Noosa..oh the memories :)

 

 

 

 

 

Sydney Summer

 

 

 

Great Ocean Road Here I Come!

Tomorow we head down the Coast of Victoria, Australia along the Great Ocean Road. Apparently it is an absolutely STUNNING view of the Ocean. It's a girl's ROAD TRIP :D. We're going with two wonderful ladies....Joanna and Tiare. We have been staying at Joanna ant Trevor's house and their daughter is Tiare. They have all been so amazing to us...and have taken us in for 2 weeks!! This trip should be full of fun and laughter. I'm excited! After that it'll be some time in Melbourne city and then to Sydney before we head off to NZ...

This trip is going by SO incredibly fast...every stage in the travels has had such a different feel and I am so thankful for the diversity. On a side note..please keep praying for the hundreds of people who have lost EVERYTHING and so many family members in the fires around here. The people of Victoria have been great in response so far...so much so that when we went into the city to help take in donation calls with the red cross they turned us down!...there were too many volunteers! A good problem. I just hope that those who have lost loved ones and all their earthly possessions won't be forgotten in a month when things quiet down. Pray that people will continue to surround these families with love and support.

Well now..I'm off to the great ocean road :)

Brisbane to Byron Bay

It has been a long time since I've been able to update this blog. We've just left a suburb of Brisbane where we stayed with Stephanie's good friends Belinda and Dave...a really fun couple. They were so nice and incredibly generous. We played a lot of games and had a good time leaving the "backpacker's" lifestyle behind a little bit.

Since then we went to stay a a Christian Surfer's base for a couple of nights and learned a lot about their ministry. It seems they were in a bit of a transition stage, and were so nice to let us stay in their "dorm" room.

Now we're in Byron Bay...a little town of 7000 people who get in 800 backpackers per day! The beaches are beautiful and it definitely has a hippie feel. This morning we went to an Anglican church in the cutest little country church. The congregation had about 7 people and they seemed really close. They said Byron is a tough place with Chrsitianity because so many people are seeking spirituality through so many other religions etc. Please pray for the people here!

Time is running out on our free internet card :)..so I must go. I miss you all and am praying for you!

in his grip
Robyn

Unbelievably Blessed

Tomorrow afternoon we will be leaving for Noosa to spend about 1 week exploring a new town. The past 4 days we have spent in Brisbane with incredibly generous hosts. We feel so blessed to be able to stay with these wonderful people. We have been staying with the sister of the family who hosted us in Sydney and her parents who are visiting. They are such godly, wonderful people and we have been so blessed by their wisdom and care. I think the Lord put us here with them for a reason. I want to become a woman who is so contagiously in love with Lord as they have proven to be. It is easy to say I want to be that kind of woman when I am older, but this week the Lord reminded me that it has to start now. Thank you Lord for this example!

Off to the Coast

Tomorrow morning, bright and early we are leaving for the East Coast...and our travels begin! We will start in Brisbane and likely work our way down to Melbourne over the next two months. I am so excited to see more of Australia! Our internet access will likely be sparse, but I still would love updates from you all when you have a chance!

Lots of love

Robyn

Sydney Pictures

Cameras...

I think I need some pointers...it seems as though I've lost all of my pictures from this trip so far. I was going to post some just now but they've all dissapeared. This is the second time this has happened. I don't know if I've pressed the wrong button or what...but hopefully this won't happen again. If anyone has a Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS and has any suggestions on how to make sure this doesn't happen again...I'm all ears :). One good thing is that this is just the beginning of the trip and I haven't lost 5 months of pics!

Almost 1 Week....

I can't believe it's already been almost a week here...it's gone by so fast, and at the same time we've packed in so much. I'll put some pictures up a little later when I have a chance, but so far we've been to this little "suburb" for lack of a better word called Manly; went to Hillsong Church and made some friends on the bus; went to Curl Curl beach and had a blast swimming in the ocean. We've laughed a lot, talked a lot, contemplated what it means to be a servant of Christ, seen a lot of Sydney, went for a couple of runs; had a random night in Chinatown...it's been great!

Something we've noticed that stands out here is the friendliness and unbelievable hospitality of the people here. It makes me wonder what it is about Canadian culture or even just my own heart that keeps me in my own bubble a lot of the time. I think that as followers of Christ we are called to be hospitable - open up our homes, our time and our lives to the people around us...I think I have a lot to learn from the people here. It's going to be a great adventure!

Sydney

It's 7:15 am and I've been up for an hour already...it seems as if jet lag is going to keep me up for the day :). It's kind of nice to have a peaceful morning and be fully awake for it! As I was sitting here reading, the sounds outside reminded me that I am no longer in Canada. I don't know if it was a bunch of birds, or what...but defintely more tropical sounds than I've ever heard.

The trip here was amazing, I don't think it could have gone any better. No problems with flights or anything, Thank you Lord! It is so good to spend time with Stephi and April again. We had kind of a lazy day yesterday and will be out on the town more the rest of this week. I can't wait!!

Ozzie Bound!

I write this just 2 days away from one of the greatest adventures of the 23 years I've been alive...on Monday I'll be leaving for Australia to join my wonderful friends Stephi and April! The next 5 months are going to be filled with lots of laughter, great talks, sunshine, adventures and so much more that I can't even imagine. Thank you Lord for the opportunity to enjoy another part of the world with such great girls!

This will be turned into my travel blog. As I don't know how often I'll be able to update this...but keep checking, you never know when a new picture or story may pop up :).

JSB 2008

flashback to fall

I was recently made aware of this picture. I love all of these girls so much. This photo was taken the weekend of Ashley's wedding....such great memories!

Thanksgiving in Traverse City

Nikki, Chad, Kevin and I went to Chad's house for almost a week over Thanksgiving..it was SO much fun!

Chicago from the Hancock Observatory....Magnificent!

Narissa Visits Chicago!

Random Fall

Pictures from: Seeing the Broadway Musical "Wicked", Our Group from Ashley and Drew's Wedding, and the Brother's Open house: Come Dressed as a 90's TV Show Character... I decided to go a little out of the box :)

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