Our team traveled to Oklahoma this month to participate in the 2007 World Missions Workshop hosted by Oklahoma Christian. We had been asked to share our team formation process at the Workshop. On Saturday afternoon, our team presented a class titled ‘Being Married to Five People’. Using the analogies of dating, courtship, engagement and marriage, we shared our story of the formation of the Aussie Mission team. Our youngest team members, Darian and Brenna did a great job presenting right along with the rest of the team. About 45 people attended and our audience included college students, former missionaries to Australia and team mentors.

Our departure for Australia is coming quickly. During this busy time of preparation, networking and fundraising, it was a great blessing for our team to reflect on our team formation process. God has woven many different people in and out of our lives during this process. He has planted a vision and a passion for the people of Wollongong in each of our hearts. And He continues to equip us and refine us as individuals and as a team. We are thankful for this opportunity and pray that our small part in this year’s workshop was an encouragement to all who attended