where the rainforest meets the reef

Long weekend this week because of Queen's birthday (: Once you start working, the public holidays really start to matter! anyway we made a short trip up to port douglas and cape tribulation for the weekend, it was good and i enjoyed myself even though the combination might have been a bit strange. i think im learning to be more easy going and learning to deal with different types of people, not allowing myself to feel overly affected by others cos whats the point when they dont feel anything! also, learning to love people the way jesus loves too. I've been reading 1 John which talks a lot about love, and how love and being a christian is so intertwined, it should be an "innate" nature of every reborn christian. that shall be one of my core values in life then! to love, not the way I would love out of myself, but the way that Jesus loves, loving out of the love that God has deposited in my heart.

Back to the weekend - some photos to tell of my adventure! the term "where the rainforest meets the reef" is a key to cairns and its surrounding areas. daintree rainforests is one of the largest/oldest rainforest in the world, and the reef is also a world heritage. so its where you can step from one world heritage into another! also, mossmon gorge is 3/4 the size of singapore - special mention on the tram during the introduction of the place. HHA

 we watched sunrise on the second day, it was really pretty even though the clouds were blocking it, then rays of the sun shine through and there were clouds with a golden lining, it was a sight to behold! this song - Wont you Lord - was stuck in my head throughout this sunrise, i was telling God that yes indeed, I hope that He can use me to make a difference. to be like the sun that can shine through in this world. we are called to be the light of the world, the city that is set on a hill that cannot be hidden, my one life for His purpose Jesus ,I offer up this day.. i dont know how God can use me, but all i can offer is this one life he's given to me, one broken life redeemed for His purpose. indeed I am still very broken and very much a work in progress, but i pray that i can be like the jars of clay, with cracks that allows God's light to shine through. i dont know why i was thinking about this during the sunrise, but i really pray that i will not follow in the footsteps of this world as i step fully into adulthood, into the workforce, into new seasons of life, but i can follow the footsteps of Jesus. its going to be hard, but I know God holds my life in His hands (: 

Rex lookout! it was really windy but pretty :)

Port Douglas

Barron falls!! this was a last minute place we went to and im so glad we did. it was really majestic and i loved it! i kept thinking that God's creation is really so majestic and another song was stuck in my head. Click here for the song! the first line is "beholding your beauty, is all that I long for" 

see the top part where the water flows from! it is said that there isnt always water flowing down, it depends on the season. im sure glad we got to see this waterfall! one of the best ive seen i reckon.

mossmon gorge(:

one thing ive really appreciated this trip are the creeks that they have here. creeks are really beautiful places! quiet, clear streams of water running through 

cant believe ive been here 5 weeks! it does feel pretty long, but just feels surreal that ill be back in bris in less than a week (: i think being away has made me appreciate brisbane a lot more, thankful for the friends that have been keeping in contact with me while im here, knowing that there are people waiting for me to go home this time round really makes me know that this year has been very different - God has put people in my life to journey with me and im indeed incredibly grateful! after all that ive been through in Australia (:

im also incredibly thankful for the opportunity to explore cairns through this placement, its been a challenging placement in its own ways but ive learnt heaps as well, i enjoy working in rehab very much and i dont feel like work is much of a chore (yet?) and i hope that ill be able to have a good attitude to go to work everyday until i retire :D