lbs and cleaning

the girls house has been sold for a while (ywam was only renting it) and we were told we needed to be out in about two weeks. so this past week darcy and rochelle went out to look at houses for the girls. so on thursday they ended up finding an AMAZING house. its HUGE. its in a nice neighborhood, its fairly new, it has seven bedrooms, and a pool! haha. so it ended up working out for us to buy the place! and its big enough for EVERYONE not just the girls! so on saturday, the boys and girls and staff all moved in together! we got up at about 7am and seriously..i was cleaning from 8am until about 5pm. i have never cleaned SO much in one day in my entire life. i was with the first group to go to the new house and start cleaning while people stayed at the old house to pack up. then when they got to the new house to unpack, i was taken to the old house to clean. i seriously wiped and vacuumed and swept and mopped all. day.

but man. it was worth it! the new house is AMAZING. its huge! the girls room is the biggest. its very spacious and it has a HUGE walk-in closet! and the balcony.. lets just say that holly and i jumped up and down on the balcony for a while cause we were so excited (ever since i saw Aladdin when i was little, i've always wanted a balcony! they are just so magical!). after we finished moving in we all went and just sat and soaked in the pool and then ate dinner. it was nice. its so fun to live with everyone! we are all bonding and forming a little family :)

sunday i went to a church called Set Free. it was a lot like the fellowship, but a little crazier worship services. haha. but it made me miss my church family!! after church we got lunch (all i could think about was sunday dinner at home..... man i miss mama's sunday dinner) and then a bunch of us went swimming. then we went to one of the prettiest beaches ever. i've never seen a beach like that!! (pictures will come later, don't worry! be patient!)

today we had a worship service at like 9-10am. it was so nice just to worship. i love the way they do worship services. they just say to do whatever you feel like doing or felt led to do. you are free to lie flat on your face (which happens at YWAM. a lot) or dance in the back, or sit in your seat. whatever you feel led to do or however you express yourself in worship. its very chill and pressure-free. i lovee it. and cause its so small (they're aren't a ton of people here) its very intimate. i love it.

all this week we are having lectures about the character and nature of God. its sooooooooooooooooo interesting and amazing. our speaker outlines things that i never even thought about. its really cool. i wish my dad could hear it! he would love it!

this afternoon we started our A.C.T.S. (applying the call to serve) which is like work duties that we do once a week all around the base. and mine is cleaning. i can't get a way from it! i've been doing a LOT of cleaning since i've gotten here. maybe God wants me to be cleaner or something.. haha no just kidding. but it makes me think... what does God want me to get out of cleaning all the time? i'll let you know when i've found out.

anyway.. its almost dinner time! finally. i'm starving! i've lost TEN POUNDS since i've been here. TEN. 10. in a WEEK. isn't that crazy! just from not snacking and walking around and eating healthier! its insane. so anyway.. yeah. love you all and miss you! i love reading your comments, so please leave them!!!

love love love all the way from Australia!!

Grace