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.
Monday, September 18, 2006
About Me
- Name: Swabeys
We are Denise and Gary Swabey and we now live in Ballincollig, Co. Cork Ireland. Gary Swabey was born in England and moved to Canada in 1968. Denise Ryan was born in Vancouver B.C. Met in high school in Kelowna but as Gary was 2 years older it took until Denise was in grade 12 for him to take notice.Gary was Denise's grad date in 1979 and married in 1982.Have 4 girls Tianna,1983, Kirbey, 1985, twins Shanaya and TaLeah 1995. During this time Gary and Denise came to know Jesus and went to Prairie Bible College 90-94. Then Gary became Asst. Pastor at First Baptist in Kelowna from 94-2000 then Lead Pastor at Summerland Baptist and now he is pastoring Lee Valley Bible Church in Ireland. While at Prairie our second daughter was hit by a car and recieved a serious brain injury and to this day remains quite handicapped although she can walk and talk and is sure a part of the family.Tianna married in 2004 to Luke Riemer and lives in Summerland, and gave us our first grand daughter Danai Kirbey on Oct 26/06. To find out why we are called Rain Happens check our our Dec. 8/05 blog.
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2 Comments:
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
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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