well its been a happy couple of days, ive been feeling a whole lot better and have decided to start enjoying myself again. ive been amazed at how this trip has worked itself out financially, considering some of the pretty expensive things ive had to buy (visa's, air tickets, moto's etc.) i still have a good chunk, which was reassuring as i sat in the travel agents and discussed dates and flights to sydney. i have had some very generous gifts over the last year towards my living costs and other stuff which has been a massive blessing. so with that in mind ive stopped worrying about eating cheap rubbish food and decided to raise my standard of living slightly, so i had a burger for lunch...brilliant! ive established a good weekly routine i like to call my monday mars bar and milkshake day. it only costs $2.75 but has boosted my morale on several lonely monday afternoons. i think thats a routine to break into my other life...the one in england i mean. after what i said about counting the days i really felt like today was a chance to start thinking about all the stuff i could do here before i leave, i still feel like im just getting started with the stuff i want to do and see completed. good news...i finaly finished the consturction of our infamous table tennis table. works a dream, just need to buy some bats...opps.
had a good day with steve today, i was feeling a little frustrated before. mainly because of the way i had taken certain things but perhaps also because of expectations i had had that didnt work out. we are two completely different people which has at times been hard but has also been good as we both see stuff from different points of view. we had a quick experiment and figured out that we could fit about 70 people into the church hall (at a push), things really feel like they are starting to take off here, its really just a matter of time. so things are on the up, im pleased to be able to say i helped a little. i hope the church will look back on this year and see everything that everyone has done. it really is a massive sacrifice for the smiths, they have literally given their lives to this. good on em i say.
west wing series seven awaits...must go.
Ben.
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I don't know what to comment on first. I def understand the mars bars and milk shake thing, I used to have special things I did in Worthing on my own that always cheered me up and made me feel closer to my family and friends back in NH.
Also, is Rob Lowe still in West Wing in this series? Because he's really the main reason to watch it. He's in a new show now but still a political figure, guess he's been typecast.
Sorry that I've been crummy at emailing lately. Will try to do better. Was looking at pics last week of Arundel and my parents kept saying what a nice guy you were and how they know God has great things in store for you. Blah, blah, blah...I know you don't like compliments, so I'll stop.
Ben did a preach on hope yesterday it was a goodun'.
A preach on hope aye? sweet. Nice one mate. It's like I've always said, 'if there's hope for Ben, there's hope for us all.'
Keep up the good work buddy
Joe
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