Made it to Townsville: Hanging out at our YWAM Base!

So you might ask... What is the first thing that a couple of YWAMers do once they arrive on base? Well, Jason and I have downloaded the Buffs game and are watching it online! Typical right?

We arrived late last night into Townsville after a smooth flight from Brisbane. The temperature is warmer, and the town is nice. When we stepped off the plane, three members of our team staff were there to greet us. We headed to our base and realized right away, we made the right choice!

First of all, the July DTS group is still here on base. That means that their are nearly 70 students here at the same time (our team is approximately 37 students--a few are still waiting for Visa confirmations). The base is truly amazing and their is so much energy here right now. When we got to our base, we met DTS students, staff members, and a bunch of kids from all over the Townsville area. Every Saturday night, our base has Youth Street. They invite the youth from the town over for worship, games, food & just loads of fun. I'm getting the impression that our DTS is very focused on reaching youngsters. I'm stoked for that, considering I spent the last 4 months working at summer camp! The prototypical Aussie boy wears vans, skinny jeans (skinnies), a baggy shirt (tall tee), and a hat that covers a mop of hair. Oh, and he skate boards everywhere! I do not skate board and I will never wear skinnies. I need to find some way to fit in here. HA!

Currently, Jason and I are killing time while we wait around for our first team meeting. The beach is too far away to walk right now. Otherwise we'd certainly be there. We're sleeping in a flat right off base. I'm in a room with 9 other guys, and Jason is in a separate room with 1 other fella. Wonder how he pulled that off! In his words, "God likes him more." Oh well. Anyways, the picture at the top right is one of Jason, myself, and our friend Nate who is currently a student on the July DTS. We get to spend one week with him before he heads off on his outreach which is to other parts of Australia. He seems really happy that he is here. He clearly has had the best three months of his life so far! God is really teaching him some great things.

Bottom line. We're glad to finally be here. It's nice to finally unpack some clothes and meet people that we will be spending a lot of time with. Time for lunch and a quick run to the mall to buy toiletries, towels, etc.