really have to stop and think about how i should be using what God has already given to me. it is so easy for me to just skip this or to not really think about it, but as i sit here to write i am reminded strongly that i need to think about this, and give it back to God. 

i am again humbled and reminded that it is God who has enabled me to come back to Oz to see family and friends, and that in his will and time that i shall stop and see the beauty that he has created, though i do know that this time here is just a time to rest and get ready for the next year i am so thankful that i have a new clear direction as to where God wants me to be going. i know that Arusha is where i'm called to be, and i know that The Joshua Foundation is where God wants me to be. this is exciting and new and i can't wait to begin the work there again. this next year has so much installed for it, as in i shall be studying again, at uni and we are starting a new nursery class, our school is going up to standard 5 which is huge, our teachers and myself shall continue on the mentoring course, completing a diploma in mentoring, this course has been so exciting to see the excitement in the teachers faces,, the passion that they have in wanting to learn more.  even for me i have learnt again so much in just the few weeks that i did the course. i'm so excited as we will continue to extend our school building, and as we do this we will get more kids, the school is growing. as the school grows we need sponsors for our children to addend school. 
they are just a few of the bigger things going on next year, and i ask that you please join me in praying for all of these things going on. prayer is powerful and you can make a difference no matter where you are in the world. 

So as i continue to rest, relax, and rejuvenate i pray that you too shall do the same thing. 
i would love to see those of you who are around, and i am free lots of the time, so send me an email, facebook message or even a text message. if you wish to contact me via phone then send me a facebook message and ill send you my number. 

i pray that you have a very happy new year and that God would fill each one of you with the promises, visions and ideas as the new year begins.