good to be back =)

aah.... reunited with my blog... its been a while - about a week since i've posted *gasp* noooo!! Although i noticed that Brehaut hasnt posted for aaaaaages!! Breaking the trend eh?!

Well i have many things to post about, mainly all drivel... but sometimes its easier to just a big long post on my blog, when you've been away for ages, rather than heaps of little comments on everyone else's blogs... so hope you dont mind (i dont care if you dont) if i just rant for a while on what everyone else has been posting about.

Firstly, i've been at Get Smart this past week, it used to be defined as a Youth Leadership Training Conference, but now its more like equipping people to reach the nations (next year its just called "Influence"- the Get Smart conference 2005). And what it is is international speakers talking. Like seminars during the day, and church services at night. All quite awesome really =) And as a result i've heard some great stuff, and i'm going to preach at you all for the next few days, hee hee!
The thing that is freshest on my mind is "we've gotta have a heart for the nations". the Second coming will only happen when all the people groups on the earth have heard the gospel. Which kinda presents a problem, right? It means that somebody is going to have to move... and go to these people groups and tell them.
Now this is people directly around us - eg at Work, school or on Campus
People in OUR nation - Christchurch, Paekakariki, New Zealand... etc
People in OTHER nations - this can even be split into two groups
Areas like our own eg Europe, North America
Areas completely different to our own, eg Africa and Asia
And what we need to do now is to
A) if we dont have a heart for the nations, pray and ask God to give us one...
B) pray that other people would desire to see nations won in Jesus' name
C) get involved in some missions activities
At a local level - maybe behind the scenes, eg minding the children of the ladies in your churches craft group, as often non-christian women come to these outreach groups,
Or directly, eg starting up or joining an already established group to teach biblically based parenting skills to those in your community.
At a national level, pray, financially support other groups in other cities, maybe go to another area and start or join some programmes there.
At an international level join your church missions group, PRAY =), plan a mission to another area, talk to groups like YWAM about strategies they offer...

Etc... One of Ruth's favourite songs goes like this:
You said, "ask and you will receive whatever you need."
You said, "pray and I'll hear from heaven,
and I'll heal your land."

You said Your glory will fill the earth
like water the sea.
You said, "lift up your eyes;
the harvest is here, the kingdom is near."

You said, "ask and I'll give the nations to you."
oh Lord, that's the cry of my heart.
distant shores and the islands will see
Your light, as it rises on us

O Lord, I ask for the nations...

And that needs to be the cry of our hearts. We can't sit in our little boxes and equip ourselves with all the teachings, and all the sermons in the world if we dont do anything with it! God needs us to do His work =)

Aah... well thats the first sermon down... Must go off to Spanish class now... He he - i had pols from 1-3 and i took Coldrex for my stinking cold/cough before leaving for Christchurch and it made me so sleepy i nearly feel asleep in class a number of times, heh heh!! so i've just finished a mochaccino!
Later i would like to post on Reuben's ideas about the World and who is in control...

Just briefly i'd like to say a big HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!! To Philotas who has gone wild with posting lately, hee hee... I will comment sometime buddy!! And another big HELLOOOOOOO To Jess who i love heaps, despite her stunning good looks, fantastic figure, caring nature, delightful personality, and love for children... hee hee! You're awesome Jess... *sob* An 'ello govner' to Kelly who was in my pols tutorial last year and i decided then that she was pretty cool, and i wanted to be friends, but obviously she didnt hear the psychic message until a few weeks ago, hee hee. An OI YOU! to Este... who is such a primo chick... A How YOU doin' *with a raised eyebrow and sifty grin* to Breo! (oh my gosh - Breo hugged me yesterday! *yay!* and i was so shocked i could only stand there and grin! You have conquered your fear!) A GOOD ON YA MATE to Sal and Heln who have put up with me for the last few days LEECH!! hee hee...
And thats all i've got time for now!!