April Showers - Christchurch

Greetings everyone, thought I would just say a quick thank you if you have been reading my blog since October I am always really encourage by when I can see people have been reading my blog.  

So here is another of my entries and this one is actually on time (as in at the end of the month!!). This Month there have been some trial and also some real moments of joy and blessing. 

So here I go again!

Work

Right so I have started with TreeTech and I am currently work there as a tree surveyor this means that I get to go into the Red Zone (the areas of Christchurch that are still really damaged by the earthquakes) and my job is to identify tree and put information about those trees into an ipad as in the species, height, etc. I could go into more detail but I feel you would only end up with a keyboard imprint on your face due to falling asleep whilst reading this. Anyway TreeTech has been great so far and I am learning a lot.

Lifestyle

I have not found a football team on a regular bases yet although I did play a full 90 minute 11 aside game with the Spreydon church team. It was great although it has been a while since i played for 90 minutes straight and so I felt it the next morning. At the start of April I fell of my bike going down a hill and graised myself pretty badly. Thankfully there were enough people to help fix me up and I even went to the doctors as I was waking up feeling dizzy. God had my back though and so there was no major damage done and my wounds are healing up well. I still don't have a car of my own but I still borrow Miriam's car and am able to get by for the time being. I also am eating my greens and washing behind my ears (something for the mum readers there) :)

Church

Church is good and I am still attending Spreydon Baptist and am still involved to an extent. I regularly go to Focus group (bible study) and have been making good friends. recently we went down to New Brighton beach and baptist one of the girls - Rachael - to be honest God kind of did anyway as the waves were pretty big that night and before they had finish the father son and holy spirit bit the wave had already knock rachael over. made for an interesting baptism anyway. They are all really interest bunch of guys and it has been really nice to socialise and get to know some of them. I also have been looking at sharing my Testimony at Spreydon and so have chatted to A.J. (the senior pastor at Spreydon) and he is going to give me a call when he find a suitable service for me to share it at.

Travel

At the start of April I went up to Auckland to see the Script with Miriam. We had a really great time and the script we're amazing as expected and it was a really good weekend with my amazing girlfriend. I fell off my bike Thursday before Script and so was still saw in Auckland and Miriam was a good nurse looked after me well and even helped me chance one the bandages on my arm outside shopping centre in public view and no elderly ladies fainted in the changing of the bandage either.

Other News

I have officially been addressed as Miriam's boyfriend and so that makes it official. It's really good and I am excited to continue the journey with her.

Next month I am going to be doing Camp America so I am excited to see some old faces and spend some time with the kids on camp.

God has answered some major prayers and I am beginning to feel more settled here in Christchurch. There have always been those time where I just want to go home to England, but God has always been there through those times and I really have grown a lot in my faith and I have met some amazing people and heard some amazing stories. So thanks be to God.

Anyway that's enough information for now!

Thanks

Blitzy!!