First Month in Tassie

With blessing to myFamily

My first month in Tasmania, Australia . . . Highlights . . .

One thing I love is our prayer and worship times we have daily. We often walk up to the top of our beautiful property of 200 acres that over looks the town of Sorell and can even see the the city of Hobart in the distances. We have amazing times of meeting with God and worshipping Him together.  God would often speak to us as He leads us into powerful times of intercession. These moments God often speaks to me of His love for me personally and for the vision He has placed on my heart.

Another thing that I have been doing this last month was helping the base host an elders meeting we had for one week. With only 7 staff, we worked hard to cook, clean, and bless 20 of the YWAM elders who come from Adelaide and Melbourne, Australia. I worked hard in Hospitality. I was in-charge of morning and afternoon tea times, as well as helping baby sitting three little ones. It was a busy week, starting my days at 6am and knocking off to bed around 10pm. It was one my favorite weeks so far, because I love to serve the elders and I greatly enjoy doing hospitality.

The base has 11 members, this including two children. We have four houses and one building we use as a class room. I have been put in-charge of hospitality for the entire base, as well as being the base directors Personal Assistance, as well as helping in registration for paper work for the students. Yet with all these jobs to do on base, our main goal and focus is making connections in the community. Planting seeds for good relationships, and meeting with the local Christians to come along side them and work in the ministries that have been established, as well as getting Gods heart and vision for all of this.

Some Testimonies

I just received my first monthly payment from my supports, and with everyone pitching in where they could I received $630USD which is about $588AUD.  This helps with me pay off my first month being here completely, which was $521, it also helps pay for my phone which is $30 a month, and the rest is for personal items like toiletries.  It was just the right amount.  What a blessing. 

I also have been blessed with a nice new bed, and wardrobe for free.  My roommate and I are wanting to do some decorating and painting, so we are praying in what is needed to do that. I am sure there will be more testimonies to come from that.

With all the staff we have seen many miracles this last months and we are super thankful and grateful that the Lord is with us, guiding us the whole way. :)

Prayer Points.

- Please pray for this next month as we are in a time of prayer and fasting for God's vision for us personally and corporately.  We are also running a DTS (Discipleship Training School) on the 2nd of April, and would like to see at least 20 students, currently have 1 student who has applied.   

-Please pray for wisdom and protection of our team.

-Please pray the strength emotionally and physically to do all that the Lord has for me and my team in this month to come.

As always thank you for taking the time to read through my updates, and please let me know if there are prayers or testimonies you would like to share with me in return.

Many blessings 

Jess Newhouse

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