God has placed me in a wonderful household that regularly has multiple exchange students from around the world living with them. I thought how amazingly blessed I was playing Spanish cards with a guy from Spain, two girls from the Czech Republic and a Chinese Canadian last night. Its great being surrounded by people who are visitors like me, and locals who are willing to show me around. Please pray God will provide me with lasting friendships and a church with a strong sense of community. I miss bumping into people I know when I walk up to the shops.

Also, please pray that my bank card would work. I can pay on my visa debit but I can't get money out from the ATM and I've run out of loose change. I think its just a delay problem, and luckily I don't yet need cash, I can use visa in most places. Thanks for all your support.

God sorted out the visa issue fantastically. Thanks for all your prayer. Mum flew all the way to Sydney to apply for my work permit, only to be told that I do not count as a co-op student so there was no point applying for a work permit because I didn't have, and couldn't get a Labour Market Opinion number. I then applied for a working holiday program permit, but there was no time to get it approved, and my police check was out of date. So, I arrived in Vancouver without a permit, and two hours until my next flight. I applied in the airport for a work permit despite the lack of an LMO, and having been told that work permits were rarely approved at Port of Entry. After waiting for hours, they gave me a work permit! I missed my next flight but the lady at the baggage check-in kindly put me on the last available seat of the next flight to Toronto, which only arrived an hour and a half later than the original plan. God is good!

With all these visa issues, I guess all I can do is leave them in God's hands. He's called me to Canada so I'm sure he is capable of getting me there. I'm excited to see where he leads. I look again to his words in Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
In James 1:2-4 he says:
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
God can use all situations for good so  I will trust him and stop freaking out about not having a work permit.