GOD THE REFUGE OF HIS PEOPLE AND CONQUEROR OF THE NATIONSGod is our refuge and strength,A very present help in trouble.Therefore we will not fear,Even though the earth be removed,And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;Though its waters roar and be troubled,Though the mountains shake with its swelling.SelahThere is a [...]
For Generations To Come
I will sing Hosanna To the One saves me Hosanna To the One who hears me Hosanna I will worship Here In the middle I remember when I started coming to terms with the idea of being mentally unhealthy, I really struggled to worship. Specifically when it came to being part of a team leading [...]
I AM
"I think as a long term solution, we need to look at you going back home and getting the necessary help and treatment. You can always come back to College at a later date when you are doing better" A few weeks into my semester at College, I voluntarily started seeing the College counselor. I [...]
I’m Gonna Catch The Wind
"Like standing on the edge of a mountainside. I can feel the wind stirring, lifting me up high. I was born into freedom. I was made to fly" - Catch The Wind, Bethel I am officially a month into my studies at Hillsong College and I am constantly in awe of the goodness of God. [...]
Come
"So He said, 'Come.' And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus." - Matthew 14:29 A week before I left for Sydney, a potential sponsor turned out to be a scam. A day before I left, a potential sponsor communicated that they were unable [...]
The Dance
December 2015; almost 3 weeks after the passing of my dad. I remember sitting, with my older sister on her living room floor. It was the very first time I had allowed myself to cry since the day he died. The kind of cry that comes straight from the core of your belly. The kind [...]
Until The Day of Jesus Christ
Since March this year, I have been approaching people for any kind of help with College fees. Applying for bursaries. Funding. Whatever I could think of, I probably did. None of them returned successful. On Monday the 8th of July, I got communication from one of the people I had approached a while back; they [...]
In the Meantime
At the end of Luke 8 we see the story of Jarius and his sick daughter unfold. Jarius finds himself pleading with Jesus to come to his house because his daughter is dying. A few moments later, the woman with the issue of blood reaches out to touch the hem of Jesus's garment and is [...]
This Mountain
" ...if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you" On Tuesday 18 June, I sat on my bed with my laptop, and my VISA application open, feeling incredibly overwhelmed. I knew I had [...]
Noah
In Genesis 6, we see the story of Noah unfold. And as you read further, God gives Noah strict instructions to build an ark, as well as, the instruction to take his family and a certain number of clean and unclean animals with him on the ark. And thanks to Sunday school, we probably all know that [...]