It's a beautiful day in Ireland! I woke up on time this morning, but no exploring because it was pouring rain. Then we had our prayer meeting. IOI started a school and medical clinic in Nigeria called Haven of Hope, and we spend a lot of time praying for the work that happens over there. They are in the process of purchasing a new Jeep for the clinic to use, and cars like that equipped for off-roading and the like are apparently pretty expensive, even new. It's exciting to hear about how much is accomplished through Haven of Hope!
After the prayer meeting, I started cleaning out the second kitchen for the team coming on July 14th. I washed out two refrigerators and cleaned out under sinks and inside ovens and microwaves. Thursday is laundry day for everyone in Charleville, so I helped out with that too. Laundry is easy at home when it's just my clothes, but laundry for 15 is time-consuming! After lunch, it was a total 180 change from the morning weather (apparently this is typical) so I walked to the bank (5 mins away) to exchange my US dollars for Euros, and stopped to take some pictures of the beautiful houses and the center of Dalkey. Part of my afternoon work is to watch my aunt and uncle's kids while they work in the office, so we went outside and played soccer (excuse me...football) so that was fun. I had plans to go explore more of town tonight but I was asked to watch the kids while all the adults go to a business meeting at Fairview Hall. Maybe tomorrow? We'll see!
My work in Ireland is different than most of what I did in Kenya 2 years ago. My role at IOI is really support for the missionaries who live and work here full-time. Less handing out food/relief work or direct street evangelism. It's an adjustment for me, and I must confess it's difficult to be joyful about scrubbing out a dirty old sink, but I need to remember that the full-time workers are often too busy to do these kinds of little things, so I really am helping out in a big way.
Things you could pray for:
---My continued willingness to serve wherever I am asked, no matter how small the job
---Haven of Hope in Nigeria
-the safety and health of their workers
-funds for the new vehicle
---Fairview Hall (the local church) and their continued ministry in Dalkey, Ireland
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Em
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