Fishing

Katja and I were invited to go fishing the other day on Derek's boat. He and his son built the boat with their own hands. It was so much fun. We went out in the evening and just fished on the sea for a few hours. I ended up catching 5 fish! There were quite a few of us...about 9 guys and 4 girls. We had a wee contest, guys vs. girls, on who would catch the most fish. We had a little girl on our team who was 10 years old and she ended up catching 10 fish all by herself. The girls were in the lead right up until the last 30 minutes we were out at sea. The guys sneakily caught up and the final score was 23-19. It was a close one! But we graciously came in 2nd place and let the men walk off the boat with their dignity! Here are some photos:

Surprise Visitors

My mom and sister, Shayley came to visit me in April. They also brought with them my too crazy, mischievous best friends Kat & Whitney. We had so much fun. We flew to Paris and visited the city where we tackled the Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Picasso Museum, Arc de Triumph, Norte Dame, and a few other places as well. We stayed in the beautiful city for a few days and then went back to Northern Ireland to do some exploring as well. I took them to Giant's Causeway, some local pubs, Bushmills Distillery, a graveyard (long story) and some more places as well. They got to see what life is like here and experience the cold...which if you ask me wasn't even that cold! It was Spring at the time they came and our Winter was over! It was so great to have my friends and family here and I was so proud of my mom and sister who have never left North America. Way to go FAM!!! A huge THANK YOU to Mom, Shayley, Kat and Whitney!

Our New Home

We moved!!!! Katja, Ben and I moved house 1st April...and its no joke! We now have a wonderful 5 bedroom home with a seaview, an amazing kitchen and huge living room which is now occupied every Thursday night by my housegroup. It is a 5 minute walk to the promenade and a 10 minute walk to the church office. Our home is right on the sea and next to an award winning golf course (which I would be more excied about if I was actually into the sport). We have a back garden that we have already had some barbeque's in and space to lay out in the grass as well. God has really blessed us with this home, and every morning when I wake up I have to remind myself that I live in Northern Ireland...on the sea. Thank you Jesus!!! Because Ben is going back home in a week we now have the need for another house mate. Please be praying that one comes along very soon!!!!




Here is my new address:

25 High Road
Co. Londonderry
Portstewart BT55 7BG
N. Ireland

Blogs to come...

hey all... i have been so behind on updates and i truly apologize. There is a lot to tell as i have been to morocco and back, moved house, assisted in a conference, had family visit, went to paris, had a birthday, and have just returned from south africa. i will be updating you all shortly...so please hang in there! thanks for all your support and you will be hearing from me soon.

sydney