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Monday, September 18, 2006

Well we are officially doing ministry now. Gary has preached 3 Sundays in a row. We have started to organize small groups. 4 for the adults, one for the young adults and one for the youth. We will be hosting one of the adult groups, the young adult group and the youth group. Gary will also be leading one of the groups at someone elses house so we will have at least 3 nights a week busy. I will also be tryingto form some kind of youth group beyond just their small group, planning some activities etc. There is a c amp in Oct and I will be going yo that with the youth. Gary has also been going to a weekly prayer meeting with 2 Cork University teachers a fellow that is with the student Christian union and a fellow named Terry Crowley. Terry and his wife Laura are from the Vancouver area and go to church with Toni and Dan Selles. They planned to be in Ireland for one year to network with people and see how they could be used by God. They have done a great job scoping out a lot of the other evangelical churches and letting us know what is going on in the area and meeting people. I had said they were planning to stay for a year but Laura is now growing a baby and so has to go home to work so she can get maternity leave. So they had arrived in May and Laura will be leaving in 2 weeks but Terry will stay until Nov. We are sad they are leaving because they make it feel a little more like home.

2 Comments:

At 2:11 a.m., Anonymous Anonymous said...

HI Swabeys

This is Eric from Prairie Bible College. I have been reading your blog since coming back to school here in Alberta, and I just wanted to let you know that I have started a Europe Prayer Group. We meet togehter twice a week for about 1/2 hour to pray about different issues that the group brings. I have been praying for you and the ministry that you are serving. Please be encouraged and blessed. From the sounds of it you probably are.
From Scrammy in Three Hills

 
At 6:44 p.m., Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey Guys!
So great to hear of what you are up to. You sound like you're in full force with activities - that's cool about the couple from Van. what a small world. Too bad they're leaving. We started our 40 days of community last night in our home with our group. I really felt God leading us & am excited about where this will all go. We of course keep you close in our thoughts & prayers. Missing you, I'm already thinking Christmas crafts Denise & would love to do some projects with you - bit of a long commute though. Give our love to the girls, Bob says hi!
The Browns
P.S. Have you been able to watch the Lions game yet????

 

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