Every day can be a wee bit different. Tuesday through Friday I walk a brisk twenty-five minutes to Portstewart Promenade where the church offices are located. It's a beautiful walk when it is not pouring rain or hailing. It is mostly a residential area until you hit the Promenade. The houses are so quaint and mostly occupied for holiday homes. Beautifully colored hydrangea's line most of the houses gardens, which simply makes me smile. I start off the day at 9am with a cup of tea and head to my desk to start the day. I have different projects that I work on according to the next upcoming event or pressing matter.
Causeway Coast Vineyard just hosted a conference called The Church Has Left the Building this past weekend. We had about 150 people attend from the UK to Germany to Guatemala. The aim of the conference was to get the people in the church outside, on the streets, where the lost really are. We had several days of seminars, worship sessions and training courses. I was l
eading a group for servant evangelism, where I took some people to the town center in Coleraine and handed out free tea and coffee to anyone passing by. It's amazing the reaction you get from passerbys when you let them know that it is absolutely free and no strings are attached. Smiles immediately appear on faces and conversation is exchanged which is the ultimate goal. Building relationships. We showed the attendees how to reach out into the community and reach the people of their cities. We handed out lollies and took surveys and just chatted with people. We also had extensive training on our program Healing on the Streets. This is where we put out chairs in the town center every Saturday and invite people to come and receive healing. It was quite a sight to see about 150 people standing in the town center just praying for people and handing out fliers on healing. Just amazing! On the last night of the conference the church staff prayed for every single person who attended the conference individually. We spent over 2 hours praying for people. That was my first time participating in a prayer tunnel and I was astounded. God gave me unique and personal words for every person who came down the line. The Holy Spirit was there, and it was glorious. But I do have to admit that I was exhausted afterwards. What a great way to bless the body and end the conference.
eading a group for servant evangelism, where I took some people to the town center in Coleraine and handed out free tea and coffee to anyone passing by. It's amazing the reaction you get from passerbys when you let them know that it is absolutely free and no strings are attached. Smiles immediately appear on faces and conversation is exchanged which is the ultimate goal. Building relationships. We showed the attendees how to reach out into the community and reach the people of their cities. We handed out lollies and took surveys and just chatted with people. We also had extensive training on our program Healing on the Streets. This is where we put out chairs in the town center every Saturday and invite people to come and receive healing. It was quite a sight to see about 150 people standing in the town center just praying for people and handing out fliers on healing. Just amazing! On the last night of the conference the church staff prayed for every single person who attended the conference individually. We spent over 2 hours praying for people. That was my first time participating in a prayer tunnel and I was astounded. God gave me unique and personal words for every person who came down the line. The Holy Spirit was there, and it was glorious. But I do have to admit that I was exhausted afterwards. What a great way to bless the body and end the conference. At the moment I am working on organizing the mission trips for this upcoming year. Ben and I have gone through the feedback forms from last years teams and are getting everything together to decide where we want to focus on this year and how many teams we would like to send out. It is a lot of work, but oh so wonderful.
Ben and I are also working on publicizing for Encounter-School of Mission for 2009-2010. We are looking to find Leaders in the church who want to make a difference in their own communities by living a life of risk. Basically it is a 9 month program where we train people to "do the stuff" that Jesus and his disciples did. Heal the sick, Cast out demons, Serve the poor, and Welcome the lost. We want to get more people out in the community and infectiously spread the love of our Father. After the 9 months we send them back to their home churches where they can then lead their own congregation in living the life that we are called to.
Tuesdays I work with the college(high school) students in an after school program where we hangout with teens and just become available to chat. They are so open and love the idea that I am a Cali girl.
Wednesdays I am hoping to check out an evening program that Neil and Janet head up with the youth from ages 11-14. It provides a kickback environment where teens can come and chill and have a good time with music and friends.
Thursdays I have found a house group that I really enjoy with incredible people.
Fridays ar
e my busy days... I work until 1:30, and then head off to Harper's Hill primary school to do an after school program with the younger kids. This is so much fun and one of my favorite times. We have a time of worship with the kids with hand motions and fun songs. We tell a wee story and ask the kids if they have any God Stories that they would like to share. Some respond by saying that they prayed for a family member or that they need prayer themselves. We play some games and hang out. I just love it. I have a group of girls who follow me around and play with my hair and ask me all sorts of questions about California. They are so precious, and it is such an honor to be able to just love them. After Harper's Hill I head down to Coleraine where I am on the street evangelism team from 3:30-5. We hand out free lollies and and simply chat with people walking by. There are usually 300 students at this time in the town center and most of them see us coming with the lollies and their faces light up. This is where the great conversations begin. The kids are quite open after you pass the 2 minute barrier and are quite receptive and curious as to why you are handing out free sweets. I am really starting to love this time with the kids and I am recognizing more faces that I see every Friday. It is all about building relationships!! After street evang I am supposed to do Prophetic evang where we pray before going out and get words, pictures, and names of people to look out for... but i haven't actually participated in this yet. This week for sure!! I can't wait. I have heard some amazing stories.
e my busy days... I work until 1:30, and then head off to Harper's Hill primary school to do an after school program with the younger kids. This is so much fun and one of my favorite times. We have a time of worship with the kids with hand motions and fun songs. We tell a wee story and ask the kids if they have any God Stories that they would like to share. Some respond by saying that they prayed for a family member or that they need prayer themselves. We play some games and hang out. I just love it. I have a group of girls who follow me around and play with my hair and ask me all sorts of questions about California. They are so precious, and it is such an honor to be able to just love them. After Harper's Hill I head down to Coleraine where I am on the street evangelism team from 3:30-5. We hand out free lollies and and simply chat with people walking by. There are usually 300 students at this time in the town center and most of them see us coming with the lollies and their faces light up. This is where the great conversations begin. The kids are quite open after you pass the 2 minute barrier and are quite receptive and curious as to why you are handing out free sweets. I am really starting to love this time with the kids and I am recognizing more faces that I see every Friday. It is all about building relationships!! After street evang I am supposed to do Prophetic evang where we pray before going out and get words, pictures, and names of people to look out for... but i haven't actually participated in this yet. This week for sure!! I can't wait. I have heard some amazing stories.Healing on the Streets takes place on Saturdays from 10:30-2pm... And I love this as well. Rain, hail, or shine...we are there praying for people. I get so excited when the Holy Spirit touches everyone who sits down.
Sundays I am either helping serve tea or coffee to the congregation or I am doing the visuals for worship. I help set up for the evening service and make sure everything's in order and ready to go.
Monday comes around and I sleep in. This is my day off and I use it to relax and build up my strength so that I can pour it all out again. 
Throughout the week I also fit time in to hang out with friends, or go down to the beach, star gaze...which is amazing here, or walk the promenade. Everything is beautiful here whether it be the country side 
or the sea. Even the shops are cute and quaint. So this is what My typical week looks like. Pretty crazy, but I enjoy every second of it!!
or the sea. Even the shops are cute and quaint. So this is what My typical week looks like. Pretty crazy, but I enjoy every second of it!!
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