Wednesday was a day spent in prayer for the numerous counties of Ireland and then Wednesday night we split into 2 groups and went to the 2 different home churches. Our group went to the Castle bar home church in the pastor's home. it was fun to get to know some of the church members. It was tough since we were all just whooped. We had 3 of the girls give short testimonies. it was an awesome opportunity for them. Most of our crew had never given a testimony in front of a group before. It was awesome opportunities for both the groups.
2 of the things that really stuck with me from wed night was firstly, a picture/word that the castlebar church's secratary shared with us. She said that we were the pebbles that fell into a clear glass surfaced lake and we began a ripple effect. it was really encouraging to me because i had been asking God what my purpose was in being on that trip. And through her word for us really made me realize that even the smallest act, smile, word, or encouragement can start the change in someone's life.
the other thing was talkign with this Irish guy that was there. i learned that not only do Irish people have gift of gab or "swallowed/kissed the blarney stone", but they disregard personal space. They have a tendancy to get really close to you when they talk. It was hysterical actually for me. :) another odd thing has been that alot of the people we meet aren't actually Irish. many are immigrants that have moved to ireland from all kinds of places. It was very interesting.
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