The wonderful Land down under 

Vision Mission core values and Strategic Focuses: Now that might seem like a mouth full but at 18:10 on the 29th April I left for Australia where we went through a strategic stocktake of Christian Surfers. 17 key stake holders from varying spheres of influence and Geographies were there for this important review. Excitingly we revisited the incredible journey God has taken Christian Surfers on. I was deeply moved by each of the voices in the room, the passion and desire to see the name of Jesus made great among our global surfing tribe.

CS Gathering Strat-Op

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17 Leaders from a broad global cross-section of CS going through our Strategic review process.

This Photo is the crew in the CS Office shared work Space in Thirroul New South Whales Australia

Together for His Kingdom, National Leaders, Regional Coordinators, Board members, Finances Communications etc etc. A cross section of the incredible team of people from all over the globe that empower our mission.

Camp Venice & the Flood 

Camp Venice as it became named due to the incessant rain.

Thanks to Brett and the Crew for arranging our camper vans. Due to immense amounts of rain we had to move the camp site from its intended spot down to Coledale Beach campsite. We still needed to provide wooden pallets and planks to enable us to walk between campers without paddling. With the rain came the wind. It was fantastic to be able to walk up to the Davis household camp around the fire and drink good coffee. Thanks BD & Gill for the warm open house :) 

Alex Favorite thing in all the world SNAKES !!!

Enough Said :)

No trip to Australia would be complete without some sort of adventure. This is Goliath and all who attend the 2016 CS International Conference will get a chance to play :) Thanks so much to the crew that organized for us to do this. It was AWESOME :)

Back Home for the Birthdays

Caitlyn Sleep over party / Actually a No-sleep over party

May is always a big month in the Harley Family. Caitlyn and Sharon have their Birthdays 1 week apart, so its a time of great celebration.

One Super Stoked Grommie in her all new Girls Specific Billabong Suite. 

VISAS

By the time you are reading this we will be on route to Cape Town for a number of Visa Appointments. So much rests on this and hopefully we have the 1 Ton of paperwork required to get the Visa we need. This process began in April so all I can say is PRAY and watch this space. 

Setting Sail 

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As the Harley's world trip speeds into view we are constantly dealing with a personal cocktail of excitement about connecting with the various expressions of Christian Surfers all over the world and the sadness of saying goodbye, to Friends; Family and our J-Bay Community. Or perhaps "au revoir."(To the seeing again) 

We are excited to be going and your are welcome to come along vicariously via this blog & social media as we experience the highs and lows of a family traversing the Globe.

The basic plan is head west till we are back home :)

Leaving we are finding takes a massive amount of preparation. You can't just unplug your life and set sail, well not unless you have done the necessary prep and adjustments. 

Letting GO

Step One is letting Go of all your daily weekly and longer term commitments. Letting go of Friends & Family is the hardest, but the hope of new friends and the CS family await. Saying goodbye to your perfect right hand point break is not easy either, but beaches and barrels and even river waves abound. 

On Sat 21 March 2015 I said goodbye to my role in Christian Surfers South Africa. Pretty much 22 years of my life and the full 16 years of my married life were wrapped up in this moment. It was a hard goodbye for Sharon and I...

CS South Africa Conference Hand over 21 March 2015 (FB Gallery)

Christian surfers South Africa Conference

...however we are extremely exited for the new National Team that has picked up the reins, and we are excited to see how Christian Surfers South Africa will continue to serve the Surfing Tribe in South Africa. YOU GO GUYS ...

Picking UP

At the same time as I let go of my responsibility with Christian Surfers South Africa, I picked up the responsibilities to serve Christian Surfers internationally. I have been personally shaped and mentored by two men, one of whom is the guy who's rather large shoes I'm attempting to fill. I think Paul encapsulates it best in the below scripture 

Philippians 3:13-14

13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

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Ready Set Go... Vaccinations & Visas etc

Most of the Shots done one round left. Hectic telling my 7 year old he has to miss his mates party and trade a sugar high for a SHOT in the arm :( That was fun LOL

Visas applied for and waiting USA / AUS / Schengen / UK. 

Mans best friend 

At this moment this is one of the real painful unknowns of our impending trip. Our pooches are our biggest stress at the moment. They truly are mans best friend, just not so sure I'm fully reciprocating that sentiment in what lies ahead...

I'm praying desperately for a Dog Holiday. Yip we need a nice farmer who loves dogs to babysit two AWESOME dogs on an 11 month farm vacation. All food vet bills etc will be sorted by us.

come on man i know you want to go for a ride again & again & again :)

Short pictorial and sweet.... catch you next time on setting sail