Well, we made it. Kathy and I left Shippensburg about 2:30 PM on Sunday, May 25th for Dulles Airport. Our British Airways flight took us to London's Heathrow Airport. Then we caught an Aer Lingus flight to Dublin. Everything was delayed due to weather. Then we were delayed due to the queue (line) at the immigration checkpoint. But everything turned out well in the end. It was a sunny day in Dublin. We met Alan and Ruth Boal (Alan is the pastor at Abbey Church) and they took us out for lunch at a nice little tea room that was part of the Botanic Gardens, which reminded us of Longwood Gardens near Philadelphia. We had a nice long walk and chatted about the ministry at Abbey and the plans for the summer. We talked about the Boal's visit to the United States during the month of August. I hope they can visit Hope Church so that you all can meet them personally.
Later we got ourselves installed at "number 5," the apartment in which Scott and Lindsay spent eleven months, and in which Katherine Manning and Christy Rodrigues (MTW interns) have been living. They welcomed us very warmly. And after a little chat we headed out to walk around the city with Christy's mom who is visiting for a few days.
The interns arrive on Saturday, May 31. Between now and then, Kathy and I have an opportunity to recover from jet lag and prepare for our part in their orientation to the ministry in Dublin.
Please remember to pray "Thy kingdom come" in Dublin. Pray that men and women will be brought into the kingdom of grace, and that God will use our team as his instruments to that end.
3 comments:
Glad to hear you both arrived safely ... pls know that we will be "double timing" on the prayers in support of your mission trip.
It's great to hear that you guys had a safe trip! Hopefully things can continue to go smoothly for you both over the next several months. You’re in our thoughts and prayers.
Take another Blarney pill Dad. Que is spelled queue and you ate lunch at the Botanic Gardens not the Organic Gardens. : ) Alan and Ruth just finalized their plans with me for their American adventure this summer and they will be visiting Hope Church on August 24th!
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