College Mission in Ulladulla

Whoa. So much to catch up on!

Right now I'm in the middle of writing an essay on the Puritans (mostly fantastic, godly folk - lived in the 1500s). But let me tell you a bit about Ulladulla.


Ulladulla is where my chaplaincy group went for mission this year. Mission is basically where we students spend a week getting alongside a church and helping them to proclaim the good news about Jesus. I guess we're 'hired help' for a week.

There were all sorts of things that we got up to. We did some preaching, we ran some school Christian groups and school assemblies, a few of us even went along to a Christian surfers brekky (a great bunch of blokes)...

One of the highlights for me was getting to know the lady who put us up for the week. Lorna, an elderly widow, was just the most delightful host for the week. It was great spending some time with a Christian who's been plodding along in the faith for decades.

On our day off, we climbed Pigeon House Mountain. Here's the lead pack:


Keith, on the left, is my chaplain (read: team leader for the mission). Suds, in the purple shirt, is one of my best mates up here in Sydney. Funnel and Jen, do you recognise Suds' t-shirt? No, it's not mine. Coincidence huh?


And here's the view from the top without everyone's mug in the way :)

We grabbed lunch at the Rainbow Pie Shop, which just happens to have a sweet shop annexed to the side of it. Suds and I got Nick some Triple Salt Dutch Licorice, which Nick spent the next few days raving about - much to our delight.

I wouldn't want to give you the impression that Mission was all holidays, surfing, and fun. But it was a good time. It was definitely great for seeing what God's up to in another (very beautiful) part of the country.