Moving

No unfortunately this isn't a joke!! 

I got a letter from my landlord this week to say he is selling the house I am currently living in and that I need to be out by Oct 10th. This was a big shock to me and I don't relish the thoughts of moving AGAIN but I have to trust that this isn't a shock to God and that He has a plan. I was recently thinking that in the future it might be good to move closer to my new church and team, but now it looks like that will be sooner than anticipated!!
Moving isn't easy in itself but the problem is that rents have gone up since I last rented and there are not many houses available either (there are only 2 available to rent in ferrybank at the moment!!) Please pray I will find the right place to rent at the right price and that packing and moving again won't be too stressful.
I was going to sit down for these next 4 weeks to prepare my schools work program but I think I will have to pause that for the moment.  thanks for your continued prayers charis x

Summer Bible Clubs

The German team

Superhero club 

Holiday Bible clubs

There is a team of 8 coming from Germany this week (today) led by a German girl who was here in Ireland (before I arrived) and was working in Tramore on a short term placement for a year.
We the Ferrybank team and the German team will run 2 holiday Bible Clubs morning and afternoon in 2 different estates in Ferrybank -one where there has been a holiday bible club before (AM) and a new venue (PM). We will also run 2 youth events mon and Tues evenings.
The theme for the Bible club is Jesus is the real superhero and so we will all dress up as superheros for the week.

getting my costume ready 

Please pray for our team and theirs to gel well
Pray for kids to come to the clubs, especially at the new venue
Pray for good weather as both clubs are outside
Pray for saftey and
Pray for God to be at work in the kids lives

Where have I been???

Sorry I have not updated the blog recently but I have been travelling around the country for the last 8 weeks speaking at different churches, meetings, gatherings etc.  I have been updating people on the changes in my work and it has been a great encouragement to chat to lots of supporters about the work I did here in Tramore and the schools work I hope to start in September.
 I have been  north, west, south and east of the island, in Limerick, Dublin, Cork and Ennis to name a few. It was very encouraging but by the end of the time I was looking forward to getting home!!

I did have a few days off (in Dublin ) at the end of the 8 weeks with my friends Eileen and Claire and we met up with Katherine and Lowena too (who are home for a few months from Nigeria).

The girls having fun: Charis, Claire and Eileen

At the beach: Claire, Katherine, Lowena, Eileen and I (charis) 

I was also in England (Capernwray) for a few days of schools work training at the end of the 8 weeks and returned home on the day of the UK Brexit vote!

Capernwray

all the schools presenters

beautiful capernwray

other presenters from northern Ireland 

It has been lovely not to travel anywhere this week but there has been lots to keep me busy here at home as I needed to catch up on housework, paperwork,with people and prepare for the week of holiday bible clubs in Ferrybank that happen next week.