well, here i am in australia...

I delight greatly in the Lord;
my soul rejoices in my God.
For He has clothed me
with garments of salvation
and arrayed me
in a robe of righteousness,



as a bridegroom adorns his
head like a priest,
and as a bride adorns herself
with her jewels.
For as the soil makes
the sprout come up
and a garden causes seeds to grow,
so the Sovereign Lord will make
righteousness and praise
spring up before all nations.
Isaiah 61:10-11

So, here I am a world away from home. there is more than 14 hours time difference between me and most of you. you're all enjoying the summer sun, while we're finishing up winter here. it's wierd. it feels like i've been here so long, but it's been less than 2 weeks. i arrived saturday, june 30 (a day late because i vacationed in the LA airport for an extra day due to delays and missed flights) to find most of the Birth Attendant School students already moved in. There are 11 of us girls in all, number 11 just arrived 2 days ago. Our team consists of new zealanders, germans, and americans from all different walks of life. we are a beautiful team if i might say so myself, and i'm anxious to see how God uses us. We have begun to dig into the textbooks studying the human anatomy at the moment. we are also learning to check vital signs (blood pressure, respirations, temperature, pulse.) it is a flood of information, not counting the spiritual side of it all. God has been challenging me...i sit here wondering how to put that into words. the challenge is quite large...seeming impossible, but day by day slowly attainable. "With all i am i will live to see Your Kingdom come..." during worship a few days ago, these words hit the core of my being. is it true of me? am i willing to spend my life for the Kingdom? anyways, i'm being challenged more each day to be kingdom minded...it's not always easy when the kingdom of Jill is calling for my attention....
on a lighter note we visited an incredible park here in Perth as a group. i took a million pictures of trees...the trees and plants are so different here, it's beautiful! trees teach me...they all have a lesson, a story, a character.





i love you all
blessings
jill