Failed freebie

A bunch of us from Unichurch helped a family to move house today by cleaning up the old place.  When the boys went out to get some cold drinks to being back they saw this.

The salesgirl didn't believe them when they said they had a friend called Kirsty nearby, so I went back later to get one.  But can you believe that I didn't have any ID on me!?  A photo had to suffice.

Good morning sunshine

God has blessed us so much with this house.  It is wonderfully spacious for hospitality, centrally located, and not hideously expensive.

All the other girls are country girls.  I think that although I've grown up in the city, I have a country heart beating within me.  It is so amazing to live in Toowong and be able to look out over greenery.

Critter company

Our house is open and welcoming to all.

The design of it (without any flyscreens) helps the critters to feel welcome also :-s

Uninspired 11th day

Clearly I wasn't very inspired today.  Nothing really grabbed my attention to take a photo of it.  

And so my photo reflected the uneventfulness of the day...

Finally finished

 

I really don't like being in front of the camera (rather than behind it)!!

But I decided to take a shot of my triumph over the messiness and disorganisation of my room.  Having the incentive of wanting this to be my photo of the day (POTD) helped me to complete the task.

One thing that I really love about my new residence at Dovercourt Rd is that it is so often open for hospitality!  Here is Jenessa, at home in the kitchen. 

My first screw up in Project365

 I thought about taking this photo all day, but then I forget to take it until the following morning :-(

The armband was from the Woodford Folk Festival.

Self portrait #1

Me

What to do with leftlovers...?

... put them all on a pizza of course! :-)

But some things really shouldn't be put on pizza surely: such as leftover thai tofu curry. ;-s

Day Five: A First in Food Photography

Trying to find something to take a photo of can be a bit tricky, especially as I'm trying to take one every single day!!

Food will feature frequently I think :-)

This lovely creation was made by Grace Lew.  Lychee jelly and green tea icecream.

Fire and brimstone

We all have our quirks.  This was one of Roy's.  He was determined that we would have a fire going in the fireplace!

Even though it's in the middle of summer in Australia!!

The ministry mindshift that changes everything...

Roy has given each of us on staff a book to read and discuss.  It is The Trellis and the Vine by Tony Payne and Colin Marshall.

Further info about the book can be found here.

It's a great kick up the pants to remember that ministry is about people not programs.

From one big event to the next - Jan 2

It was a busy start to the year!!  I went straight from the Woodford Folk Festival to the CMS Summer School (which doubled as the Unichurch Staff Conference).

I was excited to be able to spend the time with the other staff.  When I started MTS last year I missed out on this time because I was still overseas.  At this time last year we had just completed a 4 day trek in the Simien Mountains in Northern Ethiopia.

Here is the gang (with some "ring-ins")

Day 1 - The journey begins

This photo is of most of the people who went to the Woodford Folk Festival with me.

We were tired and a bit dirty but it was a great time of hanging out together, enjoying the Festival and having chats about the important stuff in life.

It was frustrating trying to get the camera lined up correctly to take the shot! :-)  I didn't have my tripod with me so we tried to improvise with some books.  I used my remote control to release the shutter.

The 365 Story

Hi everyone (not that I think there's that many people listening...if anyone at all),

I thought that it would be good to document something of the story behind my 365 project, and the story behind some of these images.

So here goes...

:-)

Kirsty