The Outback

Well, quite a bit of time has passed since our last post. Quite a bit has happened as well!

We had the wonderful opportunity to visity the outback for two days! Just to give you a breif re-cap, the outback is very dense with trees. Not very desert like, at least not where we were. I am sure if you go more inland, the scenary would change. The wildlife was all around us. There were Kangaroos, Snakes ( we saw a Taipan, the world's most deadliest snake, on a road leading into our camp.) Vampire bats, spiders and so much more. We were able to tour amazing lava tubes, see the sunset on from a view that overlooked the outback as far as you could see, trek around the volcanos, and explore the great outdoors. We also saw stars! Not just any stars, but stars that were unobstructed by any light pollution. It was awesome as we saw the heaven's declaring God's Glory! You could see Orion's Belt, and the Southern Cross. The universe seemed so large dense as you saw stars behind stars in an infinate depth.

We slept in permanent tents that were elevated off the ground. It was far from roughing it, but to some of the students it was a far cry from anything they had ever experienced. We came away a little more fearless, and definately more aware of just how small we are in God's huge creation.

I spoke to the students earlier this week about how God's creation is so awesome, but we need to remember that we are his ultimate creation. This rang true for me in the outback as I felt amazingly insignificant inlight of this expanse. How could God love us more? How could we be more beautiful? I am not sure, but I could hear His still small voice telling me that I was more precious than anything I could see or experience. Mrs. McBroom spoke from Psalms about the stars declaring God's glory, and earlier our Tour Guide told us that God's creation speaks His name, and leaves mankind without excuse. Suddenly, God's word made more sense, and gave a deeper meaning.

After a rich experience, we loaded up and headed back into town. We checked into our next resort...even nicer than the last... and are now resting up for one more day in the rainforest before we make our journey home. On behalf of all of the student's, and adults, we say thank you for making this experience possible. We are forever changed.

We love and miss you guys!

Until next time...

Coach Winn and the SCS Mates