Sunday, March 29, 2009

A Sweet Video

Some More Pics

Some PNG hotdogs... Alright...

Mason really doesn't like soccer...

There's not really any explanation behind this one other than that this kid is ridiculously cute.

Some of the children that go to the school here at Living Light. They just love taking pictures!

These are the RI teachers. The top middle is Terrance. These guys are so awesome and they have a huge passion to see God's spirit move within the schools here in PNG.

So we were on a walk the other night when we crossed paths with this snake. This happens to be a Sea Snake which is one of the deadliest snakes in the world. It was about four feet long... Yeah super scary because it was dark and we didn't even see it at first...

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Life in PNG for Me

So life here is taking some getting used to... It's so different. The culture, the people, the climate, just everything... But in the midst of that I see more and more of Who God is and that He is the same no matter where I go. He's the God Who walks with me wherever I go and Who's been with me the whole way. What an incredible and faithful God we serve!
I've gotten to be involved in tons of ministries here at Living Light Foursquare and my first week was insanely busy because I was trying almost all of them so that I could choose the ones I really wanted to pursue and be involved in during my stay here. There are so many that it would be very difficult to explain them all so I'll write about one for right now...
So, in order to go to go to school here, you have to pay big bucks to do so. On Thursday I went to visit two schools. They go once a week to teach this class called RI(which stands for Religious Instruction). I went with man name Terrance who travels to sixteen different schools a week to go preach the gospel to these kids in high school. He doesn't have a car so we took PMVs... Which are Papua New Guinea buses. They are absolutely insane!!! They're the ghettoest, smelliest little vans and they stuff so many people in them that you can barely breathe... But it was such an adventure. They're all privately owned so the drivers are crazy and it's just scary sometimes... Hanging out with Terrance was awesome. He has a real passion for the youth and bringing them to the Lord. When I spoke to the youth I gave my testimony and told them how I came to know God and the amazing works that He's done in me that're undeniable. I really stressed to them to not wait til they thought they were ready or perfect to start serving the Lord. And I told them that we're all called and that He has a unique plan for each and every one of us. I know that the Lord had brought me all the way to this side of the world just to tell them that. I really wanted to challenge them to respond to the call God had on there lives. In both schools altogether about twelve or so kids gave there lives to the Lord and tons of them had a response and wanted to talk to me afterward. God did such an amazing work through me and I was just so blessed by it. I'm so excited to walk further into the purpose and plan that the Lord has brought me here to be apart of and I know that every word He speaks is true and that it always fulfills the purpose for which He spoke them.
I'm sorry it's taking so long to get these up, but I'll do my best to continue updating. When you read this please POST A COMMENT! Because I wanna hear what you have to say and whatnot. I love you all and I'm gonna try to get some more pics up soon.

May God Bless You and Keep You,
Robby

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Hello From PNG

Oh how I missed little Ezra. I don't know how he does it!!!


Me teaching some of the older students at Living Light Foursquare for their Wednesday chapel... So fun, but I was super nervous.


Just me with some of the in the Faith Club Ministry. They wanted to "tok stori" with me... That's just telling stories and talking...


A beautiful PNG sunset. God is such a good artist...


This is Junior... He so stinkin cute and awesome. Just look at that smile.


Some of the boys from Hope Kids Ministry...


This is where a lot of the kids actually bathe... Pretty gnarly. It was really funny because when we were walking over, one of the kids fell in and got all wet.


These kids just went nuts when they saw that I was taking pictures... So awesome.


Hello all! So I made it safely. It was the longest series of flights ever, but I enjoyed it. Every mile I traveled was more and more of God's faithfulness being revealed to me. He is so good. I've been here for about three days now and I've just been so busy... I wanna post some pictures for now and I'll write some more later on. I love you guys so much.

Friday, March 20, 2009

This is the Day!!!

So here we go! I'm leaving today and I can't tell you how excited I am to finally leave for PNG. It's so rad to see God's faithfulness and provision for this entire trip. I'm so thankful for all of my wonderful friends and family and the support that you've continually given me throughout this entire process. God is so good and I just want to tell you that this wouldn't have happened without your prayers, obedience, encouragement, and support. I want to thank you all from the very bottom of my heart. I'm excited for you to hear my testimonies of the amazing works that I know the Lord is going to do in me and through me. I love you all and I'll be updating you as soon and as much as I can. WOOT!!!