Wednesday + Thursday updates

Jen, Kassi, and Bethany singing at Kilkenny Mid-week service

Nathan preaching at Kilkenny Mid-week service

Greetings all,

Wednesday was the team's last day in Waterford area; tomorrow morning they leave for Dublin.
The team met for the last morning with David and Rachel for the conclusion of their study together in the morning before going out and delivering more magazines. In the time the team has been in Waterford, they have distributed almost 7,000 4You magazines.

In the afternoon the team went out and knocked on doors. Most of the people spoken to did not really respond, but Nathan and Bethany had a long chat with a man named Noel, who seemed uninformed but interested in the "Born-again" view of many areas of life. Linda and Kassi spoke to a man who seemed slightly insane, which provided a lot of entertainment to the group. Jen and Rachel were also able to share the Gospel with a group of boys that were playing on their bikes outside.

This evening the team went to Kilkenny to visit a local assembly, after prayer and worship Tim and Nathan spoke to the fellowship. Tim spoke about discipleship, and Nathan told the assembly about the team's activities and goals.

Today (Thursday) was moving day for the team. We left Waterford at 8am in the pouring rain. The rain put a damper on sightseeing. Our first stop was at a lookout point over the Wicklow Mountains. Nathan, Ben, and Jen were the only ones to brave the elements. They all got soaked, but they said the view was worth it. The next stop was Glendelough, but due to the rain we were unable to go and explore. We learned a lot of history of the area though threw a movie. After a nice lunch in a pub, we drove to Shankill and settled into Glen Maris. We enjoyed a final evening with Tim, Linda, and Jerry. They will be leaving around 4am for Ghana.

Keep strong in the Lord,
Tnt Teams

Visit to the travelers

Team Devo's in the morning before the day's work begins. 

The team visiting the travelers in Tramore

Princess, Mickey, and Thomas - Children of some of the travelers

On Tuesday we letterboxed  all day in Waterford finishing up at around 5:30 for supper. 

We then headed off to visit the travelers near Tramore. They were very welcoming and hospitable towards us plying us with tea, coffee and sandwiches. They asked us lots of questions about ourselves , where we were from, whether we liked Ireland, ect. They were also very interested in what we had to say about the bible and asked us plenty of questions about salvation and baptism. Tim was able to share the Gospel, and Bethany was given the opportunity to share her testimony. The team sang some hymns and taught the kids some fun songs including "in-right, out-right, up-right, down-right, happy all the time" which the kids loved. It was great to be able to visit with such wonderful people. Ben and Bethany were not so enthused with all the little dogs that lived there but I think the dogs were more scared of us than we were of them :-) 

We then headed over to David's house for some great fellowship before heading home to bed.  

Tnt Teams

Dear friends,

Thanks for all those who joined us in praying for the outreach in Waterford over this past week. We have been greatly encouraged by the work the TnT team has done and for the responses we had.

Despite some wet days, we were able to distribute over 7000 "4YOU" magazines, an Irish evangelistic publication. We had two days of street work with the team doing some sketch board preaching, some singing, and engaging people in conversation. Several groups of school students listened well to messages and took away CDs and literature. One man, Johnny, seemed very open and spoke with one of the team for nearly an hour. We have his number and will be following up with him. Another couple of young men, Darren and Tony, had a good conversation with Tim Hood for about 30 minutes and were asking some good questions. On Sunday evening at the gospel meeting, there was a Catholic priest who came in and listened well to the message, taking notes, and asked a few questions afterwards. A few years ago this same man had attended a Postal Bible School prize-giving in the same hotel, where he had done the same. Wouldn't it be wonderful to see him trusting in Christ alone for salvation?

Due to the weather, we were only able to do door-to-door work on two afternoons but the gospel was faithfully shared with a good number of people during these times. A young couple spoke with us for over an hour, asking lots of questions. A Polish man invited two of the young people in for a cup of tea and they had an extended discussion with him about how we got the Bible and the reliability of Scripture. Another lady said that she was interested in spiritual things but was very distracted by the child she was minding. Others claimed to be atheists and yet spoke at length with the team. Others were clearly antagonistic and many apathetic.

We are conscious that only eternity will reveal what God is doing in the lives of those who heard the Word, but we do appreciate your interest in the work of the Lord here.

The team moved on this morning and will have another week of ministry in the Dublin area, including distribution of Jim McCarthy's booklet on the Mass at the 50th International Eucharistic Congress.

Over the next week or so my major concern will be preparing the Scripture calendar for next year. Two articles will need to be written and photos and verses chosen. Last year this calendar was used by 14 assemblies in Ireland with a total of 50,000 copies printed. Please pray that God will be pleased to use this for His glory also.

In Christ,

David & Beth Wilson, Waterford