picture update!

woo hoo! i promised ya'll some pictures, so here are some from the last couple weeks! Tomorrow I will have been here for 2 weeks. that is SO nuts to me! life here is crazy and wonderful and full of so much love and heaps and heaps of community. God's presence is so evident and welcomed here. I have had an emotional, difficult, yet INCREDIBLE week and I am absolutely overwhelmed at the goodness of God, the restoration that has taken place, and so humbled to have been a part of such an amazing healing process for my friends and for myself. but here are some pictures to document the week!

P.S. I got a TERRIBLE sunburn! the sun here is so harsh! I wore sunscreen and everything... aHHHH. so you'll notice my nasty peeling forehead in some of these. it only got worse! haha but now it is better. I'll be reapplying every 5 minutes from now on.

P.S.S. I miss and love all of you.

we have a bbq every Wednesday! this is my friend, Sam.

these are cool friends from all over the world! El from UK, Sam from Canada, Emma from Aus, and Sam and I are from the states!

some of my most favorite girls! Courtney, Liz, & Claire!

Me, Maddie (one of our amazing staff) and Liz.

awesome friends at the beach at night!

Sam, me, Cory, Jordan, & Liz!

Wow. too many people to name! super fun night out to Juliette's for gelato and then to the beach!

Melanie, from Germany! Erin (USA), me, Sam, and Claire!

some of our Flat 8 girls before Youth Street's crazy hair day!

beach day! this is me and my friend Sam :)

the beautiful beaches of Townsville.

a week later... our Wednesday night bbq. Notice my sunburnt forehead! I got fried!

oh how I love my buddies! Emma, myself, and Vaughn!

I would not survive DTS without my friend, Liz. kindred spirits.

my fellow southerner from the states, the beautiful Courtney!

there are more pictures to post, but that is all I have time for right now! Hope you enjoy! I can't wait to update you all on how INCREDIBLE identity week has been. so many lives have been set free from bondage and sin and the past and the lies of the enemy... and now people are walking in TRUTH. God is so so so so good. So good. All the time. I have witnessed miracles this week and I can't wait to share some of it with you.

much love,

Mal