Happy Thanksgiving From Ireland!
Posted by: David Bunch
Happy Thanksgiving to all! Most of you are probably just sitting down to your Thanksgiving dinner, but here the day is almost over. That being said, it has been an eventful trip since I last posted.
For starters, we took yesterday (Wednesday) off to rest from our journeys. We had been going so many places and doing so many things that we were all worn out. Last evening we had a great time of Bible Study with Bro Matt teaching on prayer and allowing God to work on us through prayer. We also spent some time yesterday getting the church ready for Friday evening and "Finding Greater Life" which is a once a month coffee house outreach they do (I'll tell you more about it after we experience it).
But here's the kicker. Both Farrah and Kristen woke up in the wee hours of the morning this morning as sick as can be. The best we can figure out they have some sort of virus, but we can't rule out food poisoning of some kind. So today I have been nurse to Farrah and Kristen, Father to Dawson, and Security Guard in the house (guarding the valuables so that Dawson does not destroy them in a single blow)!
A gourmet chef from the church here who works at a hotel in Belfast prepared a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with a gourmet twist to it. Fabulous, let me tell you.
But I kind of felt a touch of loneliness that I'm sure comes at times when you are on the mission field. During dinner Dawson fell asleep and Kristen and Farrah were in bed sick, so that left me and Matt and Sharon to celebrate Thanksgiving by ourselves! Definitely a different kind of gathering far away from home, but we talked about how thankful we are for all that God has done for us and for bringing us to this place to fulfill His mission in our lives and in Ireland.
Tonight Eamon is coming over with his video equipment to take some more footage for our PIM presentation. Also, btw, Bradley tried posting the pics but got the dreaded red "x" as well....I appreciate Liz's suggestion about the URL but I don't want to set up a new account right now. I normally use Yahoo photos and Farrah uses Walgreens, but one can only share those photos with members-not the public at large. I'll figure something out when I get back home so that you all can see the highlights of the trip.
Happy Thanksgiving to all! Most of you are probably just sitting down to your Thanksgiving dinner, but here the day is almost over. That being said, it has been an eventful trip since I last posted.
For starters, we took yesterday (Wednesday) off to rest from our journeys. We had been going so many places and doing so many things that we were all worn out. Last evening we had a great time of Bible Study with Bro Matt teaching on prayer and allowing God to work on us through prayer. We also spent some time yesterday getting the church ready for Friday evening and "Finding Greater Life" which is a once a month coffee house outreach they do (I'll tell you more about it after we experience it).
But here's the kicker. Both Farrah and Kristen woke up in the wee hours of the morning this morning as sick as can be. The best we can figure out they have some sort of virus, but we can't rule out food poisoning of some kind. So today I have been nurse to Farrah and Kristen, Father to Dawson, and Security Guard in the house (guarding the valuables so that Dawson does not destroy them in a single blow)!
A gourmet chef from the church here who works at a hotel in Belfast prepared a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with a gourmet twist to it. Fabulous, let me tell you.
But I kind of felt a touch of loneliness that I'm sure comes at times when you are on the mission field. During dinner Dawson fell asleep and Kristen and Farrah were in bed sick, so that left me and Matt and Sharon to celebrate Thanksgiving by ourselves! Definitely a different kind of gathering far away from home, but we talked about how thankful we are for all that God has done for us and for bringing us to this place to fulfill His mission in our lives and in Ireland.
Tonight Eamon is coming over with his video equipment to take some more footage for our PIM presentation. Also, btw, Bradley tried posting the pics but got the dreaded red "x" as well....I appreciate Liz's suggestion about the URL but I don't want to set up a new account right now. I normally use Yahoo photos and Farrah uses Walgreens, but one can only share those photos with members-not the public at large. I'll figure something out when I get back home so that you all can see the highlights of the trip.
