Kassi singing "Before the Throne of God Above" at Waterford Assembly
Ben, Bethany, Kassi, Jen, and Nathan at Hook Head
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Pictures!!
Kassi singing "Before the Throne of God Above" at Waterford Assembly
Ben, Bethany, Kassi, Jen, and Nathan at Hook Head
update from Sun + Mon cold water and crabs
Bethany sneaking in a swim in the men's only beach. Actually women's are allowed there too.
Kassi, Ben, and Jerry drawing a crowd during open air.
Linda, Kassi, Jen, Bethany, and Jerry singing to draw a crowd during open air.
Tim speaking at the Gospel Meeting
Crab found while exploring a beach at Dunmore East
Sunday was our day of rest, and we spent the majority of the day with our family at the Waterford assembly. We went to breaking of bread and the morning meeting at the Waterford Christian Assembly where our very own Ben Daniel spoke for the meeting and some of the women taught Sunday School. After the meeting, the members of the assembly fixed us a delicious lunch. It was great to spend time in fellowship with fellow believers from a different part of the world. We had a couple hours before the Gospel meeting in the evening so Tim drove the team members to Hook Head Lighthouse. Despite the cold and windy weather, we got to witness some huge, crashing waves. We almost lost a team member into the sea, but thankfully another team member had a good hold on them. (Don't worry parents; it wasn't as bad as it sounds.) We cut it a little close to but made it in time for the evening Gospel meeting. At the Gospel meeting, Tim preached a powerful message to the visitors. On his way into the meeting, Tim snagged a monk named Raymond who was hanging around in the lobby area of the hotel. He seemed very interested in the message. Pray that the Lord uses Tim's message to convict Raymond. We concluded the evening with some team fellowship playing games at our house.
Sunday was our day of rest, and we spent the majority of the day with our family at the Waterford assembly. We went to breaking of bread and the morning meeting at the Waterford Christian Assembly where our very own Ben Daniel spoke for the meeting and some of the women taught Sunday School. After the meeting, the members of the assembly fixed us a delicious lunch. It was great to spend time in fellowship with fellow believers from a different part of the world. We had a couple hours before the Gospel meeting in the evening so Tim drove the team members to Hook Head Lighthouse. Despite the cold and windy weather, we got to witness some huge, crashing waves. We almost lost a team member into the sea, but thankfully another team member had a good hold on them. (Don't worry parents; it wasn't as bad as it sounds.) We cut it a little close to but made it in time for the evening Gospel meeting. At the Gospel meeting, Tim preached a powerful message to the visitors. On his way into the meeting, Tim snagged a monk named Raymond who was hanging around in the lobby area of the hotel. He seemed very interested in the message. Pray that the Lord uses Tim's message to convict Raymond. We concluded the evening with some team fellowship playing games at our house.
On Monday we went back to our normal
routine. In the morning we letter-boxed in a more run-down area of town. It was
the National Bank Holiday so most adults and children were home from work and
school, which also meant more run-ins with dogs. Thankfully we didn't have any
serious problems, but being scared of dogs, it was an adventure for me
(Bethany). In the afternoon we did door to door work for the first time in
Waterford. Most of us had a relatively good experience. While Kassi letter boxed
a huge estate by herself, the rest of us partnered together to knock on doors.
Dave and Bethany had a talk with one family that lasted over an hour. Pray for
David and Angela; they asked a lot of questions but still have a ways to go.
Ben and Jen (aka Bennifer) got invited in for tea and coffee and talked with a
Polish man named Marius. Pray for him as he had tons of questions, particularly
concerning the reliability of the Bible. Tim and Rachel talked with a South
African man named Brett for a while. Nathan and Wayne had a rather discouraging
go at it, but they are still optimistic. After a delicious dinner of tacos, we
decided to try out the water in Tramore. We all jumped into the Irish Sea, and
let me tell you, it was quite refreshing! The water was around 40 degrees F, no
one got hypothermia though! After the swim and warming up, the younger people
of the team got a chance to explore the town.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Pics from outreach
Team in front of the tower at the Cliffs of Moher
Ben, Nathan, and Jen hanging out on the edge of a cliff at the Burren
The Burren
Plaque at Mass Rock
Sign for Mass Rock
Jerry and Bethany by a Celtic cross
Sketch board practice
Saturday June 2 The team experienced some Irish weather today in Waterford; it rained and was a bit
cold. They took to the square for a second day in a row. Linda, Kassie,
Bethany, Jen, and Rachel handed out tracts, while Jerry performed with his Luna Stix which drew in a crowd. Both Nathan and Tim preached, using the sketch board to illustrate the
message of the gospel. Other Christians stopped and were greatly encouraged by
the message. Ben preached for the first time in the open air, and also took
turns with Jerry playing guitar while Jen, Kassie, Bethany and Linda sang.
Nathan and Ben had a chat with a Polish gentleman named Swavik. He seemed very
open to hearing the gospel, and said he would come to Waterford Christian
Assembly the following Sunday as he couldn’t this Sunday because he had to work. We want to thank you for praying for us and
being fellow soldiers in the battle for souls here in Eire.
Ben for TNT teams…
Here’s a shout out from Tramore, Co Waterford.
Today the team got to the grind. After morning devotions
with David Wilson and daughter Rachel, the team left to do some magazines. They
covered a lot of ground in only a few short hours, and should be able to a lot
done before the team leaves on Thursday.
David and Rachel joined with the group for lunch, and then we all prepared for some open air ministry. We set up in the Waterford town square, but the usual spot would have interfered with a local café, so the team found another spot.A pan flute band was serenading the gospel in the background, making most places hard to hear in.
While the paintboard was being set up and the first painting prepared (Nathan and Tim flipped for first go) Jen, Kassi, and Jerry sang and played the guitar, which sounded great.
When the drawing was ready, Tim drew in a group of school students to the painting (students were off early due to a bank holiday). Most listened fairly intently and all of them took literature and CD’s, it was a great encouragement considering how the paintboard has gone so far in the open-air meetings the team has done. A few of those same students came back later to see more paintings.
Tim prepared the next paintboard, the team started playing again, while tracts were being handed out. Operating like a well oiled machine, it was a great day for evangelism in Waterford. Tim talked to two men Tony and Darren who had been watching the paintboard for a while. Tim drew in a big crowd with the next painting, but most were disruptive and left, but a few stuck around. While the preaching was going on others were busy tracting and most people seemed receptive to tracts, Bethany, Jen and Rachel were faithfully handing those out. After the second paintboard a few good conversations began. Ben got talking with a man named Johnny who was very open to everything, and even seemed willing to come to meetings! Another group of school-kids stuck around for the final paintboard, but only two of them stayed around and talked, a girl named Emma and her friend who didn’t give his name. Overall a great day for evangelism in Waterford.
David and Rachel joined with the group for lunch, and then we all prepared for some open air ministry. We set up in the Waterford town square, but the usual spot would have interfered with a local café, so the team found another spot.A pan flute band was serenading the gospel in the background, making most places hard to hear in.
While the paintboard was being set up and the first painting prepared (Nathan and Tim flipped for first go) Jen, Kassi, and Jerry sang and played the guitar, which sounded great.
When the drawing was ready, Tim drew in a group of school students to the painting (students were off early due to a bank holiday). Most listened fairly intently and all of them took literature and CD’s, it was a great encouragement considering how the paintboard has gone so far in the open-air meetings the team has done. A few of those same students came back later to see more paintings.
Tim prepared the next paintboard, the team started playing again, while tracts were being handed out. Operating like a well oiled machine, it was a great day for evangelism in Waterford. Tim talked to two men Tony and Darren who had been watching the paintboard for a while. Tim drew in a big crowd with the next painting, but most were disruptive and left, but a few stuck around. While the preaching was going on others were busy tracting and most people seemed receptive to tracts, Bethany, Jen and Rachel were faithfully handing those out. After the second paintboard a few good conversations began. Ben got talking with a man named Johnny who was very open to everything, and even seemed willing to come to meetings! Another group of school-kids stuck around for the final paintboard, but only two of them stayed around and talked, a girl named Emma and her friend who didn’t give his name. Overall a great day for evangelism in Waterford.
After all this the team treated the Wilsons to dinner and
enjoyed a great time of fellowship. Kassi got trapped in the washroom area
while trying to leave.
Before going to the Wilson’s house the team took a brief
tour of the coast and saw some of the beautiful sights that God has to offer.
Some of the team walked along the beach getting a taste of the cold ocean.
A great day for the TnT Team! Your continued prayer and
encouragement are greatly appreciated!
God Bless
TnTTeams
Friday, June 1, 2012
moving day and pics from next day outreach
Thursday we left Newcastle West and traveled to Waterford. Along the way we
stopped in Killarney and toured the Muckross House. It was very interesting and
we learned a lot about the history of the house and the area. From there we
also got to visit the Torc Waterfall, where the younger people of the team
braved a 200 meter hike toward the top, and then we saw the view at Ladies view. Both were beautiful
and provided a great view of God's creation. After a quick lunch at the pub, we
continued our travel making another stop for a quick tour of Blarney Castle and
to see the Blarney stone. We arrived in Waterford in time to attend their
midweek meeting. This was a good time to meet and fellowship with some of the
local believers. While we are ministering here in Waterford we will be staying
in the little town of Tramore which is right on the south east coast of
Ireland, and our house is about a five minute walk to the beach.
Enjoying God's beautiful creation,
Tnt Teams
people responding to gospel
Hi Again,
I just
received a call from Edmond in Rathkeale. He had Nathan and me in for a chat (see blog entry Weds, 30 May),
he left a message on my phone to tell me to contact him tomorrow as he has been
thinking about out talk and about coming to the fellowship. It is exciting to
see God at work in peoples lives.
Colin (Newcatle West)
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