The mass

This is where the Eucharistic Congress is being held

This morning we had a wonderful time fellowshipping with the believers in Shankill at Glen Maris house. Immediatly after, eighteen of us (including the five of us team members) headed off to the 50th International Eucaristic Congress held at The Royal Dublin Society (RDS)  in Ballsbridge, Co. Dublin. There we handed out approxamately 6-8 thousand copies of “The Mass : from Mystery to Meaning.” There group divided into teams of two and covered almost all the entrances. Many people were happy to accept the liturature, but some were not at all pleased we were there and warned others that the booklets were not “Catholic” and therefore could not be trusted! We had some interesting conversations with people who (like all good Catholics) insisted we could not be sure of our salvation and all had to go to purgatory – insisting it was true and going so far as to say (when showed from the Bible it wasn’t true) to say we should go with the authority of the Catholic Church over the Holy Bible. One man who came up to Ben and Kassi at the end was quite adamant about these things and didn’t think we should be allowed to pass out “Heretical” literature – he very reluctantly left the conversation after one of the men from the assembly joined the conversation and he was about to miss the Mass. Overall there was a good response and the church plans on going back next week to hand out more books.

We then headed back to Glen Maris for a delicious lunch which Penny (Defouw - missionary) had prepared for us and enjoyed ice cream and cake in honor of Frank Carolan’s Birthday! We had a few miniutes to relax, then we headed off to Frank’s house to watch the European Championship and cheer for Ireland (Come on You Boys in Green!!). It was raining quite heavily in Poland where the match was being  held and Frank remarked that the Irish players must feel right at home.

Please pray for all those who received the booklets , that they would read them with an open mind and consider what they have learned. Pray for us as we head out again tomorrow as well as those who are planning on joining us in the morning.

Linda Jerry and I want you to know we are praying for you all.  And trust the Lord will richly bless the remainder of the time you are in Ireland...  We pray the dogs won't eat you Ben and Bethany :)    Again just want to say we enjoyed the great Craic with you all and do look to the Lord to use all the seed sown for His Glory.     in Him Tim

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Thanks on behalf of the Ghana Team .... In Him Tim

Here is an update from the TNT Team in Ghana

Team with the driver minus Brian, Bruce and JJ

Countryside

cooking alongside the highway looks like Goat... Yummy!!

Ghana Africa 2012
Well the team is now here in Ghana, and it was certainly an adventure for everyone to travel to Ghana. The concerns started late on Thursday evening when we learned the Hoods was flight cancelled. Leaving Esther hood stranded at the Kelowna airport in Canada wondering what to do next. After Tim and myself prayed and worked with the airline company, we were fortunate to make alternate arrangements that managed to get Esther to London where she was to meet up with the Hoods, some of the other team members coming in from Florida. However Tim, Linda and Jerry were stuck in Dublin Ireland due to their flight being delayed/cancelled. We were beginning to wonder if the Devil was already on the attack seeking to destroy our gospel efforts. But alas we prevailed through the gracious hand of our God. Tim and Linda did manage to rearrange their flights so that they could arrive early Saturday morning in Ghana, along with Caleb, who also had missed his connecting flight on Friday. They all arrived in Accra looking a little weathered from the mishaps and delays. However, the Hood's bags unfortunately remained in London, containing not only their personal items, but also puppets and other supplies. Please pray that they are returned soon. No one had much sleep but we were sure glad to see their faces coming through the gates at the Accra airport.

The team all assembled, with our bus driver Adjei at the helm, and Daniel Adjei, a young church member, in the co-pilots seat. Daniel wanted to join us to meet the team and welcome them to Ghana, he proved to be a great help with all the heavy bags, and making everyone feel comfortable and welcome. Those who arrived on Friday night stayed at the Ghana Baptist Mission Guest house in Accra, and were able to get rested and refreshed before our long and bumpy bus ride to Kumasi. The two back rows of seats were stacked to the ceiling with suitcases, but everyone managed to find a seat. We stopped for a chicken lunch about half way on our journey and some handed out a few tracts, Tim had a good conversation with some football (soccer) players. After lunch and back on the road I asked if the team would like to sing a few songs and for the next hour or more we were treated to a foretaste of heaven as the Lord had drawn together some beautiful singers to join this mission team. What a delight to my heart to hear these sweet praises to our God, and what a wonderful way for the team to bridge the bonds of fellowship as we spent our first day together.

Once we arrived at the house and everyone got settled we had a nice spaghetti dinner, with many hands helping to prepare and clean up. We had our orientation meeting afterwards to talk about our plans for the coming week and more. Everyone seemed happy and comfortable, with perhaps the exception of the heat, but I heard no complaints, and everyone was busy preparing themselves for their busy week ahead of us. The Lord has graciously brought together an excellent group of believers, are ready eager and able to serve His purposes here in Ghana. Now it is Sunday morning, and the saints will soon be gathered to remember the Lord, and we trust the fellowship and worship will be sweet and fragrant to our Savior. Praise be to His name!
-Daniel (Webster, missionary)