Welcome to 2010!

Since the last update, we have been quite busy!

We are staying at a hostel for free because we help them clean the rooms for new guests. It has been such a blessing, for them and us. They only have two guys on staff to clean 10 or more rooms every day, and around this time of year in Queenstown every place is packed!

Each day begins with worship and a devotional, then we head off to clean. The guys that run the hostel are so thankful for us, so it is very rewarding.

To sum up the week we have:

-witnessed snow in the summer.

-watched movies, enjoying each others company.

-gotten a great letter from our two wonderful roomies (Rob and Joey) from the first hostel here in town. *We stopped by the church here to find a note from them and 4 plastic bread closures (Natalie about died of happiness)...basically, it made our day!

-gotten to praise God that Natalie led a girl named Leah to Christ and she now has a backpacker Bible.

-shared with many others how cool God is and what we are doing and why.

-climbed some boulders (my favorite part).

-celebrated New Years in the second country to hit midnight on Earth (first are the Christmas Islands).

-helped at a picnic in Wanaka, again just hanging out and talking to people from all over the world.

life here in New Zealand is going well. It has been quite the trip so far, learning how to work with our differences and what it looks like to be ourselves and enjoy God.

Prayer Requests:

-that we would step out in our giftings

-be bolder

-meet more people, and see more come to know Jesus

-a travel buddy (someone we meet that will travel with us for a time)

-team unity

Hope our dearest friends in India and Thailand are doing well. We freaking love AND miss you all HEAPS!