Goodbye Oak Hill

Today is my last day at Oak Hill.

Where has the semester gone? I handed in my Australian Church History essay yesterday (one day before the deadline - how organised am I?) and now apart from trying to put together a few words to show I have done some work on my project this semester, I am on holidays.

So many things I have enjoyed about my time here. I was quickly made to feel really welcome, people didn't laugh too much at the way I spoke or the words I used and were really generous about inviting me to dinner and things to help me settle in. Christian family is really something special. Lectures were fantastic. I'm glad I did the hard work of two taught subjects while I was here - making the most of the opportunity to learn from people like Garry Williams and Mike Ovey. Theological discussions over coffee, much laughter with the gigling gaggle of girls, running early in the morning - so much to be thankful for about my time here.

I don't like endings very much - and for many I've had the pleasure of studying alongside this semester or getting to know at church, we will not meet again until Jesus returns in glory. While it can sound really trite, it is great that because we are in Christ, leaving is an ending of sorts but it is not final, because we will have the privledge of spending all eternity together in the presence of our great and glorious Father. In the meantime, let me encourage you to press on with the good work in his name. Continue to learn more and be better equipped to share with this dark and dying world the good news of the Lord Jesus Christ and life in His name. Live such honourable lives that the word of God is made attractive to those living in darkness. And by the power of the Spirit, continue to grow in godliness, living out the hope that we have.