I've been feeling particularly blessed and thankful over the last few weeks. This is especially due to the news that two good friends of mine lost a parent each a few weeks ago, leaving me thinking about just how precious life is and how we should be grateful for what we have.
Some things I just want to mention and give thanks to God for are...
- my family and friends, who have been a great support to me as I've moved away to live out God's plan for my life. Like I said, life is precious and I don't want to spend it doing something I don't feel completely fulfilled in while God has this amazing plan that I'm missing out on!
- the friendships I've made since I've been here in Northern Ireland, particularly through our partnerships with Exodus and the Vineyard interns who sometimes join us at schools. I'm here to 'do a job' so to speak; to build bridges between school and church, teach the young people about God and get them involved with youth groups etc. But having friends here is so important to me! I think I would crack up without people to just chill out with outside of work and I just want to mention Kirsty and Suzi - the lovely Exodus interns (because I promised I would!), Donna, Rob and Ben :)
- the church I have been placed with, Mountsandel Christian Fellowship. The people there have been so lovely and welcoming and I love how everyone actually knows everyone! I spoke at the front for the first time last week, just a short devotion before communion, and I was super nervous, but everyone was really encouraging afterwards! I'm also grateful for the large group of 20-somethings in the church who again mean a lot to me in terms of having friends here in NI. There's just so much I love about MCF and I can definitely see why God put me here with them, as I think I've mentioned on this blog before!
- the Cork team! It was so good to meet up with the Cork team for our retreat a couple of weeks ago! I love those guys, Annette, Kristin and Dan, and I really miss them when they're at the other end of this island! They all have such great hearts and spirit, and although things are getting off to a slow start in Cork, they keep pushing through and I'm excited to see what they'll achieve this year. Please pray for them!
- and last, but by no means least, is my team! We've been building up great friendships, and the retreat in particular helped us to refresh the bonds between us, outside of a work atmosphere. We aren't always the best of friends in the office but then I just think that if we were all exactly the same we'd be a rubbish team! It's the differences in us that make up a good team and I always think of Romans 12:4-8 where it talks about the different parts of the body making up one. This is exactly how I see us as a team, all contributing our different gifts, and I'm excited to see where this will take us this year!
Some things I just want to mention and give thanks to God for are...
- my family and friends, who have been a great support to me as I've moved away to live out God's plan for my life. Like I said, life is precious and I don't want to spend it doing something I don't feel completely fulfilled in while God has this amazing plan that I'm missing out on!
- the friendships I've made since I've been here in Northern Ireland, particularly through our partnerships with Exodus and the Vineyard interns who sometimes join us at schools. I'm here to 'do a job' so to speak; to build bridges between school and church, teach the young people about God and get them involved with youth groups etc. But having friends here is so important to me! I think I would crack up without people to just chill out with outside of work and I just want to mention Kirsty and Suzi - the lovely Exodus interns (because I promised I would!), Donna, Rob and Ben :)
- the church I have been placed with, Mountsandel Christian Fellowship. The people there have been so lovely and welcoming and I love how everyone actually knows everyone! I spoke at the front for the first time last week, just a short devotion before communion, and I was super nervous, but everyone was really encouraging afterwards! I'm also grateful for the large group of 20-somethings in the church who again mean a lot to me in terms of having friends here in NI. There's just so much I love about MCF and I can definitely see why God put me here with them, as I think I've mentioned on this blog before!
- the Cork team! It was so good to meet up with the Cork team for our retreat a couple of weeks ago! I love those guys, Annette, Kristin and Dan, and I really miss them when they're at the other end of this island! They all have such great hearts and spirit, and although things are getting off to a slow start in Cork, they keep pushing through and I'm excited to see what they'll achieve this year. Please pray for them!
- and last, but by no means least, is my team! We've been building up great friendships, and the retreat in particular helped us to refresh the bonds between us, outside of a work atmosphere. We aren't always the best of friends in the office but then I just think that if we were all exactly the same we'd be a rubbish team! It's the differences in us that make up a good team and I always think of Romans 12:4-8 where it talks about the different parts of the body making up one. This is exactly how I see us as a team, all contributing our different gifts, and I'm excited to see where this will take us this year!
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