So things have been amazing here, and we have done a terrible job trying to keep this blog up-to-date. The reality is that I [Patrick] am learning things every day. In my classes, during chapels, in church on Sunday’s, in conversations I’m having with people from all over the world, and not to mention all the things that I have learned out side of all this. God has been changing me, shaping me, growing me. My world has definitely been changed forever. My experience here is only the beginning of what God wants to do in me, and in my family. It will take years to process what I have learned in these 9 short months.

We are just in awe of what God is doing, not only in America and Australia, but all over the world. It has been a privilege to serve and be a part of Hillsong Church. It is a church that has major influence all over the world. In these past months I have really gotten to experience the day to day runnings of the church as well as taking part in and watching the unfolding vision for the church and the ministry all over the world. Here at Hillsong they have a huge heart to reach people for Jesus. Every week, every service, they do an alter call [give people a chance to get right with God, or meet Jesus for the first time] at the end and people respond. I’m not saying that every church should do an alter call at the end of each service but I am saying that these times are very powerful and for the people who respond, you can see that there is something going on in them.

So that’s all for now. I hope that some of this made sense to you and I hope that you are all blessed by it. It is really hard to try and explain what is going on here, but I hope to be able to unpack some of the stuff a bit more before we leave and even after we return.

Questions:

What are some things that God is speaking to you about right now?

How can we start to see things from a Godly perspective?