Wednesday, 31 October 2007
Tuesday, 30 October 2007
Monday, 29 October 2007
"Life Thru a Lens"
So, I haven't been on here for a while, things have been crazy around here with students starting to arrive for the school this FRIDAY! But I thought I would come on here (let you know I'm back!) and post a few photos from our trip to Amsterdam.
This was the view that my window offered the first morning I woke up, the Dutch architecture is beautiful...
No, your eyes aren't deceiving you! That IS a multi-storey car park for bikes!! I actually really loved the bike culture in Amsterdam, it just seemed like a nice way to get around (even if i DID nearly get knocked over several times...)
This is just a picture of Erin (my fellow traveller and ALMOST roommate!) in front of some of the canals that run all the way through the city:
The YWAM base where we stayed. Quite a contrast to our small community of houses in Belfast! This is also is only one of four buildings that YWAM owns and works from in Amsterdam! Incredible to see the growth that has taken place in this group and the incredible work that can be done here because of the facilities that they have...quite an inspiration to see YWAM Belfast continue to grow and spread the word of God in Belfast.
I'll leave you with my favourite picture of the trip, the canals really were beautiful in the city. It was an inspirational trip for me, a chance to gain a wider vision of YWAM worldwide and to meet some people seeking to live in a similar way I'm trying to do here. It's nice to know we're not alone on the edge of Europe here! That though we may be few, we are part of something greater, YWAM international, and also, the greater Kingdom of God.
This was the view that my window offered the first morning I woke up, the Dutch architecture is beautiful...
No, your eyes aren't deceiving you! That IS a multi-storey car park for bikes!! I actually really loved the bike culture in Amsterdam, it just seemed like a nice way to get around (even if i DID nearly get knocked over several times...)
This is just a picture of Erin (my fellow traveller and ALMOST roommate!) in front of some of the canals that run all the way through the city:
The YWAM base where we stayed. Quite a contrast to our small community of houses in Belfast! This is also is only one of four buildings that YWAM owns and works from in Amsterdam! Incredible to see the growth that has taken place in this group and the incredible work that can be done here because of the facilities that they have...quite an inspiration to see YWAM Belfast continue to grow and spread the word of God in Belfast.
I'll leave you with my favourite picture of the trip, the canals really were beautiful in the city. It was an inspirational trip for me, a chance to gain a wider vision of YWAM worldwide and to meet some people seeking to live in a similar way I'm trying to do here. It's nice to know we're not alone on the edge of Europe here! That though we may be few, we are part of something greater, YWAM international, and also, the greater Kingdom of God.
Tuesday, 23 October 2007
Hallo From Holland!
I managed to find myself some internet connection here on the YWAM base in Amsterdam! And, after navigating around the blog site here (the words around the page are all in Dutch...it took me a while to find the button for 'New Post'...) I thought i should maybe put a wee hello from here up!
Here's something I wrote on Sunday night when we arrived here, but hadn't gotten the chance to type up till now:
Sunday 21st October 2007
The landing of our flight into Amsterdam airport confirmed at least 3 of my pre-existing stereotypes of Holland:
Canals
Flat-land
& Windmills
And these have only been confirmed more as we traveled in, although...Erin and I still have a competition going of who can spot someone wearing a genuine pair of clogs first!
We had a great journey getting here, no problems along the way at all...that is unless you count the confused looks we received when we arrived at the base here in Amsterdam. I thought my communication skills had gone awry, and I'd organised us to stay here a different week or something, until we all realised that there was a bit of a misunderstanding...Apparently, when i say the name "Erin" on the phone to our Indian host from the base, he hears the name "Aaron" and prepares a room for two guys! Ahh, the joys of a cosmopolitan environment!
After an initial misunderstanding, Erin and I were blessed with a sporadic meal from our new friends, and then shown to our freshly prepared (and be assured SEPARATE!) rooms. Then we headed out to explore a bit of the city, walking around for a few hours just getting a taste of what the flavour of the city was.
On this little adventure I bought a phrase book after realising that the only Dutch I knew was:
"I'm sorry, I don't know Dutch"
(and I'm not sure I was even saying THIS right!)
So, now I'm armed with a phrasebook, and about to set about to a quick lesson before tomorrow. However, a quick flick through has alerted me to a few essential phrases one MUST know to survive in Holland...including:
"Voor wie is de erwtensoep?"
Apparently, "Who's the pea soup for?" is a pretty commonplace dilema faced by the waiters of Amsterdamm.. You can however be assured that when I hear this statement across the restaurant tomorrow lunchtime, I will be jumping to my feet shouting: "I ordered that pea soup! It's for me!" If only i could figure out how to say it in Dutch...
The conference is beginning tomorrow evening, so work will start then, but as for now, we're going to take the morning to explore the city again, and maybe trying to make it to Anne Franks house, so we'll see what unfolds!
Blessings from Amsterdam!
Good Night (or "Godenacht"...)
So that was the other night! I realise this has gone pretty long, so I'll just bring you up to date quickly... Yesterday was a good day of exploring, Anne Franks house was both expensive and had a VERY long queue, so we forwent it, but may return on Thursday... Then, we spent the afternoon meeting a Dutch girl called Margreet (I'm pretty sure I just butchered the spelling of that name...feel free to comment below and correct me!) who did the first DTS that Erin staffed in Belfast. So that was a nice afternoon of catching up, and being introduced to some traditional Dutch delicacies!
The conference then began last night, and it's been going well. It's a little intimidating if I'm going to be honest...I'm sitting here around a table with guys who have been in YWAM for over 30 years, and here I am two months in... But, i'm catching a bit of the vision of YWAM worldwide, and trying to find a voice for myself here and see what I have to offer in this group.
So, that'll do us for now I think... We're about to head out in half an hour for the night with the people on the conference, so that'll be good to get to know each other a bit more informally and share in that environment.
Hope things are well wherever you find yourselves reading this!
Here's something I wrote on Sunday night when we arrived here, but hadn't gotten the chance to type up till now:
Sunday 21st October 2007
The landing of our flight into Amsterdam airport confirmed at least 3 of my pre-existing stereotypes of Holland:
Canals
Flat-land
& Windmills
And these have only been confirmed more as we traveled in, although...Erin and I still have a competition going of who can spot someone wearing a genuine pair of clogs first!
We had a great journey getting here, no problems along the way at all...that is unless you count the confused looks we received when we arrived at the base here in Amsterdam. I thought my communication skills had gone awry, and I'd organised us to stay here a different week or something, until we all realised that there was a bit of a misunderstanding...Apparently, when i say the name "Erin" on the phone to our Indian host from the base, he hears the name "Aaron" and prepares a room for two guys! Ahh, the joys of a cosmopolitan environment!
After an initial misunderstanding, Erin and I were blessed with a sporadic meal from our new friends, and then shown to our freshly prepared (and be assured SEPARATE!) rooms. Then we headed out to explore a bit of the city, walking around for a few hours just getting a taste of what the flavour of the city was.
On this little adventure I bought a phrase book after realising that the only Dutch I knew was:
"I'm sorry, I don't know Dutch"
(and I'm not sure I was even saying THIS right!)
So, now I'm armed with a phrasebook, and about to set about to a quick lesson before tomorrow. However, a quick flick through has alerted me to a few essential phrases one MUST know to survive in Holland...including:
"Voor wie is de erwtensoep?"
Apparently, "Who's the pea soup for?" is a pretty commonplace dilema faced by the waiters of Amsterdamm.. You can however be assured that when I hear this statement across the restaurant tomorrow lunchtime, I will be jumping to my feet shouting: "I ordered that pea soup! It's for me!" If only i could figure out how to say it in Dutch...
The conference is beginning tomorrow evening, so work will start then, but as for now, we're going to take the morning to explore the city again, and maybe trying to make it to Anne Franks house, so we'll see what unfolds!
Blessings from Amsterdam!
Good Night (or "Godenacht"...)
So that was the other night! I realise this has gone pretty long, so I'll just bring you up to date quickly... Yesterday was a good day of exploring, Anne Franks house was both expensive and had a VERY long queue, so we forwent it, but may return on Thursday... Then, we spent the afternoon meeting a Dutch girl called Margreet (I'm pretty sure I just butchered the spelling of that name...feel free to comment below and correct me!) who did the first DTS that Erin staffed in Belfast. So that was a nice afternoon of catching up, and being introduced to some traditional Dutch delicacies!
The conference then began last night, and it's been going well. It's a little intimidating if I'm going to be honest...I'm sitting here around a table with guys who have been in YWAM for over 30 years, and here I am two months in... But, i'm catching a bit of the vision of YWAM worldwide, and trying to find a voice for myself here and see what I have to offer in this group.
So, that'll do us for now I think... We're about to head out in half an hour for the night with the people on the conference, so that'll be good to get to know each other a bit more informally and share in that environment.
Hope things are well wherever you find yourselves reading this!
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
W5?
In Belfast there’s a science museum for kids known as W5 (the 5 W’s standing for “Who, What, When, Where, Why?”) I was thinking about this today and that it could be an interesting way to introduce you to the inner workings of a DTS… and in doing so, explaining exactly what it is I’m going to be up to on the Shankill for the while! I’m changing the order to make it flow a little better…
What?
A DTS is the shortened term for Discipleship Training School run by Youth With a Mission (YWAM). The purpose of a DTS (this is pretty fresh in my mind from our staff training this week!!) is to gather groups of people together in often culturally diverse groups to challenge them to learn more about God and to grow in relationship with him. As a result of this, the vision is for them to be inspired to go out into the world, better equipped and ready to tell others about Him! The DTS is also the entry into other Youth With a Mission opportunities, including staffing or even pursuing a degree with the “University of the Nations”, in which students can get more vocational specific training in missions and other topics.
Who?
On the DTS we’re about to run, we have 14 students coming from a variety of different countries and contexts from all over the world. The countries that are going to be represented are the United States of America, Canada, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, England, Holland, Rwanda, South Africa and Palestine! So, it should be a pretty interesting group! The students range in age from straight out of school to some with a few more years under their belt!
When?
The students are going to be arriving on Saturday 3rd November and then we’ll have a YWAM Belfast community meal on Sunday evening to welcome them into our community, and the school will properly start on the Monday morning.
The first half of the school (the lecture phase) will take place from then until around mid-March, when we will be heading off for an 8-10 week outreach to an area around the world in need of reconciliation (although, this year, I’ll be heading off a wee bit later! Gemma, my sister is getting married on the 5th April (at least I THINK it’s the 5th… ☺) and so I’ll join the team after that!). Then, we’ll head back here to Belfast and debrief in May and the school will end around the end of that month.
Where?
The lecture phase is going to be here in Belfast, and the outreach areas haven’t yet been decided…but watch this space…we’re in the midst of praying and seeking God for His will for our teams!
Why?
The one thing that unites the students (and indeed the staff!) is a passion for learning about God, and also a desire to spread the word of God to the nations (which is summed up in the motto of YWAM, “to know God, and make Him known”).
So, I hope that answers a few questions that you may have had about exactly what it is I’m doing up here! Any more, drop me a line and I’d love to meet up, or share a bit more about what’s going on here.
What?
A DTS is the shortened term for Discipleship Training School run by Youth With a Mission (YWAM). The purpose of a DTS (this is pretty fresh in my mind from our staff training this week!!) is to gather groups of people together in often culturally diverse groups to challenge them to learn more about God and to grow in relationship with him. As a result of this, the vision is for them to be inspired to go out into the world, better equipped and ready to tell others about Him! The DTS is also the entry into other Youth With a Mission opportunities, including staffing or even pursuing a degree with the “University of the Nations”, in which students can get more vocational specific training in missions and other topics.
Who?
On the DTS we’re about to run, we have 14 students coming from a variety of different countries and contexts from all over the world. The countries that are going to be represented are the United States of America, Canada, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, England, Holland, Rwanda, South Africa and Palestine! So, it should be a pretty interesting group! The students range in age from straight out of school to some with a few more years under their belt!
When?
The students are going to be arriving on Saturday 3rd November and then we’ll have a YWAM Belfast community meal on Sunday evening to welcome them into our community, and the school will properly start on the Monday morning.
The first half of the school (the lecture phase) will take place from then until around mid-March, when we will be heading off for an 8-10 week outreach to an area around the world in need of reconciliation (although, this year, I’ll be heading off a wee bit later! Gemma, my sister is getting married on the 5th April (at least I THINK it’s the 5th… ☺) and so I’ll join the team after that!). Then, we’ll head back here to Belfast and debrief in May and the school will end around the end of that month.
Where?
The lecture phase is going to be here in Belfast, and the outreach areas haven’t yet been decided…but watch this space…we’re in the midst of praying and seeking God for His will for our teams!
Why?
The one thing that unites the students (and indeed the staff!) is a passion for learning about God, and also a desire to spread the word of God to the nations (which is summed up in the motto of YWAM, “to know God, and make Him known”).
So, I hope that answers a few questions that you may have had about exactly what it is I’m doing up here! Any more, drop me a line and I’d love to meet up, or share a bit more about what’s going on here.
Sunday, 14 October 2007
'Celebration Day'… or just another excuse to go to Portstewart!
On Wednesday we decided to have what is now affectionately known as a “Celebration Day”. Pretty much we took a bit of time out of our usual weekly schedule to take a wee road trip together and spend a day celebrating what God has done in our little community of staff. So, we ended up in Portstewart on one of the most beautiful days we’ve had for a while!
We spent the day having some good food, walking, and working on a little project for the students (that you’ll also see in good time…) but generally just enjoying the community of being with one another. Here’s our staff by the sea.
YWAM Belfast DTS staff 2007/08
(from left to right: Laura, Adam, Amalia, Sujee, Jon, Erin & Tom)
As part of our day we decided to build a “cairn”. Jon spent about 20 minutes constructing this amazing piece of art on the beach in front of the sea.
However, the beauty was to be short lived… Erin decided that a close-up picture was needed to immortalise the scene, and went to try and capture one. Of course, this ended in disaster, and we spent the rest of the day taking the mick out of Erin for knocking it over. The look of horror on her face as it fell was PRICELESS…
Please give thanks to God for this team, for the joy that we have and are finding both in each other and in God. We’re having a great time so far, and hoping that it can only continue as we welcome these 14 new students into our midst in 3 weeks time.
We spent the day having some good food, walking, and working on a little project for the students (that you’ll also see in good time…) but generally just enjoying the community of being with one another. Here’s our staff by the sea.
YWAM Belfast DTS staff 2007/08
(from left to right: Laura, Adam, Amalia, Sujee, Jon, Erin & Tom)
As part of our day we decided to build a “cairn”. Jon spent about 20 minutes constructing this amazing piece of art on the beach in front of the sea.
However, the beauty was to be short lived… Erin decided that a close-up picture was needed to immortalise the scene, and went to try and capture one. Of course, this ended in disaster, and we spent the rest of the day taking the mick out of Erin for knocking it over. The look of horror on her face as it fell was PRICELESS…
Please give thanks to God for this team, for the joy that we have and are finding both in each other and in God. We’re having a great time so far, and hoping that it can only continue as we welcome these 14 new students into our midst in 3 weeks time.
Thursday, 11 October 2007
Cool?
I was reading a magazine the other day, (for the sake of not getting sued, I won’t mention the name!! ☺) It had an article in it entitled “Hip” in which it showed you everything that you need to be cool in the world we live in today…
According to this magazine, the things I need are as follows:
This bicycle:
An apartment in this building:
This bag:
This particular brand and bottle of water:
And the list continues… These are the things that the world around us is telling us we NEED, the things that we can’t do without, the things that we DESERVE and owe to ourselves to have.
But what does God say? What is God’s ‘check-list’ of the things that we “need”? In the New Testament, Paul lists the things that we as Christians should have:
“Love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness and self-control”
Galatians 5:22-23
Maybe these things won’t draw turn heads as we walk along the street, maybe we won’t be upheld in the eyes of this world as a celebrity or a trend-setter because of them, but I’m thinking that maybe this isn’t such a bad thing…
The things from the first list are all things that we can buy with money, but they are also things that are (as the article suggests) “Hip” right now. In a month or so these things will be “out of style”. The second list, these nine attributes (known as the fruits of the spirit) may not win us awards, but we can be assured that they aren’t going to go out of style! What they can do is help us walk closer to the heartbeat of God, see people through his eyes and keep our minds focused on Him and His ideals.
I’m not sure about you, but I think that’s better than a bike.
According to this magazine, the things I need are as follows:
This bicycle:
An apartment in this building:
This bag:
This particular brand and bottle of water:
And the list continues… These are the things that the world around us is telling us we NEED, the things that we can’t do without, the things that we DESERVE and owe to ourselves to have.
But what does God say? What is God’s ‘check-list’ of the things that we “need”? In the New Testament, Paul lists the things that we as Christians should have:
“Love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness and self-control”
Galatians 5:22-23
Maybe these things won’t draw turn heads as we walk along the street, maybe we won’t be upheld in the eyes of this world as a celebrity or a trend-setter because of them, but I’m thinking that maybe this isn’t such a bad thing…
The things from the first list are all things that we can buy with money, but they are also things that are (as the article suggests) “Hip” right now. In a month or so these things will be “out of style”. The second list, these nine attributes (known as the fruits of the spirit) may not win us awards, but we can be assured that they aren’t going to go out of style! What they can do is help us walk closer to the heartbeat of God, see people through his eyes and keep our minds focused on Him and His ideals.
I’m not sure about you, but I think that’s better than a bike.
Sunday, 7 October 2007
The ramblings of my brain...and some pictures!
Sorry haven’t written for a week! Here’s a long-ish one to make up for it…!
It’s been a funny week since I moved into these houses. I think what I’m finding difficult right now is finding a balance between this new world I find myself living in both physically and mentally, and the world I used to inhabit. I’m coming to realise that maybe I’m not going to be able to do everything that I want to, or used to do, because, as of now, I’m in full time job & ministry here! I understand that this might sound a bit childish, but be assured, I’m not whining about the fact that I don’t get to go out to the cinema every night! It’s just that lifestyle changes usually happen gradually, or one at a time, whereas in this case I’ve found myself with a new job, a new place to live and a new community of people to get to know around me in one go. Don’t worry, it’s going well, it can just be a bit difficult adjusting at times.
One thing that I’m finding difficult coming to an understanding of at the minute is the atmosphere I’m living in. For the last 22 years of my life, I’ve lived in Belfast, and yet, it only really struck me the other day that this truly is a divided city.
There’s something about living in a situation where you’re faced with the reality of this everyday that really opens your eyes. It’s no longer something you can ignore or put away at the back of your mind, because, every morning you have to wake up to the sun rising over the peace wall out your front window, and every journey planned has to start with the question of “what time is it?” to check if you’ll be able to go a certain way, owing to the closing of the peace wall gates.
This is the road I walk on every morning on the way to the office.
Please know that I’m not making a judgement on anyone reading this who hasn’t come to this conclusion, after all, until only a month ago, I was living in the same understanding. But, this blog is for you guys to get a snapshot of what’s going on in my head, and, currently, this is what’s going round there!
I’m not sure what to do with this new information, or realisation of our city’s situation, but I don’t think it’s something to be afraid of. Obviously, the ministry of YWAM here in Belfast is one of reconciliation, and of bridging the gap between the two communities that exist here in our city. I’m not sure what my understanding of this was before starting with YWAM. I obviously knew that there was conflict and division, but exactly what this means is only just setting in. The reality of this is beginning to make sense to me, and it’s something that brings me to mourning for this city, for the people who live here. Not only the people who are my neighbours over here, for in a way, they live in the reality of the situation; but I also mourn for my neighbours back home across the city, and for the general population of this city living in the assurance that “everything’s grand” and “there’s only problems in a few areas”. Because, the thing is, even if the division is only physical in a few areas of the city, the fact remains that in so many other areas the physical barriers are very often replaced by emotional or spiritual barriers in places that are often seen from the outside as “mixed” or “integrated”.
I’m not sectarian, and I would never claim to be in any way. But in my time here on staff in YWAM Belfast, I’m realising that I am a product of my country, and all the baggage that goes along with that. This is just going to be a journey of figuring out what that means, and trying to reconcile what I realise to who I am and discovering how that affects my ministry here.
On a much lighter note…. I found out the other day that I am going to be heading away on the 21st October to Amsterdam in Holland for a 4-day conference with other YWAM bases from Western Europe. This is a really exciting prospect for me, not only for the chance to go and learn about how we, as we grow as a base, can make sure we stay outward looking (instead of focusing inwards on our own needs and desires) but also, it’s the chance for me to catch a bit of a bigger vision of YWAM worldwide. YWAM is a massive organisation, I once heard that it’s the biggest mission organisation in the world, and yet, my only view of YWAM is this tiny little community on the edge of Europe! YWAM Belfast is the only base I’ve ever really known, and so I’m excited to meet some other people from other bases in an attempt to catch a vision of what they, and through them, YWAM worldwide are up to!
I also had a great time last weekend with some good friends down in Bray, Co. Wicklow. I was there to celebrate the birthday of a friend of mine I met while I was in Bible College called Jane. We had a great weekend of exploring Bray, throwing stones on the beach and catching up. A few select pictures below…
Birthday girl Jane & Rachel
Matt, Rachel, Me & Iain
My attempt to be artistic…the moon was beautiful over the sea, so tried to capture it!
Matt, Elaine, Jane, Me & Gerrard
I appear to be VERY excited about my plane…
It’s been a funny week since I moved into these houses. I think what I’m finding difficult right now is finding a balance between this new world I find myself living in both physically and mentally, and the world I used to inhabit. I’m coming to realise that maybe I’m not going to be able to do everything that I want to, or used to do, because, as of now, I’m in full time job & ministry here! I understand that this might sound a bit childish, but be assured, I’m not whining about the fact that I don’t get to go out to the cinema every night! It’s just that lifestyle changes usually happen gradually, or one at a time, whereas in this case I’ve found myself with a new job, a new place to live and a new community of people to get to know around me in one go. Don’t worry, it’s going well, it can just be a bit difficult adjusting at times.
One thing that I’m finding difficult coming to an understanding of at the minute is the atmosphere I’m living in. For the last 22 years of my life, I’ve lived in Belfast, and yet, it only really struck me the other day that this truly is a divided city.
There’s something about living in a situation where you’re faced with the reality of this everyday that really opens your eyes. It’s no longer something you can ignore or put away at the back of your mind, because, every morning you have to wake up to the sun rising over the peace wall out your front window, and every journey planned has to start with the question of “what time is it?” to check if you’ll be able to go a certain way, owing to the closing of the peace wall gates.
This is the road I walk on every morning on the way to the office.
Please know that I’m not making a judgement on anyone reading this who hasn’t come to this conclusion, after all, until only a month ago, I was living in the same understanding. But, this blog is for you guys to get a snapshot of what’s going on in my head, and, currently, this is what’s going round there!
I’m not sure what to do with this new information, or realisation of our city’s situation, but I don’t think it’s something to be afraid of. Obviously, the ministry of YWAM here in Belfast is one of reconciliation, and of bridging the gap between the two communities that exist here in our city. I’m not sure what my understanding of this was before starting with YWAM. I obviously knew that there was conflict and division, but exactly what this means is only just setting in. The reality of this is beginning to make sense to me, and it’s something that brings me to mourning for this city, for the people who live here. Not only the people who are my neighbours over here, for in a way, they live in the reality of the situation; but I also mourn for my neighbours back home across the city, and for the general population of this city living in the assurance that “everything’s grand” and “there’s only problems in a few areas”. Because, the thing is, even if the division is only physical in a few areas of the city, the fact remains that in so many other areas the physical barriers are very often replaced by emotional or spiritual barriers in places that are often seen from the outside as “mixed” or “integrated”.
I’m not sectarian, and I would never claim to be in any way. But in my time here on staff in YWAM Belfast, I’m realising that I am a product of my country, and all the baggage that goes along with that. This is just going to be a journey of figuring out what that means, and trying to reconcile what I realise to who I am and discovering how that affects my ministry here.
On a much lighter note…. I found out the other day that I am going to be heading away on the 21st October to Amsterdam in Holland for a 4-day conference with other YWAM bases from Western Europe. This is a really exciting prospect for me, not only for the chance to go and learn about how we, as we grow as a base, can make sure we stay outward looking (instead of focusing inwards on our own needs and desires) but also, it’s the chance for me to catch a bit of a bigger vision of YWAM worldwide. YWAM is a massive organisation, I once heard that it’s the biggest mission organisation in the world, and yet, my only view of YWAM is this tiny little community on the edge of Europe! YWAM Belfast is the only base I’ve ever really known, and so I’m excited to meet some other people from other bases in an attempt to catch a vision of what they, and through them, YWAM worldwide are up to!
I also had a great time last weekend with some good friends down in Bray, Co. Wicklow. I was there to celebrate the birthday of a friend of mine I met while I was in Bible College called Jane. We had a great weekend of exploring Bray, throwing stones on the beach and catching up. A few select pictures below…
Birthday girl Jane & Rachel
Matt, Rachel, Me & Iain
My attempt to be artistic…the moon was beautiful over the sea, so tried to capture it!
Matt, Elaine, Jane, Me & Gerrard
I appear to be VERY excited about my plane…
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