My First Last Weekend in Adelaide

The title makes sense, because I'll be coming back to the base before I actually fly home. Now that we've got that cleared up, on to more exciting things. This past weekend was more than likely my last weekend at the YWAM base, at least until February that is. I'll do my best to divide this post into three sections, for various reasons. First, because weekends are divided into three days. Second, because good sermons are typically written in three parts. Third, because there are three meals in a day (just nod your head and agree that it all makes sense).

Welcome to the first part of my weekend, Friday night; breakfast if you will. Friday night Dan, Anne, Graham, Michelle, and myself went out to an event called The Lounge. This was actually the last Lounge event being held and we were lucky enough to experience some of it. The Lounge is basically a live music cafe where local artists, who typically play acoustic or piano type music, have the opportunity to play in front of a small audience. Each event usually has a specific social justice theme and Friday's was a small fund raiser and awareness night for Darfur, which is a province in Sudan. (shout out to Ian because he's been to Sudan). There were several local artists but really only two that I enjoyed, I think that was the general consensus among most of us. That about sums it up for Friday evening.

Next we have Saturday, the lunch of the weekend. Saturday morning we had the great privilege of, you guessed it, sleeping in. Saturday's are excellent for that reason and it seemed that we were still catching up on lack of sleep from Schoolies. The rest of the day was quite relaxed and I got the opportunity to catch up with a few different people from home. Saturday evening we had the great chance to go up to the Harrison's for Dinner. Chris is the kind of person who's status on Facebook let's everybody know what he's cooking for dinner, the motto being 'Life's too short to eat bad food'. I concur. Stuffed Jalapeños, Coopers Pale Ale, Steak, Potatoes, homemade Pumpkin pie, and of course Shiraz to compliment the Steak. Oh, and don't forget the Port to go along with Dessert. The Harrison's know how to eat and drink, this I know. As if that wasn't enough they're having us over Tuesday night for Curried Kangaroo, our first kangaroo experience; edible one at least. Saturday night was late, just because they're getting old doesn't mean they don't know how to party. At about quarter past one we called it quits and made our way back down the road into our waiting beds.

Sunday, the dinner of the weekend. Sunday was a heaps good day, despite going to bed late the night before and waking up before eight it was still a good day. Sam, Michelle, Sandra, Graham, and myself made the drive down to Victor Harbor area along with five surf boards, all crammed inside Sam's retro van. Our first stop was Middleton and the waves were looking alright. Sam thought there would only be a slight breeze but it turned out to be a very windy day. After a few hours in the water we made it back onto shore and found we had drifted over half a kilometer, courtesy of a brutal side wind. I must also say that I'm not a pro surfer but I'd definitely go again. Our second beach was Waitpinga Point, one that's a bit more enclosed because of some cliffs on one side. The waves at Waitpinga were breaking much more smoothly and the rest of the water wasn't nearly as choppy so it made for better surfing. My upper back was feeling pretty stuffed and so I enjoyed the sun and took a lovely sunday afternoon nap on the beach. How do you end a good day in the water? You go to church sunday evening. YWAM had been invited to participate in the service at the Church of Christ in Victor Harbor. The church was not nearly full and I would say YWAM was half of the congregation, but there was a feeling of community and honesty in the building. Thank goodness Pablo's message was interesting because I was just about to call it quits from a tiring weekend. After the service we went next door for some food and fellowship but those of us who had gone surfing were really only half present. That pretty much wrapped up my lovely, fun, and busy weekend.

I guess we'll treat Monday as dessert. This morning was spent preparing for a team of Brazilians that are coming this weekend. They will be here for the month of December and are doing dance, music, and drama ministry at different places. This afternoon I managed to get the registration renewed for the Mazda with absolutely no issues, Praise the Lord. Now we just need to get a battery tomorrow, than we're off on wednesday. That about wraps up it. Who's doing the dishes?