Welcome Heidi.

This morning we awoke to a beautiful sunny day. We all met in the living room at the cheery hour of 8:45 am. Ernie shared his testimony, and Art led a devotional on John chapter 4. After that we distributed more 4U magazines to Dromcolligher and stopped by the remains of a nearby castle and a local Donkey Sanctuary. When we returned back to the house we cooked lunch and welcomed Heidi. We are so thankful that she arrived safely in Ireland, and now our team is finally complete. After lunch some started preparing for our second day of children's club, while others prepared to do door to door ministry. On the door to door time we encountered many different responses . Some were not open at all, while others were really interested in what we had to say. One person Claire in particular was really interested and wanted us to come back. While half the team did the doors the other half were busy doing children's club which went very well. The team was very encouraged as there were quite a few more kids who came today. It was great to be able to present the gospel to the children and to see how much they enjoyed the songs and the Bible lesson. Then to finish off the evening we all went to Burnett's for a lovely dinner.

Prayer Requests:
Please pray for Claire, the woman we met today who was really open to the gospel.
Also pray for a last successful day doing children's club tomorrow.

Thank you for your prayers and support!

ANOTHER DAY IN THE LIFE!!

Our day began with a team morning meeting. We spent time in prayer, praise, in the word, and one of our team members shared their testimony. Its great to get together before the day starts to dedicate the day to God and ask him to be in control of each situation we will have with the Irish people that day.

Then we set out to small towns surrounding New Castle West to deliver more ''4You'' magazines.

This afternoon some of the team went door-to-door to spread the gospel to different neighbourhoods

in New Castle West. Fortunately, most of the door-to-door experiences were better than the last time.

At one door, two team members spoke to one man who believed his good works and regular church

attendance would get him to heaven. They questioned his strategy with what the bible says, and after

about a 15 minute conversation, the team members left the man contemplating the gospel and holding

a book entitled ''Ultimate Questions''.

The other team members took part in a kids club this afternoon. There was about seven to eight kids with whom

we had the opportunity to teach a bible lesson, sing songs, play games, and teach a bible verse.

The lesson was well received and the kids seemed to enjoy themselves.

As far as praise reports: We are thankful for the successful door-to-door evangelism today and for the seed

of the gospel that was planted.

Prayer requests:

- That people receive the gospel well during door-to-door tomorrow.

- That the kids club goes well tomorrow.

- Pray for good weather! Sun and heat. :)

- Pray for energy and joy for the team.

THANKS!

-Katie.

Debut at Ireland fair

The Irish people are very cordial, but it has been difficult to engage them in personal conversations relating to anything spiritual. Yesterday was our first day of door-to-door ministry, and although there were a few good conversations with people, it was pretty frustrating.

This morning, we sang special music at church, and three team members taught the children's Sunday school class. After lunch, we attended an Irish fair to help with the church's booth (face painting, handing out literature, etc.). Near the end, we had a chance to sing for everyone--a band playing/singing for most of the fair gave us some time with the microphones, so we had our Ireland debut :).

Praise the Lord that Jordan encountered a man yesterday who was very interested in the gospel magazine we were distributing.
Please pray for dry weather and continued strength. We have very busy, long days and need a lot of energy to work well together.

Elisa

Team member Jordan Evans sharing the devotional at the Shankill Bible Church's mid-week prayer meeting.

Ireland Welcomes the Queen! How about the Team?

The TnT Team arrived in Ireland to begin almost 4 weeks of outreach this past Tuesday, the very same day Queen Elizabeth II arrived to spend 4 days visiting the Emerald Isle.

(The photo shows the queen being shown the Book of Kells at Trinity College, Dublin which is a 1200 year old ornately illustrated Celtic copy of the the four gospels)

The arrival of the queen was momentous as this was the first visit of a reigning British monarch to Ireland in 100 years. While this queen has spanned the globe over her 85 years, it has never been considered possible for her to set foot in this country just off the west coast of Britain. Even now, her visit has resulted in the largest security operation ever seen on this island.

For some 800 years until this past century Ireland was under the rule of the British monarch and there has never been an acceptance of that fact on the part of the large majority of the Irish. 800 years of unrest and rebellion culminated in the regular sounds of bombs and bullets from the 1960s until this past decade. The effect of this queen's visit is already making a difference in Ireland. She announced that the Irish and the British are now "firm friends and equal partners". Significantly the queen also frankly offered, "With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently -- or not at all." The reality of a lasting peace is now sensed by many in Ireland and the UK.

How about the 2011 arrival of the TnT Team? While not on the level of the welcome received by a visiting monarch, first the saints in Shankill, Co Dublin and now in Newcastle West, Co Limerick have warmly welcomed the following team members: Tim Hood (BC); Heidi Koppen (IA); Art Cavenagh (MB); Ernie Imken (NY); Stephanie Perkins (GA); Katie Doolan (MB); Noelle Cottom (OH); Elisa Cooper (IA); Trinity Yarish (MB); and Jordan Evans (MB).

Paul the apostle quoted in Romans 10:15, "How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!" PLEASE PRAY that as a result of the team's visit to Ireland there will many who are reconciled to God, who will experience peace with God, through trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul then goes on to say in verse 17, "faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." There will be much sowing of God's Word over the next three weeks: 30,000 4YOU.ie gospel magazines, hundreds of other tracts, scores of New Testaments, not to mention the public preaching that will take place in buildings, on the streets and in parks across the south of Ireland.

Whatever the impact of the queen's visit, we know the team's visit will have an eternal one!