I'm grabbing a few moments to blog while Kate and Aislinn are sleeping, and Grant & Luke play with their buddies from the States, Brady & Holly Stewart, who have been with us, along with their parents, for the past eight days. Tomorrow we say goodbye to them as they head back home. I know it will be a sad day. It always is when we say goodbye to friends.

    Tomorrow will be seeing our friends off, tidying up around the house, and studying and reviewing for Sunday as I speak at Jamestown Rd. Church in Finglas, which is about 15 minutes west from where we live. This will be the fourth Sunday in a row to speak in as many churches. I will be speaking at Jamestown Rd. the following Sunday as well.  It's been good making new friends at each church as we assist Irish pastors who are away on holidays (vacation) by providing speaking support in their absence, as well as do the same for a couple churches who are currently without pastors.

    Cell will resume Tuesday evening. We'll be looking at Jesus' prayer for His friends in John 17. It will be a sad time that night also as we say goodbye to our two Brazilian friends who have become very dear to us, Weslley & Lilian (pictured below), and who have walked the journey with us this past year. We have come to truly love them. Tuesday will be their last cell night with us as they head back to Brazil. Both are followers of Jesus who came to Dublin to study English for a year with the hope of returning back to Brazil to secure a better job. In a way we feel as if the Cell will be 'sending' out two of our own Tuesday night to return to their home in hopes they will spread the fame of Jesus in their native land. I am confident Weslley and Lilian will fulfill that mission. We will miss them greatly. They are dear friends, and have become like family.


    I think I will close for now. I need to go spend some time in prayer while some moments are free. Thanks for walking this journey with us.

   

   

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