Hi my name is Charis and I work in Tramore, County Waterford with European Christian Mission (E.C.M), this blog will give you information about my work in Tramore and how I am getting on here!

Friday, 31 May 2013

The last few minutes...

It is 12:50 on the 31st may and I have just 10 minutes before my landlord comes to get the keys of the house etc from me :( (and before i switch off the modem for the internet). I have moved everything to the new house (just about) but it is hard to get in the front door as it is all just thrown in and not sorted or organised at all, so the work is not over yet! I now need to go to my new house and make up my bed and get myself organised enough to live there for the next few days and i need to pack to go on holidays as I go away on Monday with mum  (it seemed a good idea when we booked it). I will have no internet at the new house for a few weeks (they said it could take 28 days) so I am not sure when I will get to update this blog again.
We had the last King's kids club on wed and it went well bye for now thanks charis xx

Saturday, 25 May 2013

Still moving

Hi all, it is lovely weather here this weekend but I am still moving so I can only enjoy it from the house and car!! I have sorted a lot of my stuff at the new house and have nearly emptied the old house; I would love to have nearly everything out of this old house by monday so i can concentrate on getting my phone etc moved over and on the last club of the year before i have to be out of here on friday. Thanks for your continued prayers at this difficult time charis x

Monday, 20 May 2013

Let the move begin

Well I have started to move, (at last)  my friends Avril and Dave wade came down with their van yesterday and lots of people from church came over to help me pack and move...thanks SO, SO much to all who helped. Alot of my stuff is now in the new house but it still needs to be unpacked and sorted out. I am still in my old house for now as i have my internet here and need it for work but I hope to move some more stuff at the weekend and get myself a bit more sorted at the new house too. My back has been good the last few days and all with all my helpers I hardly had to lift a thing yesterday!! Thanks for your continued prayers for my back and for my move too, it is a stressful time. 
I have 2 more kids clubs to go this term please pray we will finish well too. thanks charis x


emptying the attic (they were so eager they ended up taking down stuff belonging to my landlord too)

packing! 

all hands on deck
the nearly full van


Friday, 17 May 2013

Goodbye

I was in cork on Monday to see my sister before she heads off on her travels again (she leaves next wed), we went out for the day, had an Irish picnic (in the car) and a few walks in between the showers.


Thursday, 9 May 2013

moving ....not yet!

I have to admit I have not moved ANYTHING into my new house yet but in my defense I was not feeling well for a couple of days last week and I have hurt my back a little (how i don't know). I have done some cleaning of the new place, so it is ready to receive my things into it :) and I have had sunday school, club and my car has been at the garage as it had it's NCT (like MOT) today (it failed on the very thing they fixed in the garage) so i have not been idle! 
My friends Avril and dave are coming to help me move some stuff on the 19th and 20th so I need to get myself orgaised by then and hopefully my back will be ok by then too. Thanks for your continued support love charis x

Tramore in the sunshine this week

Friday, 3 May 2013

God is at work for our good ?!



We are learning this memory verse in club at the moment as we study the life of Joseph. Joseph went through alot of  up's and down's  in his life (in our series he has just been thrown in prison for doing what was right ) but we know God was at work through it all  for his good and to bring about His purposes , we can see this very clearly when we look at his life from the distance of time but in the here and now of our lives it can be hard to believe and see that God is at work for our good. 
I got the keys of my new house yesterday.....I can't understand why I have to move again and re-settle in a different house wasting time and energy that could be use more constructively but I have to believe God is at work for the good!  The lady I was dealing with in the estate agents was asking alot of questions about Tramore Bible church and I was able to invite her along and drop in a flyer about the church maybe this is the reason?!? whatever the reason or reasons I have to believe and trust God at this time.
I have a lot of work to do now to move but I have the month of May to move which gives me more time and makes it less stressful but please pray for me as I move and re- settle thanks Charis x