What a day today has been. Worked all day - Fridays are usually my day to tidy up my office after the mess youth night makes it. It's also when I tidy up the church for a Sunday morning and also when I get things ready for the start of next week. (Whatever I can get started to make sure Tuesday isn't such a crazy day.)
I was blessed with lunch from one of the ladies in the church. I must say - God has really been looking out for me in this area! Constantly being blessed with free food! He knows what makes me happy :)
I had a skype date with my lil sisters Ray and Bek this afternoon (Another thing that makes me happy) It was good seeing them! So thankful that I live in the year of technology :)
Caught up on the USA X-factor before getting ready for Street Reach. It started pouring down rain today around 3pm and it didn't really let up until about 9pm. Well no - its almost midnight and its still raining pretty hard. No thunder...just rain. I keep thinking I hear thunder - but then I must remind myself that I live in N. Ireland. Goodbye lightning. Goodbye thunder.
Because of the rain I honestly thought sitting on my bed while watching movies all night seemed so much better than going out on Street Reach. But with the way my past week has been and the way last night went I knew (and the rain confirmed it) that something good was gonna happen tonight and I needed to be there.
I am ever so glad I went!!! When we first arrived and yes it was raining I tried to keep a positive mindset. After setting up and noticing that not even one teenager was out - it got a little harder not to mentally give up on the night. I met a couple girls waiting for the bus. I had my wee umbrella with me which was good cause I got to talk to them while we all shared the umbrella :) Had a nice chat. Got to bless several people with hot chocolate and hotdogs. Quite a lot actually which was good and then my girl Gemma showed up!! Met her several weeks ago but usually I'm surrounded by so many people we don't get a chance to visit. Love this girl to bits!! We talked probably for an hour (under the umbrella). Felt bad cause she missed her bus - twice! But I got to know her really well and cant wait until next week when I see her again! She made the night (rain and all) worth while :)
Been just chilling since coming back to the DC. Right now I'm in my "room" listening to the rain hit the ceiling. It's sounding exceptionally loud, almost like somehow its being amplified...wondering how the heck I'm gonna fall asleep with that noise. Hmmm but I'll manage :)
Wishing for some sunshine and warm shorts-wearing weather!
Got a full day planned for tomorrow! But a fun one! Adopt-a-Block in the morning and then heading to Lynsey's to hangout. Possibly going to the Cinema with friends tomorrow night. Should be a perfect day minus the rain :)
Love you all!!!
xo
-J
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Saying Goodbye...
Tonight was rough. My grandma, "Nana", passed away. Completely unexpected. She was older and also had alzheimer's really bad, so I am at peace knowing she is with the Lord right now with a new body - free from disease and in the presence of her Savior.
My mind stopped processing tonight - it felt blah, blank. (Literally it stopped working - this might be a first) I was feeling really alone and even though several people offered me a place to stay for the night (so I wouldn't be alone) - the only place I really wanted to be was with my family. I knew that wasn't possible but in my moment of being all alone and when the reality of it all started to sink in, the Lord came and wrapped His arms around me and I've never felt such peace and comfort as I did then. It still is hard and tears still well up when I allow myself to think upon memories. . . but that's only natural.
God is doing so much here and I know that I am supposed to remain in N. Ireland and continue on with the work of the Lord. Death always brings a new perspective on life for me. God is already starting to reveal things. It's amazing how He truly does turn all things into good. (And a lesson to be learned it seems as well)
Aside from my grandma's passing, I've had a really good couple of days. Yesterday after work i went over to my friend Lynsey's house for a girls bible study / fellowship night. Desperately needed and I am ever so glad I went! I ended up staying the night with her. I really enjoy our friendship. She is truly God's answer to many prayers I've prayed over last few weeks.
Today I went into work (though my day off) around 11.30am and helped Hannah with something. Then I got things ready for Junior Youth - WHICH WENT AMAZING! I love those kids! So glad I get to be a part of their lives :) I got the phone call about my grandma during High School Youth but I heard the service went well. (Be praying for a mini bus! It looks like we might be getting one - it would help us be able to bring more youth on a Thursday night!)
Working in the office tomorrow and then I have Street Reach at night and Adopt-a-Block the following morning. Busy couple of days.
Well I'm exhausted - I think all that crying really did me in.
I love you all!!
-J
My mind stopped processing tonight - it felt blah, blank. (Literally it stopped working - this might be a first) I was feeling really alone and even though several people offered me a place to stay for the night (so I wouldn't be alone) - the only place I really wanted to be was with my family. I knew that wasn't possible but in my moment of being all alone and when the reality of it all started to sink in, the Lord came and wrapped His arms around me and I've never felt such peace and comfort as I did then. It still is hard and tears still well up when I allow myself to think upon memories. . . but that's only natural.
God is doing so much here and I know that I am supposed to remain in N. Ireland and continue on with the work of the Lord. Death always brings a new perspective on life for me. God is already starting to reveal things. It's amazing how He truly does turn all things into good. (And a lesson to be learned it seems as well)
Aside from my grandma's passing, I've had a really good couple of days. Yesterday after work i went over to my friend Lynsey's house for a girls bible study / fellowship night. Desperately needed and I am ever so glad I went! I ended up staying the night with her. I really enjoy our friendship. She is truly God's answer to many prayers I've prayed over last few weeks.
Today I went into work (though my day off) around 11.30am and helped Hannah with something. Then I got things ready for Junior Youth - WHICH WENT AMAZING! I love those kids! So glad I get to be a part of their lives :) I got the phone call about my grandma during High School Youth but I heard the service went well. (Be praying for a mini bus! It looks like we might be getting one - it would help us be able to bring more youth on a Thursday night!)
Working in the office tomorrow and then I have Street Reach at night and Adopt-a-Block the following morning. Busy couple of days.
Well I'm exhausted - I think all that crying really did me in.
I love you all!!
-J
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
A Walk Along the Beach...
The past two days have been long but good. (I've been fighting a cold so that could be what made them long... ) Had yesterday off so I slept in and then after a mocha at the Cozy Chair I took a three hour walk along the beach. I hadn't yet been down to Lough Shore even though it's literally across the street from the Dream Centre. It was the most refreshing walk I've been on in years. At times I was all alone and seemingly in the middle of nowhere. It was breathtaking and I was surrounded by beautiful details everywhere I looked. Hahaha I took my camera and decided to head back for home when my batteries died! I cant lie - I definitely collected a purse full of shells. . . Another item to catch my eye was glass bottles. Tons of broken glass that had been smoothed from the sand and waves. Tops of bottles, large pieces, small ones, blue, clear, green, brown. . . I haven't decided what creative project I'm going to use them for yet but I'm definitely deep in thought on it :) I plan on going back out tomorrow with a bag to collect some more with.
After work today Hannah and I chatted for a good hour. Getting to know each other better - realizing a lot of similarities between the two of us. She, like me, is living away from home as well and struggles with a lot of the same things i do. Love how close we are getting. She took me in to Tescos so I could buy some more groceries. Still living at the church. Tonight is my second night solo (without Rose) and I'm surviving thus far. A little discouraged today but remembered this quote and it put things back into perspective for me; "The quickest way to defeat discouragement is to narrow the audience you are trying to please down to one."
Determined not to let the enemy get me down!
Have a busy day tomorrow and another one after that. And another, and another, and another :) Best be getting to bed! Sleep is just what the doctor ordered! What I wouldn't give for some thieves and echinacea right about now! Hope yall are good!
Missing you!!!
xo
-J
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Nothing Like a Big Bandaid...
What a great day today was!
We had church this morning - worship aside from a couple minor flops - went alright praise God :) Much better than our practise. Was very proud of how everyone did and pleased with their positive attitudes throughout it all. Pastor Henry's message was excellent (His Nigerian accent is still pretty hard to follow so I struggle every time he says "repeat after me" . . . but other than that it was great!).
One down fall this morning was the unfortunate accident that took place in my efforts to find candy to keep Benjamin quiet during service! After worship I ran into my room (remember I'm currently living at the church) and was looking for a piece of candy to bribe the boy with. I was walking to the other side of the room and stepped on one of the air mattresses. Unfortunately I forgot I still had my heels on and next thing I heard was a loud POP! I looked down and saw a perfectly shaped hole the size of my heel as the mattress immediately began to flatten!
We had church this morning - worship aside from a couple minor flops - went alright praise God :) Much better than our practise. Was very proud of how everyone did and pleased with their positive attitudes throughout it all. Pastor Henry's message was excellent (His Nigerian accent is still pretty hard to follow so I struggle every time he says "repeat after me" . . . but other than that it was great!).
One down fall this morning was the unfortunate accident that took place in my efforts to find candy to keep Benjamin quiet during service! After worship I ran into my room (remember I'm currently living at the church) and was looking for a piece of candy to bribe the boy with. I was walking to the other side of the room and stepped on one of the air mattresses. Unfortunately I forgot I still had my heels on and next thing I heard was a loud POP! I looked down and saw a perfectly shaped hole the size of my heel as the mattress immediately began to flatten!
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I attempted tonight to fix it. Hmmmm no duct tape in sight so I had to put some double-sided tape on the hole cause it seemed to be the stickiest. I heated it up with a blow dryer before putting on a layer of clear tape. Finally finishing it off with two layers of masking tape. It is still losing air - but much slower than before. Now we have two bad mattresses! Oh well . .
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I went to Vinny and Andrea's house for lunch - Vinny cooked a delicious rice and chicken meal. Spent the afternoon visiting with them. SIDE NOTE: They have the two prettiest cats but I am suffering for it now with my bad allergies :(
Church tonight was EXCELLENT! We had the youth give testimonies and share a little bit. . . they did amazing! Really ministered to me! Here is one of the testimonies that was shared tonight. . .
Steven Wright's Testimony on healing 9/25/11
Have tomorrow off! Plan on sleeping in and then maybe heading into town solo for a chill day. Supposed to be decent weather so we'll see!
Texans lost tonight - such a downer! So stupid how American Football still can affect my mood even on another continent!! CRAZY! To lift my spirits Rose and I rented a movie via itunes and had a girls night.
Well it's beyond late. . . actually its now "early" so i probably should head to bed. Have a great night!
Sweet Dreams!
-J
Friday, September 23, 2011
The Good Shepherd...
Today was a hard day for me. Very homesick, a lot on my mind. But tonight's Street Reach was AMAZING! (As always) I am continually amazed at how much God is doing on the streets of Belfast. Rosie and I are about to watch a movie - loving our girl time. I guess night 2 of our adventure is underway :)
I was asked to write the October devo for our monthly bulletin. I really struggled with what to write but decided to write on some things that I'm going through and thanks to a little inspiration from my dad the followin was written:
Well I miss you all so much! I am grateful for all of your prayers and encouragement!
xoxo
-J
I was asked to write the October devo for our monthly bulletin. I really struggled with what to write but decided to write on some things that I'm going through and thanks to a little inspiration from my dad the followin was written:
Being here in N. Ireland and seeing all of the beautiful green hills as far as the eye can see, and seeing those fluffy white sheep as if God scattered a bag of cotton balls across the ground, it reminds me of a couple verses in Psalms; “The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside the still waters; He restores my soul.” Psalms 23:1-3a
“The Lord is my Shepherd.” He is our Guide, our Protector, and our Provider! It is so good to have that assurance that He who holds the world in the palm of His hand is taking care of our every need! John 10:11 says; “I am the Good Shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.” He is the one that protects us from the “evil one” who prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Our good shepherd has come that we might have life and have it more abundantly!
“I shall not want.” He provides all of our needs! So often I find myself worrying about the smallest things – in moments when I am faced with financial struggles how quickly I forget that MY GOD owns “the cattle on a thousand hills.” Psalms 50:10 OUR GOD knows what we need and promises to take care of us! He looks after the birds in the air and the flowers in the fields – how much more will He look after us His children? “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labour or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, Oh you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.” Matthew 6:25-32 And above all else we must remember that “nothing is impossible with God!” Luke 1:37
“He makes me to lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside the still waters; He restores my soul.” This is the part that really hits home with me in the season I am in. I rarely press the pause button on this crazy thing we call life. I find myself going until I drop. God is the one who leads us to that place of rest where we can lie down and stretch out in the grassy meadow near the peaceful waters and get away for a quiet moment with Him, our good shepherd. The word “Restores” here comes from the Greek word shuwb meaning to be brought back – as if to bring back to life; be revived. He is the reviver of our souls! The soul is the activity of the mind, the will, and the character of a person.
So take a moment to pause and reflect on the faithfulness of our good shepherd. The one who directs us in the way we should go, who protects us from the enemy, who provides our every need, and who promises to restore us to our fullest. And to the one who has gone astray; remember that your Good Shepherd will not rest until you, his lost lamb, is safe again in the Masters arms.
Well I miss you all so much! I am grateful for all of your prayers and encouragement!
xoxo
-J
Thursday, September 22, 2011
The Adventure Begins...
Well tonight is day one for mine and Rose's adventure! Living at the Dream Centre for the next week or so could prove to be very interesting and not far from exciting. Hmmm. . .
Yesterday was a regular day. Worked - Chatted with Rose - Ate food - Worship Prac. - Prayer Mtg / Bible Study. . . and God really came through for me last night. I spoke on Having an Identity & Purpose in a Masquerade World - spoke more to myself than anyone!
Today was a chill day. Finished packing up my stuff at the Kirk's and hung out with Benjamin all morning and afternoon. Had Junior Youth tonight - 11 kids came! (usually we only have 4-5) Highschool Youth was tonight and that was incredible as well! God really spoke to some kids as Alan brought the word!
After youth Rose, Steven, Naomi C, and I had a pizza party - God bless Dominos! Now Rose and I are just talking and figuring out how this whole sleeping at the church is gonna work out. . . Hmmm nothing like a good adventure :)
Hope everyone is well!
Here is a pic of mine and Rose's room - still under construction so we'll call this the "before" picture.
Love yall!
-J
PS . . . Happy birthday to my AMAZING and ADORABLE wee twin sisters who turned 11 today!!! And my BEST FRIEND Rebecca - 24! xoxo
Yesterday was a regular day. Worked - Chatted with Rose - Ate food - Worship Prac. - Prayer Mtg / Bible Study. . . and God really came through for me last night. I spoke on Having an Identity & Purpose in a Masquerade World - spoke more to myself than anyone!
Today was a chill day. Finished packing up my stuff at the Kirk's and hung out with Benjamin all morning and afternoon. Had Junior Youth tonight - 11 kids came! (usually we only have 4-5) Highschool Youth was tonight and that was incredible as well! God really spoke to some kids as Alan brought the word!
After youth Rose, Steven, Naomi C, and I had a pizza party - God bless Dominos! Now Rose and I are just talking and figuring out how this whole sleeping at the church is gonna work out. . . Hmmm nothing like a good adventure :)
Hope everyone is well!
Here is a pic of mine and Rose's room - still under construction so we'll call this the "before" picture.
Love yall!
-J
PS . . . Happy birthday to my AMAZING and ADORABLE wee twin sisters who turned 11 today!!! And my BEST FRIEND Rebecca - 24! xoxo
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Day Forty-One...
Not a lot of exciting things to write about. I worked in the office all day. Got all of my lessons prepared for Junior Youth for the next month and a half. Had a couple meetings. Packed up my office - (I'm moving to another across the hall and turning my current one into a bedroom) . . .Hmmm been moving a lot lately.
Tonight after dinner Rachel and I picked out songs for Sunday mornings worship. She's going for a short holiday to visit her sister so I'll be leading worship this week (Ohemgee. . . praying all goes well). Then we had a cup of tea and a meringue biscuit with some strawberries and cream while we watched Sundays taped episode of the X-factor.
Now I am working on my message for tomorrow's bible study. I'm speaking on living a masquerade life. . . I just cant seem to stay focused long enough to finish it! So I decided to take a moment and write on the blog :)
Tomorrow I have a busy day. . . well actually I have a busy couple of weeks ahead of me. Not really sure what it all will look like exactly but that's what makes the adventure more exciting - THE UNKNOWN.
Random Irish fact to leave you with. . .
The Chip (French Fry)
They sure do love it! In the states if you hear the word french fry you most likely will think of a fast food restaurant. That or a burger joint is where you commonly will see the fry. Here in N. Ireland - it's EVERYWHERE! They serve you fries with your take-out Chinese food and when you order pizza! The other day when Sue and I went out to that nice restaurant where she got duck (and I got some delicious chicken) they served us "chips" on the side in a dainty silver cup. . . haha they looked so out of place! And then the other day Sue made me an omelette for breakfast. . . and what did she serve with it on the side? Oh yes some "chips". I have yet been served them for dessert or with my tea - but at this point I wouldn't be surprised if one day it happens!
Hope you are enjoying yourself on this lovely day! Mine is just about to end and your's still has plenty of hours left :) So enjoy every minute of it! September 20, 2011 is a once in a lifetime day!
xoxo
-J
Tonight after dinner Rachel and I picked out songs for Sunday mornings worship. She's going for a short holiday to visit her sister so I'll be leading worship this week (Ohemgee. . . praying all goes well). Then we had a cup of tea and a meringue biscuit with some strawberries and cream while we watched Sundays taped episode of the X-factor.
Now I am working on my message for tomorrow's bible study. I'm speaking on living a masquerade life. . . I just cant seem to stay focused long enough to finish it! So I decided to take a moment and write on the blog :)
Tomorrow I have a busy day. . . well actually I have a busy couple of weeks ahead of me. Not really sure what it all will look like exactly but that's what makes the adventure more exciting - THE UNKNOWN.
Random Irish fact to leave you with. . .
The Chip (French Fry)
They sure do love it! In the states if you hear the word french fry you most likely will think of a fast food restaurant. That or a burger joint is where you commonly will see the fry. Here in N. Ireland - it's EVERYWHERE! They serve you fries with your take-out Chinese food and when you order pizza! The other day when Sue and I went out to that nice restaurant where she got duck (and I got some delicious chicken) they served us "chips" on the side in a dainty silver cup. . . haha they looked so out of place! And then the other day Sue made me an omelette for breakfast. . . and what did she serve with it on the side? Oh yes some "chips". I have yet been served them for dessert or with my tea - but at this point I wouldn't be surprised if one day it happens!
Hope you are enjoying yourself on this lovely day! Mine is just about to end and your's still has plenty of hours left :) So enjoy every minute of it! September 20, 2011 is a once in a lifetime day!
xoxo
-J
Monday, September 19, 2011
Picture Day...(part one)
What a relaxing day I had today! First full day off in a couple weeks. Slept in and had an adventure in town (with a Nobles mocha of course). Missed writing a few days there - not much to report. . . good adopt-a-block on Saturday and church yesterday was excellent + the Texans won last night. . . Yes yes great weekend :)
So this post is for all of you who have been requesting pictures of the people I do life with. I titled it "part one" because Dr. Stewart and Evelyn are away on holiday and so are Sue and Allison. So I will be posting a "part two" a few weeks from now.
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| Alan, Rachel, & the baby ♥ |
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| Stephanie & Leanne |
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| Pastor Henry |
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| Stevie Shaw & Charlie |
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| Benjamin |
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| Vinny |
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| Abigail & Naomi C |
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| Michael |
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| Steven |
Well there you go : )
Miss you all!!! I hope everything is going well with you! Got a busy day in the office this week. Will try my best to blog as often as possible!
-J
Took this pic on my walk today into town.
I love all the colored doors here in N. Ireland!
Friday, September 16, 2011
On the Streets of Belfast...
What an amazing God we serve! I have been in a crazy up and down week. Started to get sick a couple days ago (After drinking some disgusting stuff Alan gave me I actually feel fine today), been really busy, doubting myself a lot, getting discouraged, - you know the usual stuff that the enemy likes to attack you with. And then today was exceptionally hard. No particular reason but one thing after another had me almost in tears with frustration. But now I see why I was under such heavy attack - I'm not on a vacation out here - I'm in the middle of a spiritual battle and I think sometimes I fail to remember that. . .
Tonight we went out on Street Reach. Vinny, myself, a woman named Nora, and Stevie Shaw. I have never been more impacted in a mere two hours than I was just now. Longest two hours of my life - I am still a little overwhelmed by it all. The scene of young people and the pictures of all the faces I saw today are still running through my mind as if it's being played back on a recording. You can literally FEEL the spiritual battle going on out there.
It was scheduled to have heavy storms all night and I must admit that I wasn't to keen on staying very long on the street in the pouring down rain - but I'm ever so glad we did. We passed out hotdogs and hot chocolate again and I met too many teens to count. Majority responded very well with lots of questions. Talked to several teens about America. Met an older couple headed to the opera - Vinny got to pray with one of them. Met several other young girls who tore me up on the inside and will be in my prayers from this day forward. Several moments of heavy rain - not much to do but look up at the rain coming down and laugh. . . very liberating though I might add.
It was crazy cause we had a lot of periods where the streets were empty of people and then all of a sudden there would be a group walk by and stop.
Around 8pm I was thinking we should start to pack up - I was fairly soaked and shivering at this time (but I never quite felt like we were supposed to leave just yet)
A man walked by shortly after, dressed in a nice suit, and asked me several questions about the Dream Centre and what we were doing - not the friendliest of guys but not rude either - still, I feel like it was a divine appointment. . . only time will tell. Also right before we left one of our weekly regulars came by to talk for a wee bit - she was sober and I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation. Cant wait until next week!!!
Busy day tomorrow! I have Adopt-A-Block in the morning and an all day church clean up immediately following. Then, because Sue and Allison are going away on holiday to Canada, I will be moving back in with Alan and Rachel.
Well I miss you all so so much!
Until next time. . .
-J
Tonight we went out on Street Reach. Vinny, myself, a woman named Nora, and Stevie Shaw. I have never been more impacted in a mere two hours than I was just now. Longest two hours of my life - I am still a little overwhelmed by it all. The scene of young people and the pictures of all the faces I saw today are still running through my mind as if it's being played back on a recording. You can literally FEEL the spiritual battle going on out there.
It was scheduled to have heavy storms all night and I must admit that I wasn't to keen on staying very long on the street in the pouring down rain - but I'm ever so glad we did. We passed out hotdogs and hot chocolate again and I met too many teens to count. Majority responded very well with lots of questions. Talked to several teens about America. Met an older couple headed to the opera - Vinny got to pray with one of them. Met several other young girls who tore me up on the inside and will be in my prayers from this day forward. Several moments of heavy rain - not much to do but look up at the rain coming down and laugh. . . very liberating though I might add.
It was crazy cause we had a lot of periods where the streets were empty of people and then all of a sudden there would be a group walk by and stop.
Around 8pm I was thinking we should start to pack up - I was fairly soaked and shivering at this time (but I never quite felt like we were supposed to leave just yet)
A man walked by shortly after, dressed in a nice suit, and asked me several questions about the Dream Centre and what we were doing - not the friendliest of guys but not rude either - still, I feel like it was a divine appointment. . . only time will tell. Also right before we left one of our weekly regulars came by to talk for a wee bit - she was sober and I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation. Cant wait until next week!!!
Busy day tomorrow! I have Adopt-A-Block in the morning and an all day church clean up immediately following. Then, because Sue and Allison are going away on holiday to Canada, I will be moving back in with Alan and Rachel.
Well I miss you all so so much!
Until next time. . .
-J
Monday, September 12, 2011
A Storm is Brewing...
Once again it's been a couple of days. (Had a couple late nights out so no time to write) Today I've found myself a few minutes so I decided to capitalize on it and jot some things down. :)
I had a wonderful day Saturday! I was a little concerned about Adopt-A-Block because it was raining but we persevered and the rain ended up stopping half way through. Saw several people we met on the previous two weeks. Afterwards Rose, Naomi, and I painted a woman's house and were able to share with her the love of Christ. I also met another girl, a single mother, around my age - a complete divine appointment. I'm excited to further a friendship with her and to be an encouragement to her. Though not a Christian she is willing to volunteer with us on Saturdays which will be a huge blessing as she knows the area and the residents living there.
That afternoon Abigail (Rose's younger sister) came over and we watched TV and chatted over lunch along with Sue and Allison.
Saturday night I hung out with Lynsey, a girl I met through Celebration Church. It was our first time meeting actually as we had only been contacting through Facebook. Lyns will be joining The Movement in January! (Upon acceptance) She had a couple questions about the program so we decided to get together and I'm so glad we did! She is amazing! We went out to Portadown to hang out with several of her friends who all attend Celebration Church - what a good craic we had! Felt amazing to connect with people around my age - been missing that a lot lately.
Yesterday was 9/11. It's hard to believe it's been ten years - I remember everything like it was yesterday. I felt very blessed to be an American and proud of my country and all those who protect her. There were a numerous television specials on 9/11 over here - I had no idea how much the UK was involved - it made me feel a little closer to home.
On a more upbeat note, yesterday was an INCREDIBLE day! We had a healing service in the morning. Worship was extremely anointed and God showed up in a big way! Pastor Cecil brought the message on Miracles and during the alter call I don't think there was one eye dry. I haven't cried that much in a service in a long time. It was a beautiful moment for all of us at JCC. God is really doing a great work in that church.
Last night Simple Faith did a concert at JCC to raise money and prayer partners for the Dream Centre. They were amazing (as usual) and though we only had a wee crowd I know that God is our provider and I truly believe He has everything under control. After the concert Rose, Naomi, Steven, and I along with Paul and Jonathan from Simple Faith all headed to Alan and Rachel's to fellowship, eat Chinese, and make fun if Rosie :) It was a perfect ending to a great day.
Such an excellent weekend! Full of friends, laughter, and testimonies. God continues to amaze me!
Today I worked in the office all day. Normally Monday is my day off but Hannah is away on holiday so they needed someone to man the phones. Not much to do because the internet was down and I was the only one in the office for most of the day. Had some good Julie and Jesus one on one time though and I got my message prepared for Wednesday - so I cant really complain.
Hard to believe I've been here for over a month already! I know the next 3 will fly by and soon I'll be on a plane headed back to the States for Christmas - but oh the things that will happen in the next 90+ days!! I can hardly wait as I anticipate great things!
Well I best be getting off here - we got a huge storm on its way...No thunder - but lots of wind.
Please continue to keep the work of the Dream Centre in your prayers - specifically the Youth Ministry, Street Reach, and Adopt-A-Block. As well as JCC.
Thanks for all of your love and support. I couldn't make it out here if I didn't have that! Blessings to you all on the home front!
xoxo
-J
PS - Also to cap off a great evening last night was the Texans outstanding win against the Colts. I know I've said this before - but THIS IS OUR YEAR! - I can just feel it! :)
I had a wonderful day Saturday! I was a little concerned about Adopt-A-Block because it was raining but we persevered and the rain ended up stopping half way through. Saw several people we met on the previous two weeks. Afterwards Rose, Naomi, and I painted a woman's house and were able to share with her the love of Christ. I also met another girl, a single mother, around my age - a complete divine appointment. I'm excited to further a friendship with her and to be an encouragement to her. Though not a Christian she is willing to volunteer with us on Saturdays which will be a huge blessing as she knows the area and the residents living there.
That afternoon Abigail (Rose's younger sister) came over and we watched TV and chatted over lunch along with Sue and Allison.
Saturday night I hung out with Lynsey, a girl I met through Celebration Church. It was our first time meeting actually as we had only been contacting through Facebook. Lyns will be joining The Movement in January! (Upon acceptance) She had a couple questions about the program so we decided to get together and I'm so glad we did! She is amazing! We went out to Portadown to hang out with several of her friends who all attend Celebration Church - what a good craic we had! Felt amazing to connect with people around my age - been missing that a lot lately.
Yesterday was 9/11. It's hard to believe it's been ten years - I remember everything like it was yesterday. I felt very blessed to be an American and proud of my country and all those who protect her. There were a numerous television specials on 9/11 over here - I had no idea how much the UK was involved - it made me feel a little closer to home.
On a more upbeat note, yesterday was an INCREDIBLE day! We had a healing service in the morning. Worship was extremely anointed and God showed up in a big way! Pastor Cecil brought the message on Miracles and during the alter call I don't think there was one eye dry. I haven't cried that much in a service in a long time. It was a beautiful moment for all of us at JCC. God is really doing a great work in that church.
Last night Simple Faith did a concert at JCC to raise money and prayer partners for the Dream Centre. They were amazing (as usual) and though we only had a wee crowd I know that God is our provider and I truly believe He has everything under control. After the concert Rose, Naomi, Steven, and I along with Paul and Jonathan from Simple Faith all headed to Alan and Rachel's to fellowship, eat Chinese, and make fun if Rosie :) It was a perfect ending to a great day.
Such an excellent weekend! Full of friends, laughter, and testimonies. God continues to amaze me!
Today I worked in the office all day. Normally Monday is my day off but Hannah is away on holiday so they needed someone to man the phones. Not much to do because the internet was down and I was the only one in the office for most of the day. Had some good Julie and Jesus one on one time though and I got my message prepared for Wednesday - so I cant really complain.
Hard to believe I've been here for over a month already! I know the next 3 will fly by and soon I'll be on a plane headed back to the States for Christmas - but oh the things that will happen in the next 90+ days!! I can hardly wait as I anticipate great things!
Well I best be getting off here - we got a huge storm on its way...No thunder - but lots of wind.
Please continue to keep the work of the Dream Centre in your prayers - specifically the Youth Ministry, Street Reach, and Adopt-A-Block. As well as JCC.
Thanks for all of your love and support. I couldn't make it out here if I didn't have that! Blessings to you all on the home front!
xoxo
-J
PS - Also to cap off a great evening last night was the Texans outstanding win against the Colts. I know I've said this before - but THIS IS OUR YEAR! - I can just feel it! :)
Saturday, September 10, 2011
BIG Things are Happening...
:) I know its been half a week since I last updated - but I have been busy busy and also we've been struggling with the internet where I'm living as well as at the office which is making it all the more difficult to get online. BUT God is up to some BIG THINGS over here!!
Too many days have passed to give a full description and its already after midnight so I really need to get some sleep! So things might just be randomly thrown in there!
Tuesday and Wednesday I worked in the office. Tuesday night I went to women's mtg and Wednesday night I had worship team practice followed by a prayer mtg.
Also on Tuesday I went to my new favorite coffee shop. (This one has currently replaced Nobles since I moved houses.) It's called the Cozy Chair. Cutest place! And they have my mocha :)
I was having a pretty hard day in the office so I went on a walk and ended up at the coffee shop. My plan was to sit upstairs near the window that faces the ocean. I wanted to look outside and meditate on the Lord's beautiful creation. To almost get lost in the waves and let my mind drift far away from the present state I was in. However when I reached the top of the stairs I noticed that all the tables upstairs were empty - EXCEPT that one. Awk just one more thing to frustrate me. So I ended up sitting across the room next to the other window facing the street. After getting my coffee I looked out and began to "people watch" (one of my favorite things to do) and it was then God began to reveal to me His most beautiful creation. I believe that it was this afternoon that God broke something inside of me and I began to truly embrace this season I'm in and fall deeply in love with the people I am surrounded by. I cannot fully explain what happened in that coffee shop - but the lyrics from "Hosanna" became my purpose in life;
"Open up my eyes to the things unseen.
Show me how to love like you have loved me.
Break my heart for what breaks yours.
Everything I am for Your kingdom's cause."
Yesterday afternoon I had off so Sue took me to the prettiest park I've ever seen! I continually thought of Melody and Jo - you too would have been in heaven taking pictures there! Unfortunately my camera was dead so no pics this time but I'll for sure be going back at some point! We got lunch nearby and it was there that I had my first bite of duck. Tasted really good actually :)
Last night we had Junior Youth and Senior Youth. I have now taken over teaching the younger ones (ages 5-9) while we transition some things. Talked about creation. The group I had interacted so well and I am very excited about some of the ideas God gave me for that group! And then afterwards we had the older youth! It was amazing! Alan talked on the subject of Gossip - a perfect and timely message. I love those teens so much! Cant wait until next week!
Also one of my teens - Stevie Shaw - MADE MY NIGHT! He walked in towards the end of Junior Youth and handed me a Dr Pepper! I had jokingly ask for his last week and last night he brought me one! It was delicious! (One month without it was too long!)
Today I worked in the office and then went out on Street Reach tonight. I still have yet to take in all that happened!!! It was THAT GOOD! We basically went out to City Hall in Belfast (a team of 4) and passed out hotdogs and hot chocolate to all the teenagers hanging out in the area. Then we just chilled and talked. So many of them break my heart with the lifestyle they are living but oh the questions they ask and the personal stories they tell! The majority of them are comfortable being open and honest with us and it allows us to be honest with them! I know God is working already on their hearts and we will be seeing drastic changes in some of them in the near future :)
Tomorrow morning we have Adopt-a-Block - our third one! Cant wait to see what happens! I need to get some sleep though so I'll leave you with a couple random things before I finish. . .
1. I love the front doors out here! So many of them are bright red, green, navy, yellow, blue, - it's amazing! I've never seen anything like it!
2. I have been asked numerous times why an American Football is called a Football if you mostly throw it. I learned today two possibilities of why that is. One being that it is played on foot and not on a horse. The other is that the ball is almost a foot in length. Glad I finally have something to say now when asked!
3. I am REALLY missing America! Yesterday in the car I caught myself humming "Proud to be an American". About an hour later I had "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" stuck in my mind! And then last night before bed I caught myself humming "America the Beautiful" while I was washing my face! Maybe its cause my family and friends are currently there and I miss them greatly. Maybe its the nearing of the 9/11 anniversary. Maybe its because football season just started. Haha it's probably all of the above!
Well I love and miss you all!
(And to all my new Irish friends - I love yall and am so excited to be doing life with each of you!)
Night!
-J
P.S. Saying a prayer for all of my family and friends back home. I cannot believe everything that is happening! Praying for your safety! Remember that regardless what happens the Lord is still in control! xoxo
Too many days have passed to give a full description and its already after midnight so I really need to get some sleep! So things might just be randomly thrown in there!
Tuesday and Wednesday I worked in the office. Tuesday night I went to women's mtg and Wednesday night I had worship team practice followed by a prayer mtg.
Also on Tuesday I went to my new favorite coffee shop. (This one has currently replaced Nobles since I moved houses.) It's called the Cozy Chair. Cutest place! And they have my mocha :)
I was having a pretty hard day in the office so I went on a walk and ended up at the coffee shop. My plan was to sit upstairs near the window that faces the ocean. I wanted to look outside and meditate on the Lord's beautiful creation. To almost get lost in the waves and let my mind drift far away from the present state I was in. However when I reached the top of the stairs I noticed that all the tables upstairs were empty - EXCEPT that one. Awk just one more thing to frustrate me. So I ended up sitting across the room next to the other window facing the street. After getting my coffee I looked out and began to "people watch" (one of my favorite things to do) and it was then God began to reveal to me His most beautiful creation. I believe that it was this afternoon that God broke something inside of me and I began to truly embrace this season I'm in and fall deeply in love with the people I am surrounded by. I cannot fully explain what happened in that coffee shop - but the lyrics from "Hosanna" became my purpose in life;
"Open up my eyes to the things unseen.
Show me how to love like you have loved me.
Break my heart for what breaks yours.
Everything I am for Your kingdom's cause."
Yesterday afternoon I had off so Sue took me to the prettiest park I've ever seen! I continually thought of Melody and Jo - you too would have been in heaven taking pictures there! Unfortunately my camera was dead so no pics this time but I'll for sure be going back at some point! We got lunch nearby and it was there that I had my first bite of duck. Tasted really good actually :)
Last night we had Junior Youth and Senior Youth. I have now taken over teaching the younger ones (ages 5-9) while we transition some things. Talked about creation. The group I had interacted so well and I am very excited about some of the ideas God gave me for that group! And then afterwards we had the older youth! It was amazing! Alan talked on the subject of Gossip - a perfect and timely message. I love those teens so much! Cant wait until next week!
Also one of my teens - Stevie Shaw - MADE MY NIGHT! He walked in towards the end of Junior Youth and handed me a Dr Pepper! I had jokingly ask for his last week and last night he brought me one! It was delicious! (One month without it was too long!)
Today I worked in the office and then went out on Street Reach tonight. I still have yet to take in all that happened!!! It was THAT GOOD! We basically went out to City Hall in Belfast (a team of 4) and passed out hotdogs and hot chocolate to all the teenagers hanging out in the area. Then we just chilled and talked. So many of them break my heart with the lifestyle they are living but oh the questions they ask and the personal stories they tell! The majority of them are comfortable being open and honest with us and it allows us to be honest with them! I know God is working already on their hearts and we will be seeing drastic changes in some of them in the near future :)
Tomorrow morning we have Adopt-a-Block - our third one! Cant wait to see what happens! I need to get some sleep though so I'll leave you with a couple random things before I finish. . .
1. I love the front doors out here! So many of them are bright red, green, navy, yellow, blue, - it's amazing! I've never seen anything like it!
2. I have been asked numerous times why an American Football is called a Football if you mostly throw it. I learned today two possibilities of why that is. One being that it is played on foot and not on a horse. The other is that the ball is almost a foot in length. Glad I finally have something to say now when asked!
3. I am REALLY missing America! Yesterday in the car I caught myself humming "Proud to be an American". About an hour later I had "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" stuck in my mind! And then last night before bed I caught myself humming "America the Beautiful" while I was washing my face! Maybe its cause my family and friends are currently there and I miss them greatly. Maybe its the nearing of the 9/11 anniversary. Maybe its because football season just started. Haha it's probably all of the above!
Well I love and miss you all!
(And to all my new Irish friends - I love yall and am so excited to be doing life with each of you!)
Night!
-J
P.S. Saying a prayer for all of my family and friends back home. I cannot believe everything that is happening! Praying for your safety! Remember that regardless what happens the Lord is still in control! xoxo
Monday, September 5, 2011
Lazy Day...
Not much to write today but didn't want to skip another.
Spent the day with Rachel - running errands and such. Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. A typical day. . .
SIDE NOTE: I weighed myself yesterday and sad to say I haven't gained but one pound since moving over here! What?!? I have never eaten so much in my life. It was a very disappointing moment for me. I don't think I'll ever be able to give blood. . .
Spent a lot of time in thought today. For some reason I was slightly discouraged. . . but the Lord continually reminded me of His beauty and His purpose for my life in many simple yet meaningful ways.
Had girls night with Rach and our One Tree Hill again - extremely intense episode. I do treasure our moments together. Rachel has been a huge comfort to me out here. I am so blessed to have her in my life. ♥
RANDOM IRISH WORDS:
* To "fancy" someone is to "like" them or have a "crush" on them. I think its the cutest thing when the youth are like; "Soooo who do you fancy?" Sounds like something straight from a movie.
* The "trunk" of a car is called a "boot". And a "yard sale" or a "garage sale" is called a "car boot sale".
* Haha this one is my downfall - To "meet" is to "make-out". Needless to say I had a couple awkward moments during Adopt-a-Block when I would walk away and say; "Bye! It was nice meeting you!"
* "Champ" (pronounced almost like "chomp") is mashed potatoes made with scallions, milk, and butter. A very popular Irish dish. In my opinion it's practically mashed potatoes - tastes pretty good :)
Well that's all I have for tonight. More to come later! And I promise I am working on those pictures of people - just taking longer to get than I had thought it would.
Miss yall so so much!
xoxo
-J
Spent the day with Rachel - running errands and such. Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. A typical day. . .
SIDE NOTE: I weighed myself yesterday and sad to say I haven't gained but one pound since moving over here! What?!? I have never eaten so much in my life. It was a very disappointing moment for me. I don't think I'll ever be able to give blood. . .
Spent a lot of time in thought today. For some reason I was slightly discouraged. . . but the Lord continually reminded me of His beauty and His purpose for my life in many simple yet meaningful ways.
Had girls night with Rach and our One Tree Hill again - extremely intense episode. I do treasure our moments together. Rachel has been a huge comfort to me out here. I am so blessed to have her in my life. ♥
RANDOM IRISH WORDS:
* To "fancy" someone is to "like" them or have a "crush" on them. I think its the cutest thing when the youth are like; "Soooo who do you fancy?" Sounds like something straight from a movie.
* The "trunk" of a car is called a "boot". And a "yard sale" or a "garage sale" is called a "car boot sale".
* Haha this one is my downfall - To "meet" is to "make-out". Needless to say I had a couple awkward moments during Adopt-a-Block when I would walk away and say; "Bye! It was nice meeting you!"
* "Champ" (pronounced almost like "chomp") is mashed potatoes made with scallions, milk, and butter. A very popular Irish dish. In my opinion it's practically mashed potatoes - tastes pretty good :)
Well that's all I have for tonight. More to come later! And I promise I am working on those pictures of people - just taking longer to get than I had thought it would.
Miss yall so so much!
xoxo
-J
A Lovely Sunday...
What a wonderful Sunday I had today!
Woke up this morning and headed to church with Sue and Allison. Worship was amazing and Dr. Stewart brought an incredible word on overcoming offences.
Afterwards I went to lunch with Sue, Allison, and Allison's dad, at the Clarion Hotel. It's a lot like a Golden Corral type of buffet - but much nicer. They have an appetizer section (which includes salmon, and different salads), a soup and bread section, a main course section (which offers ham, roast beef, and turkey for meat and of course several different kinds of potatoes), and a dessert section that will CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
Haha they also have the table set with all of the different kinds of silverware placed out all proper like. (Thanks to Barney on Pretty Woman I knew which one was for which course)
After lunch I definitely took an hour nap - I was exhausted!
Church tonight was incredible! We had a baptism service - 4 people (3 youth) all got baptised! Haha and then we had a couple girls jump in the water for fun - Alan put it best. . . "you know when your reaching the right people when 2 of your youth decide to jump in the baptism tank just after the people got baptised whilst worship band is still leading!! Absolutely brilliant!" Ah yes - I definitely felt like I was back at the LA Dream Center :)
Still, I know that those girls lives are about to be transformed and it wont be long before they are the ones getting baptised! Had amazing breakthrough with one of our newly saved youth tonight! She's decided she's ready to be baptised the next time! And she is so excited with all that God's doing, she's invited her mom to come next Sunday to church to check it out! Be praying she comes!
Well I'm in Ballymena w/ the Kirk family tonight- having a sleepover :)
Got the day off tomorrow. . . planning on just relaxing with Rachel. Then work starts back up on Tuesday and what a busy day it's gonna be! But I am so pumped - God is doing some BIG THINGS here in N. Ireland! Grateful for all of yalls prayers! Keep it up cause they're working!
I'll leave you with this. Read it last night and it's forever changed my way of thinking. . .
The past was. Tomorrow may be. Only today is.
Love yall!
-J
Woke up this morning and headed to church with Sue and Allison. Worship was amazing and Dr. Stewart brought an incredible word on overcoming offences.
Afterwards I went to lunch with Sue, Allison, and Allison's dad, at the Clarion Hotel. It's a lot like a Golden Corral type of buffet - but much nicer. They have an appetizer section (which includes salmon, and different salads), a soup and bread section, a main course section (which offers ham, roast beef, and turkey for meat and of course several different kinds of potatoes), and a dessert section that will CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
Haha they also have the table set with all of the different kinds of silverware placed out all proper like. (Thanks to Barney on Pretty Woman I knew which one was for which course)
After lunch I definitely took an hour nap - I was exhausted!
Church tonight was incredible! We had a baptism service - 4 people (3 youth) all got baptised! Haha and then we had a couple girls jump in the water for fun - Alan put it best. . . "you know when your reaching the right people when 2 of your youth decide to jump in the baptism tank just after the people got baptised whilst worship band is still leading!! Absolutely brilliant!" Ah yes - I definitely felt like I was back at the LA Dream Center :)
Still, I know that those girls lives are about to be transformed and it wont be long before they are the ones getting baptised! Had amazing breakthrough with one of our newly saved youth tonight! She's decided she's ready to be baptised the next time! And she is so excited with all that God's doing, she's invited her mom to come next Sunday to church to check it out! Be praying she comes!
Well I'm in Ballymena w/ the Kirk family tonight- having a sleepover :)
Got the day off tomorrow. . . planning on just relaxing with Rachel. Then work starts back up on Tuesday and what a busy day it's gonna be! But I am so pumped - God is doing some BIG THINGS here in N. Ireland! Grateful for all of yalls prayers! Keep it up cause they're working!
I'll leave you with this. Read it last night and it's forever changed my way of thinking. . .
The past was. Tomorrow may be. Only today is.
Love yall!
-J
Saturday, September 3, 2011
The 9 Cats...
Hello America!
THE LEGEND: According to legend, Belfast Castle is safe as long as there is a (preferably white) cat residing there. This myth led to the creation of the "Cat Garden" right next to the stately pile on the slopes of Cave Hill. Which boasts no less than nine cats for visitors to discover. All clearly visible, but some hidden in plain sight. Some are statues, some are part of the landscape and others can be found sleeping near the water fountain or preening themselves in the foliage.
Miss yall! Been a busy couple of days over here. Sorry. . . I know my writing is becoming less and less these days. It's harder to get online at Sue's but I'll try my best to write everyday from here on out.
Hmmmmmmmmm backtracking. . .
I had Thursday off until about half 5 (when I had youth) so Sue took me around the town of newtownabbey for the morning. We ended up getting coffee at the Belfast Castle later that afternoon. Such a fun place! Some of it was roped off due to a wedding on the grounds but we did have fun in the garden trying to spot the "9 cats"
THE LEGEND: According to legend, Belfast Castle is safe as long as there is a (preferably white) cat residing there. This myth led to the creation of the "Cat Garden" right next to the stately pile on the slopes of Cave Hill. Which boasts no less than nine cats for visitors to discover. All clearly visible, but some hidden in plain sight. Some are statues, some are part of the landscape and others can be found sleeping near the water fountain or preening themselves in the foliage.
That night we had Junior Youth (ages 5-10) which I'll now be heading up until someone else steps in to run it. Really been getting some good direction from the Lord on where to take this and I'm extremely excited for where it is going! We also had the High School Youth that night but had no service because we had a concert going on at the same time to raise money for Kenya missions. A group called Simple Faith. Amazing group made up of 5 male singers. They'll be back at the church on the 11th of September to do a free concert to help raise money for the Dream Centre!
Yesterday I was in the office most of the day. Worked on Dream Centre stuff and the Junior Youth lesson planning. I also recorded something for a video on the Dream Centre that we'll be showing during the fundraising concert next week and also I helped set up the baptismal for tomorrow evenings baptism service. Ha! My job was to turn the water off once it got to a certain point....totally forgot and it ended up being a little on the "more" side! I got lucky it didnt overflow onto the stage!
Last night I came back up to the church after having dinner with Sue (Side Note: Zuchinni here is called courgette - weird). I helped the worship team organize and copy music til after 11pm.
Today we had Adopt-a-Block! Another AMAZING and inspiring day at our site! We had a volunteers come for Celebration Church in Belfast (a satellite church based out of Pastor Stovall's church in Jacksonville FL). They also had a team come with them of about 10 from the church in Jacksonville so I got to spend the day with Americans! I was truly blessed by them. Ah the Lord must've known how badly I needed that. Perfect timing! We also had 7 volunteers from JCC come (5 youth). Picked up a ton of litter on our walk down to Glenville. About 4 trash bags full! Then spent the next hour and a half picking up litter at the site, mowing a garden for a woman in the hospital, knocking on doors and passing out about 50 flyers, and meeting a ton of people! Met one woman who was excited about us coming out and asked us if we'd help her paint her kitchen next week and work in her garden. We also saw several people from last week who were excited to "see our friendly faces again". I cant get over the positive response we got once again! Thanks for everyone who prayed - please continue to do so!
ADOPT-A-BLOCK:
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| Vinny mowing the "garden" |
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| Pastor John Scott & AJ |
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| Rose talking to the team from Celebration Church in FL |
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| Connor working hard on those weeds! |
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| Picking up some litter near JCC |
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| Glenville Estates |
After Adopt-A-Block I went to coffee at the Cozy Chair (down the road) with the group from Celebration Church. Such a wonderful time of fellowship.
Now I have the rest of the day off to spend with Sue. I think she said she was making lasagna and some kind of chocolate cake! (I really need to find a scale and weigh myself. . .very curious as to how much weight I've put on)
Hope you are all doing well.
Tomorrow we have a full day at church since we've started our Sunday evening service again (they had stopped for the summer) Excited to see what all the Lord has in store!
Blessings to yall!
-J
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