Back from Camping and Announcing my Outreach Location!

Hey Everyone!!!



Camping out in the bush was an incredible experience. It was definitely interesting not being able to shower for two weeks. The positive is that we were camping next to a lake called Freshwater and it has teatree oil in the water because of the trees surrounding the lake. Teatree is really good for the skin and is a natural cleanser so thank God for that because otherwise we would have been way more nasty! It was absolutely beautiful at Freshwater.


We really did rough it. No showers, no electricity, no bathrooms, no water other than what we had to carry or take a boat across the lake to get, and lots of wildlife and bugs. But I have to say I loved every minute of it. I immediately braided my hair knowing how gross it was going to get, tied some feathers in, and made a spear. Yes, I made a spear. For those of you who actually know me this isn't a surprise at all.


My first day after carrying all our luggage to the campsite, me and another girl saw a poisionous snake that was only several yards away from us. We made sure to avoid it! Also one of the leaders was greeted in our kitchen/cooking area by a dingo. I chased it off and ran after it into the bush which was hilarious. Dingos are timid like Coyotes. They're actually pretty cute and look similar to a household pet. Yet they can get pretty aggressive when they're in a pack or extremely hungry. We also shared a campsite with Goanna lizards. They're absolutely massive!!! I knew they would be large but I guess I didn't picture they would be THAT big!


Our lecture topics for the week were Character of God and The Father Heart of God. By far my two favourite subjects so far. It was an incredible experience to be outside surrounded by absolute beauty and God's creation and study who God is. As part of our activities in our small group we had to sit somewhere on our own and find something in nature that displayed God's character. I went out onto the boat on my own and as I sat there bobbing on the water I was stuck with a revelation. In my humaness I had been limiting God's power. I guess sometimes I think of God as a human with supernatural powers. But he isn't, he has more power than we can ever grasp.


Right there in the boat I told God that I was sorry for limiting his power in my life, that I hadn't given him the small things that I thought were too insignificant to bring before him. I told him I knew how powerful he was and I wanted to see his power. So I prayed to see fish jump out of the water and go on land. I sat there waiting and nothing happened. I said outloud "It's ok I can be patient i'll wait for it God. I know how powerful you are." Later on that day I was reading "Is That Really you God?" which is a book our DTS is reading about the founding of YWAM. As I started reading it I felt God's presence with me and all of sudden in the story it talked about a miracle that happened in Greece. Thousands of fish jumped out of the water and landed on land. I laughed outloud right there. God has a sense of humor and he does not limit himself to show himself in one way or the way we think he will show himself.



We also had the opportunity to share with each other a 10 minute testimony which was an amazing time. It was so powerful to hear people's stories and where they have come from. It doesn't mattter whether someone has been through a lot or not very many struggles at all. Through both, God's grace is evident. Some people struggled with feeling like they had a boring testimony and those of us that had been through some rough times were able to tell them how encouraging their testimonies were to us. It definitely brought more unity to our DTS.


One thing our group learned together is that we all were struggling with a fear of man. We were afraid to open up to each other, we were afraid of being judged. We all realized how much this fear had been holding us back. During the Father Heart of God week I felt so convicted by this. We had a chance to do something called Openness and Brokenness which is where we stood up in front of our peers and confessed our sins or an area we were struggling with. I felt God really press on me that he wanted me to stand up in front of everyone and share.

I didn't know what to expect, I didn't know what to feel like but as I got up in front of everyone I began to cry and I told them I was struggling with being disobedient. I explained that my disobedience was a lack of faith in believing that God can use me still after all that I've been through in my past. I also apologized for not being obedient by sharing with them or praying with them when God has been pressing on me to do so. It all stemmed from a fear of how they would react and by disobedience was withholding something God wanted to share with them. It was amazingly freeing to ask for their forgiveness and open myself up like that.

David Stevenson our base director was the one speaking on The Father Heart of God and he stood up front with me. He grabbed my face in his hands and looked me in my eyes and told me that he didn't know what I had been through in my past but he saw in me someone who was completely grateful for the grace God has given me. He said he saw the strength and character of Ester in me and that I had ability to be used by God to change a whole nation. He asked me what else I knew about myself and have been running away from. I shared with him that I knew I was suppose to teach and I'd been struggling with feeling like I was unworthy to be used. He prayed over me and said I didn't have to be afraid anymore and that God would use me. Then he asked the group to pray over me to commission me out on the mission.

I have to say I'm incredibly grateful for being here and everything that i've been witness to. God is doing some amazing things and I'm being stretched in ways I didn't even know I would be. I know without a doubt I'm suppose to be here. I could be in college somewhere in a windowless lecture hall listening to a stuffy old professor drone on. Instead I get to study with students who share a similar passion as me. I have teachers that consult with God in their teaching and speak prophetic words over us. I consider myself incredibly blessed.

As a last minute group fun day, our leaders held a water Olympics for our school and we competed in teams in different events such as who could hold their breath under water the longest, marco polo blindfolded running through the water, water tag, and many other events. Our leaders told us there would be one more event after dinner and we were suppose to be blindfolded again. So we all were blindfolded and in single file waiting in the woods and they told us that we were going to be taken to different locations and we'd have instructions there.

So there I was, standing in the woods and waiting impatiently trying to figure out what was taking so long. Finally I felt someone take my arm and start leading me away from the rest of the people waiting in a line. I heard Live's voice tell me to make sure I was quiet and to not say a word. Then we stopped and he left me there to wait. Standing there I didn't know what to think. I kept hearing the sound of other people walking by me or rustling near me. Finally we heard him shout out to take our blindfolds off. In front of us were my leaders Tessa and Jeremy holding a map of India smiling. I looked around me and realized I was standing next to my outreach team. I am going to Chennai INDIA FOR OUTREACH!!!!! Yay!!! I'm so excited!

I still need to raise money for outreach so please please please contact me if you feel lead to support me! I could really use your help and prayer. lisamorrone@gmail.com

Thank you everyone for everything. God has been doing so many amazing things in my life and I'm so glad I get to share them with you on here.