Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Quiet but Productive Day!

Wednesday

No pictures, no outings....just a busy day at RIOT. Have I told you that the youth ministry here is called RIOT...Revival In Our Town.? We did visit a bit on Tuesday evening with some of the kids at RIOT. They were meeting in the chalet next door. Tonight the boys met with Richie and Nick playing football (soccer) and then having their meeting. Over twenty girls came to the Manse/RIOT and met with the interns, Janna and Danielle, and Leigh Ann. They met first in the sitting room, then moved to the hall and dining room.

We were expecting guests for our second presentation so our team needed the sitting room. The guests arrived. We served tea and biscuits (cookies) and shared the vision with them. After that we met to evaluate our day, had devotions and chatted....for a long time! Bedtime is still a ways off as three of us are back in the sitting room to check email, do FB and yes, blog. The other three are upstairs...maybe asleep, maybe chatting.

So now you know how our day ended so let me backtrack and recount the earlier part. Some had planned to get up early and take a walk before our 9 am breakfast (you know I was not in that group) but I think they underestimated how very tired they would be from the travel and time adjustment. Most of us didn't wake until after 8:30! We barely made it down for breakfast.

After our meal and shared cleanup, calls were made to confirm that our lunch guests were coming. We then assembled in the sitting room to review our portions of the presentation and play with Charlie and Addy. The morning slipped away, everyone managed to take showers and we fed the babies while Jen prepared lunch for us, the interns and the seven guests who came to hear our first presentation. The guests did arrive and we had a good time together over lunch. We shared the vision for a Great Banquet in North Ireland. We were excited at how well it was received! They had several questions and many constructive comments.

With only 2 hours between the time our guests left and tea (evening meal at 6 pm) and with the clouds still low and heavy, the only viable option was a walk in Dundrum. Shepherd's Pie for tea and cleanup and then the youth began arriving for their evening. {Definition time: Breakfast and lunch in Ireland are the same as in the US. However...."tea" is served at 5 or 6 pm which is a meal. "supper" is eaten at 10 pm or so...just before bed.}

And that takes you to the beginning of this post...when the kids were playing soccer and meeting in the sitting room! Tomorrow afternoon we go to the castle!

Today was all about the mission. Our efforts have been bathed in prayer. We have seen so many confirmations as we shared. We see that this is all a part of God's plan and we will trust the timing to Him.

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