Amanda's Big News

Well it's been a long time since I have updated my blog and a lot has happened since September.



I went to Assessment weekend down at booth college from October, 5-7th and had a great time.



I spent the following week in anticipation, wanting to know if it was a yes, no or wait another year to get into Officership training.



I finally got the phonecall on Thursday night, 11th October and YES I'VE BEEN ACCEPTED AS A CANDIDATE.



I will be making the big move to Wellington on 4th February.

I'm so excited but nervous at the same time but I know this is where God wants me to go and I will be obedient to Him.



I have a lot to do, packing, planning, training someone to take my job - it's going to be a short couple of months from now.



I will probably update my blog a lot more next year being away from home so my family and friends can check out what I'm up to.

Amanda's adopted ducks

I thought I would introduce you to my ducks who have adopted me as their mother and caretaker for the past few months - in fact, one of my darlings is going to give me babies soon as she is nesting in the bushes in my backyard and this is her below (Angelina):

And these two lovely ducks below are Heather (who is feeding out of my hand) and Ritchie (he's a young male) - you may think they all look the same, how can I tell the difference - well, when you get to know ducks who visit you regularly, they do have very different personalities so you can tell them apart.

and I have left my favourite duck to last. This is Brad, who is my staunch male body guard. You will often hear Brad before you see him because he always has something to say and you will always find him guarding my front property every night. He is the boss and Angelina's partner.

OH NO! I'VE BECOME THE DUCK LADY!

AMANDA'S HEALING

I have had an amazing month!

I had the awesome opportunity to attend Manifest Presence a couple of weeks ago - Bill Johnson and Ian Green spoke and it was an awesome week of teaching and healing.

Well, where do I start! Monday night - the first night of Manifest Presence - I had just been talking to someone that day about the car accident I had back in 1999 and how I have a scar and slight skull fracture up by the bottom of my left eye. I have also had a numb forehead over the left eye ever since the car accident.

Well, Bill Johnson and his two helpers had some words of wisdom from God and asked all those who had suffered from accidents to stand up so I thought I would stand up. Neil prayed over my skull fracture and forehead but nothing happened the first time and that was because I felt unworthy and wanted those who had stood with cancer to be healed before me. Neil reminded me that I am worthy of healing and God will heal the most smallest things.

Neil prayed over me again and I felt something happening under my skin, a tingling and then what felt like a reforming and knitting of bone - it is hard to describe as it felt amazing and after the prayer I felt my face and the fracture was completely gone and I have feeling back in my forehead. (now I'm gonna feel it when I pluck my eyebrows)

Well to top the week off even more, on the last night (Thursday), 2 people prayed over me to heal me from depression. (To cut a long story short - I suffer from depression and I have been taking medication for over a year, which has helped so much)

I heard God tell me while I was prayed over, "it's time to come off your medication and to put your full trust in me".

So I came off my medication on Friday and have been fully healed from depression.

Now to top off the great healings God has done in my life, I couldn't wait to get up on Sunday and testify what God had done for me, so I testified and through the power of testimony, 3 other women at church were healed from depression. PRAISE GOD!

And to top off even that, the following week, one of those ladies healed shared her testimony and yet another young lady was fully healed of depression that Sunday.

How exciting is that!!

I have really been having a lot of fun these past few weeks going to people and praying for their healing and God healing people through me. It's been amazing! I have loved experiencing the annointing of the Holy Spirit and really listening to God and being used by God.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THIS TESTIMONY ON MY BLOG AS I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT YOU THINK AND EVEN TO PRAY FOR YOU IF YOU NEED HEALING FOR SOMETHING!

AMANDA UPDATE

Oh my goodness!

I have been so busy, I have forgotten my blog and I am so grateful to my friends, Stu & Kylie, for reminding me to update my blog and also the fact, that somebody is looking at my blog.

Anyway, an update on my application for officership - Janine came for a visit a couple of weeks ago and it was all positive. I have been invited back to an assessment weekend in October and then a decision will be made. I am feeling very confident that I will be in next year's session. I am so glad I had this year to develop more as I have grown a lot this year.

This Saturday night is our big connect event called "Family Fusion Fiesta" - big multi cultural meal, which I am involved in ticket sales and table allocation. Ticket sales have gone out of control - originally catering for 160, then upped to 220 and now a confirmed number of 236!

I have got people allocated to tables but am allowing for last minute changes so it's all good!

I will tell you more about this event next week after it is finished.

I ventured to Rialto theatre last night and watched the premiere of Amazing Grace. I really enjoyed this movie of historical significance.
It is the story of William Wilberforce and how he fought through parliament to abolish slavery.
How cruel we human beings can be!
Slavery is still happening today except it is now called human trafficking. How sad we are! After seeing that movie and hearing a speaker talk about what is happening in Malawi, I feel compelled not to ignore it any longer but do something, even if I boycott Nike or goods that are made by slave labour agencies.
Anyway, I recommend you see this movie, think about taking a stand for people's rights and stop ignoring what is happening in our world!

Amanda's Tupperware Party

I had a brilliant tupperware party last Friday, 8th June. However, it nearly didn't happen - what happened was my friend Danielle was going to host my party so that she could get more clientelle for Tupperware but a week before my party, Tupperware had to let Danielle go because she didn't have enough clientelle. So I had already sent out the invitations and had no Tupperware host, and then, on top of that people were pulling out because they were going to Benny Hinn instead. So Danielle put me on to Lynda who then organised Marcia to host my party and then I began to ring around all my friends to encourage them to attend. Well it all began to fall into place on Thursday, 7th June and Friday, 8th June and 12 people attended my party.
It was great, we had a cooking demonstration with the Tupperware and cooked a lovely Hazlenut chocolate cake and then we all had dessert, YUM YUM!
I brought up large so I am fully stocked for Booth College.
Next Tupperware party is at Jaci Skelton's house on Tuesday, 26th June - I will be there with my check book in tow.

My Pictures

Another Normal day in the office

Today is another normal day in the office - Neil & Gill (my bosses) are away on Waiheke Island at Officer's fellowship.

My friend and work collegue, Zandea, is always late for work so I wanted to be later than her this week and I finally achieved that today - YES! I beat her at being late!

I am staying up at my friends, Capt Nigel & Christine DeMaine's house at the moment as they are also over on Waiheke Island - I'm looking after their dog, Max, which used to be Cadets Simon & Sue Steven's dog. They are in Wellington at Booth College training to be officers.

I had a great night last night of blobbing out in front of the TV, with the fire blazing and chips and Thai dip in hand - it was heaven.