Landed and Adjusting

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:

Chapel at CCBI

Public Restroom

A nice reminder!

Pastor Steve at Calvary Chapel Hamilton

Kitchen crew cleaning up after dinner

Lake near campus

On the drive to Hamilton

Sunset from campus