first post from the Gold Coast

G'day, i am in the Gold Coast for a week, during most of my time here i will be playing basketball as a part of The Salvation Army interstate carnival. It is going to be interesting how i pull up afterwards cause i haven't played that much for a couple of years.
I arrived last night and got to catch up with a friend as soon as i arrive and see how she is going... it was awesome to see her passion for God's will for her life, and it was a privledge that she also shared how she was struggling at the moment. I also had a chance to share, the time was really encouraging for both of us, i think.
Last night (well technically this morning), as i went to bed i really felt God's presence around me... and when i woke up in the morning i still felt Him, in fact so far all day i have felt Him around me... It is awesome.
You see in Adelaide i haven't felt God for a while, like i knew that He was there, and held on to the promise that He would never leave me. Looking back now, it is like the spiritual atmosphere is really heavy and negative, and it is easy to be fully surround by it, which then makes it hard to feel like Christ is there, and leaves this alone sort of feeling. Last night Christ revealed that something has to be done about this spiritual atmosphere, I asked what, the response was praying through the house on a regular basis, and also start pray walking the area intensively, focusing on one block at a time... daily prayer walking around that block, and when things start changing in that block, prayer walk a bigger area. (move the tent pegs out),
I have been here one night and i didn't have much sleep cause i was up til 1.30am and then got up around 4.30am to the mate i was chatting with last night to the airport. However it was the most refreshing sleep i have had for quite a while... it was awesome... i love it here, at my friend's place, even if there is no one here with me for the week, it is still really refreshing.