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.

1 comment:

Christy Reed said...

its always so good to read your blog, tom. Thanks for writing such good stuff! I appreciate all your thoughts and hearing the heroic deeds of your adventures! Tom, its cool to be able to see how God is leading you and taking care of you during this big transition. Belfast is a place that is so dear to my heart and its so good to hear a bit of life for you guys there.