Hello family and friends,
We are settling into our new home in New Zealand. Some things right off the bat:
1) Andrew is adapting quite well to driving on the
left hand side of the road.
2) The voltage here is much higher so we use converters on all of our electronics.
3) It is very humid here, which is quite opposite
of Denver.
4) The food here at the college is amazing! Tecla is an amazing cook!
We are in the midst of a youth conference until Thursday
night. Please pray for those students
that don’t know Jesus to be touched by His presence and forever changed. Two guest speakers came over from California
to contribute to an impactful week, much like Winter Camp at Calvary Aurora. Pray for the Lord to be glorified and
students to be transformed by His presence.
We still need to figure out housing. One option is to be free flowing and move
into student housing during the break until we know how many students there
will be for the August semester. If the
student body continues at the current pace, we will then move into a place off
campus in August. Even though this
option is a bit nomadic, we are favoring it.
We also still need to figure out a vehicle. Jake and Tecla (fellow CCBI staff) are
loaning us a vehicle until we purchase one, but we don’t want to extend our use
of it if at all possible. Pray that the
Lord helps us to find a dependable vehicle that will meet our needs. Pray that He grants us favor and discernment.
The adjustment to life here has been pretty good. There is so much to learn and adapt to. We both are getting our toes wet with our new
responsibilities. Pray that our heads
and hearts will meld well with the college.
We both want to serve with excellence and shine Jesus through our
service.
We love you all and appreciate your support and
prayers! You are here with us as we
encourage a student, adjust the sound board, or help cook a meal. Thank you for joining us on this journey!
Blessings,
Dawn and Andrew McBride
Here are some pictures during our first week:
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| Chapel at CCBI |
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| Public Restroom |
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| A nice reminder! |
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| Pastor Steve at Calvary Chapel Hamilton |
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| Kitchen crew cleaning up after dinner |
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| Lake near campus |
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| On the drive to Hamilton |
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| Sunset from campus |
