Week 8: Sigh!

**Enter a very tired sigh here!**
Week 8: Character and Nature of God by Jason Solari
I was blessed this past week to have my friend and previous School of Digital Film leader, Jason Solari here to speak on this DTS! The original speaker that was booked had to fly back to Canada with a family emergency so we were trying every resource to find a speaker to share in only 5 days time! I called up Jason who is stationed in Brisbane to see if he'd be available.

God knows what He's doing and that's for sure! Jason had never spoken on Character and Nature but God had laid it on his heart to start working on a teaching a few weeks ago, so he was well on his way to being prepared! What a blessing!
The students loved the teaching, going in-depth with a few of the Characteristics of God and how we can actively seek out more. It was so good! I found myself making the trip to Brisbane 3 times last week. Not so much fun when its almost 2 hours one way! But God was teaching me all sorts of patience in that area and I made it without a scratch or temper tantrum! Smile. My weekend was gone before I had time to realize that it had come!! It seems to be the trend each weekend. I spend a majority of my time taking students to and fro, errands like laundry and journal-marking, church ... the list goes on and on. Sometimes I wish I had more time for just 'me' but if I'm not the one doing all these things then no one does. Its quite sad indeed! God is continually teaching me that I need to STOP doing things out of my own resources and power. That is not how it was meant to be and is why I'm getting so weary and tired now. As easy as it is to write its quite another thing to walk out. I'm challenged to give up my day before its even begun... Sigh!
Praise Reports:
-Not getting lost once in the backstreets of Brisbane City!
-Getting to spend a bit of time with Jason in the afternoons talking about what SDF is doing now and future plans
-I drove the only van that went into the City for our Saturday trip. It rained the entire time but we still had a blast
Prayer Requests:
-With only a few more weeks left, that I would be able to focus completely on what I'm doing here rather than what I'll be doing later
-That I'd stop trying to do 'life' on my own, but rely on God who is the source of rest, peace and sanity!
-Finances to pay off my last staff bill due at the end of this month
-That I would be a blessing to the students as they prepare to go on Outreach soon
-SUN! We've had a few weeks of rain everyday and the sun hasn't made but one appearance! Sigh!
Thank you. I can't say how much you all mean to me enough. Thank you.
Love,
Reba