Learn the Lingo: Full-on

You may notice that it has been a slow week for us on blogger-that would be because we have had a very busy week and a full-on weekend. Full-on is a term commonly used by Kiwis. 

full-on (adj.)

1. possessing a particular quality to the fullest extent 

2. all-out, taken to the limits

She was full-on while training for her race. 

In order to better describe to you full-on, here is a glimpse at our weekend: 

Friday was our regular all day team survey day. We didn't go anywhere but we had a meeting with an expert in the Auckland area as well as some in depth discussion about the next phases of our work here. 

For youth Friday night we had a Guys Night/Girls Night...

The girls did Karaoke, had a make-over, ambushed the boys, and laughed...a lot! 

The boys played video games, cards, ate a lot of food, and got ambushed by the girls! 

 I went to a "Kichen Tea" on Friday night for my friend Maxine. Maxine is getting married and a Kitchen Tea is similar to a Bridal Shower. 

We had some friends, Chris, Abby, Charis, and Ethan,  in from Tauranga, about two hours south of Auckland. They stayed with us Friday night and Saturday. We had a team lunch with them really enjoyed having them around for the weekend.

On Saturday, we went to a pajama party themed birthday party for our friends in West Auckland.  Their daughter turned 3! 

Joe was not able to go because he was with the guys on our team meeting with a developer to learn more about one of the areas in which we are looking at to start a church. 

Saturday night was another party! We went to a going away party for our friend, Rochelle, who will be traveling through the US and Europe for the next six months. 

Sunday was a very exciting day for us. In addition to our regular Sunday

 morning responsibilities, Joe was able to help with a baptism. 

Yutak, the one getting baptized,  is a boy that Joe mentors. Josh, the boy helping with the baptism is another boy that Joe mentors, they are in Joe's life group. 

After church, we went to lunch with Bree and Antonia. 

These girls have been coming along to church for just under a year and are amazing girls! They had some great questions about Christianity. We were able to talk with them for a few hours and hopefully help answer their questions. It was so cool to be able to share God's word with these girls in a way that spoke truth to their lives. 

We finished Sunday afternoon with a nap! Our full-on weekend was exhausting!