Sunday, November 8, 2009

"THE CALL" - IRELAND

On October 27th, we arrived in Dublin airport. A team of five ministered at their second annual conference. Pictured above is Pat Johnson, Patrick Mullins, Pastor Terry, Pastor Pat and Cora Chaffin. A team that drove straight to the church from the airport and worked continually for a week. This team preached 5 adult services, one youth service, one leadership training, 8 children's ministry services and 5 services of nursery duty. It was exhausting, exciting and blessed all at the same time.
The children loved to dress up and be involved in the bible skits.
We used many modes of teaching to the children. They loved the eagle puppet and Cora who acted as a little girl who finally received the lord into her heart after days of searching for the truth and the reason she was created.
The team was continually loved by the children.
These children were so eager to learn. They wanted to participate in everything and to the parents delight went home excitedly telling them all they had learned that day.

The children were eager to learn to go deeper in worship with their Lord.



Then there were the five services to the adults. While the rest of the team was upstairs ministering to the children and infants, Pastor Terry preached morning and evening to the adults. Many reports of what the Lord was doing in the hearts of the people was encouraging. Pastor James felt that God was going deep into the hearts of the people with much needed refreshing after coming out of months of construction and hard work in the church.


Saying good-bye is always the hardest part. It seems each year we get closer and closer to our Irish brothers and sisters. Some of the children cried while many adults were disappointed we couldn't stay longer. With promises of returning, we departing feeling the Lord's pleasure on this conference and on the Family Worship Centre.
God was faithful to once again, give times of refreshing, binding up the broken-hearted, renewing the call of God on many peoples lives, through His Spirit. We are so grateful that He allows us to be a small part of the great things God is doing around the world.

4 comments:

lori bunk said...

i love the pictures of cora!!! you got some good ones. i can't believe we haven't really heard any stories from ireland yet in person... this weekend has been crazy!

Keri said...

I love those pictures of the kids worshiping!!

Jeni said...

LOVE THE PICTURES. & YOU GUYS ;)

Life with Linda said...

what a great blessing you are to my kinsmen!!! and thank you for your kind words on my blog...you also hold a special place in my heart...