Judith, Josh, Lorelle, Bart, Cameron and Heather in the freshly painted games room for our Celebration Dinner a couple of days before graduation. 

Anita and Myrtle during the celebration dinner. 

Judith's work of art, drawn during our celebration dinner the Friday before graduation. 

Bart and me by the lake the morning of graduation...Bart is actually much taller than me. 

Alicia and Anita as prim and proper as ever. 

Myrtle, Alicia and Bart enjoying themselves during lunch before our graduation. 

The School for Youth Leadership class of 2005 at our graduation. 

The staff and students of the School for Youth Leadership 2005. 

I'm back!!

It has been a few months (4 or so) since I last posted, but you can expect me to be posting here more frequently now. There is now less that 2 weeks remaining before I'll be leaving Australia and heading home!! I've really enjoyed my time here and learned way more than I could have hoped...and I believe I've done a fair bit of growing up as well. But as great as this experience has been, I am looking forward to getting home later this month.

Tomorrow is a day of silence and, for some of us, fasting. The fasting is optional, with a simple lunch being offered (but to be eaten in silence). The day is to be spent praying, reading scripture and listening to God. The purpose is to seek and experience renewal, refreshing, rejuvination, and more "re-" words...hence the name of the day "RE: Day." I am looking forward to it...it should be a great experience and something different from what I've done in the past.

So much to write about...and yet nothing specifically coming to mind...well, I guess I'll just write again later when I come up with something. Once I get home I'll go through my pictures and post the "best of..."

Take care all and God bless!!

Further Notice

I don't know if anyone will find this post for a while since I've previously said that I won't be posting until futher notice. But as you can see this IS "further notice."

There is now less than a week and a half until I will be leaving Australia to spend the next two and half months in the United States of America at summer camp. I will be in California...not too far from Los Angeles, just over the hill from where the TV show M*A*S*H was filmed.

It is not likely that I will be able to post much during that time either on this site or my blog on my church's youth site. When I can I will, but it won't be very often. I will take lots of pictures and will post those on my return to Australia in August.

For those who have been keeping track of what's happening while I'm here, thank you for your support and interest.

Watch for more in a few months...I'll send e-mails to those who I have e-mail addresses for to remind you.