A Blog! (But No Photos)

Wow! We've had computer troubles the last few days and are just now getting re-connected! It's amazing how attached we are to computers, especially being so far from friends and family. I thought our oxygen supply had been cut off!

So the good news is we're back online, but there may not be any pictures for a few days unless and until Farrah can work some of her magic to get them posted.

The other good news is that we just finished up our Wednesday evening service and we had 18 people in attendance! What????!! Just a few weeks ago we would have considered 18 on a Sunday to be a huge crowd (and everyone knows you have more people on Sunday than on Wednesday, right?).

Gary brought another friend tonight, a guy named John. Guess what? John says he's an atheist : ) He won't be for long!

Other updates:

• The Mac Attack is Back! Well, at least Bro McFarland has returned to Ireland. Sis Cindy will remain in the States under the care of her doctor until September. Keep them in prayer. Though we wish Sis Cindy could be here too, we are ecstatic to have Bro Mac. We got to hang out with him some yesterday and had a blast.

• Lynn and Kyle and family are simply amazing. We've connected with them in such a great way. They just keep on amazing us with their kindness and generosity. After Sunday service they took us boating on Lough Neagh (here's where one of those pictures would be nice). I thanked them for sharing their blessing of a boat with us and they replied "that's what blessings are for - to share".

• Saturday was a big holiday here (12th of July) and then Monday was a big holiday, too (Scarva Day). So Lynn and Kyle invited us over for a big bbq and we got to meet some of their extended family. All precious people.

• We are overwhelmed at the goodness of God. I'm so glad He's allowing us to be here in Northern Ireland to connect with such wonderful people.

Thanks for all of your comments on the blog. We always look forward to reading your posts!