Meet + Greet


Well my dream came true and I actually got to meet 2 kangaroos! Unfortunately they were not in the wild, but we got to see them at a place in Swan Hill that cares for sick animals. Here's a cute photo of my new friends.

So Leigh and I travelled to Swan Hill from Ballarat last week. Leigh grew up in Swan Hill but after he left for Canada, his whole family moved to Ballarat (3 hours away) but of course, all of their family and friends reside in Swan Hill, so we all loaded up and headed to Swan Hill for our Aussie reception (*see previous posts)
Here is a photo of the sunset I took on the way...

Afterwards, when Leigh's parents and siblings headed back to Ballarat for school and work, we stayed an extra week, to meet more of the family, and his friends, to see the cute town that he is from, and to have the chance to talk in his church. He comes from a fabulous church, very familiar with YWAM. One weird thing was that we met parents of a girl who is serving on the same Doulos ship as my brother, Jason. Strange.

We visited Swan Hill's Pioneer Settlement - a pioneer town within town. And even stopped in other towns to enjoy the views.

Ahhh...holidays - it's so great!

We have connected with our good friend Simon (from YWAM Vancouver) currently living in Melbourne, and we are hoping to meet up with him soon, and hang out together. We are really excited about that!

Comments

Ariana said…
Aww, so cute! That's so exciting! I'm glad you're having such a fabulous time.
3:41 pm
Oh Joy said…
Okay, have I taught you NOTHING???????

WHY ARE YOU TOUCHING SO MANY ANIMALS THERE??????
12:25 am
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