Ireland Bound

I am very excited to share that I have received the official invitation from the team in Kilkenny, Ireland to join them for a month this summer. While there, I will be assisting church members with their annual vacation Bible school and annual soccer sports outreach ministry. I will also help with children's and youth ministry as well as community outreach and evangelism projects. The current plan is to be there mid-late June to mid-late July. I am very excited by this opportunity to serve the church and Body of Christ there in Kilkenny and am looking forward to spending time serving in children’s and youth ministries there especially.

I am in a unique and awesome situation in that I already have my support raised so I can focus on spiritual preparation, learning about the country I will be serving in, and connecting with the others who will be serving through this internship as well. I would appreciate continued prayers as I continue to prepare for this service opportunity. Some specific ways you can be praying for me are:

-          That  I would continue to grow closer and stronger in the Lord as I continue serving by teaching my preschoolers here and as I prepare to serve Him in Ireland this summer.

-          That there would be a strong sense of team unity and common purpose with my co-interns.

-          That God would remove shyness and give me boldness for the community outreach and evangelism aspects of this, which are not necessarily areas I feel comfortable or gifted in. I am much more comfortable and gifted in working with kids and youth, loving on them, and sharing with them.

-          For good health and safe travel while I’m there.

-          I will be getting an international driver’s license and be responsible for driving my co-interns around while we’re there and that makes me exceedingly nervous. Please pray that I will adjust QUICKLY to the different traffic patterns and laws, driving on the wrong side of the road, on the wrong side of the car, and to an unknown city!