For some reason, humans tend to look forward to the future. We are always wondering what's next, how will this turn out, where will I be in (insert time frame), and the list of questions regarding our future goes on and on. Lately I have been feeling quite anxious for some future events in my life.
The closest one to the present time being the Belfast Marathon, which is in just 3 short days. I have never ran a race anywhere near this distance, so naturally I am feeling quite nervous about it. But running a marathon has been a desire of mine for a long time, so I am also very excited about doing it. Plus, many people, including my parents (yes they will be in Belfast for it), have told me they will be out alongside the route to cheer me on. Along with the support that I am expecting from my friends and family on the day of the race, I have received considerable support from members of Whitehouse Presbyterian and the surrounding community through sponsorship for the race. It is common for people to get sponsors for running the marathon in Belfast, so I have chosen to run the race in support of the Whitehouse Presbyterian Mission Fund.
[Insert sponsorship pitch here] For anyone living in the Belfast area who has not sponsored anyone for the marathon but would like to, I am gladly accepting sponsors! For anyone who is not living in the Belfast area, say living in the United States, who would like to sponsor me in the marathon, you can give to the YAV program (more details to follow).
Which brings me to the next future event in my life that I am anxious about - a second YAV year for Karl and I. Throughout this year in Belfast, Karl and I have been feeling a call to serve a second year with the YAV program. For the past month or so, we have been speaking with site coordinators in Tucson, AZ and New Orleans, LA trying to discern which placement is right for us. Both sites offer great opportunities for living in community and working with local people to do mission outreach in larger cities in the U.S. After a lot of prayer and discussion, we finally decided on Tucson. We are very excited for the opportunities that Tucson offers and for what the future has to offer through another year with the YAV program.
[Continuing sponsorship pitch here] For those of you in the U.S. who would like to sponsor me in the marathon by supporting our next YAV year, you can:
Make checks payable to “Tucson Borderlands YAV”
On the memo line include "Kendra & Karl Heimbuck"
Mail checks to-
YAV
ICO: Linda Marshall
716 Lucinda Drive
Tucson, AZ 85748
Although we are quite excited for what the future holds in Tucson, I am aware of the 3 months we have left in Belfast. Three months is quite a long time, but I have a feeling it is going to go by quickly, and I can't help but think ahead to the day we leave. That is going to be a very sad day. I have met so many wonderful people, spent a great deal of time working alongside amazing folks, and have grown to love the youth of Whitehouse. I am going to miss these people tremendously!
This really hit me when Karl and I found out about our placement with Tucson for next year. When it became official that we were going to Tucson, we both posted it on our Facebook statuses. I wrote, "Decision is finally made. Come the end of August we'll be moving to Tucson for another YAV year!" The first person to comment on my status was a boy from youth group. Now this boy was a kid who I could barely understand talk when I first arrived, because of his thick Belfast accent, and whom I thought I would not be able to form a significant relationship. I still can't understand half the things he says, but over the course of this year we have formed a meaningful bond. His comment on my Facebook status was, "No u wont, ul be stayin." When I read his comment, it brought tears to my eyes. To know I have impacted him enough to express wanting me to stay here means A LOT. It makes me realize just how close I have grown to the people of Whitehouse and how difficult it will be to say goodbye. That is why I must not look to the future, but strive to live in this moment and make the most out of the time I have left in Belfast.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Growth and Transformation through Mission
It is hard to believe that it has been eight months since
Karl and I left home to embark on this year of mission in Belfast. These past eight months have been filled with
moments, happy and sad, exciting and boring, comfortable and uncomfortable,
which have strengthened my faith, helped me to grow as an individual and helped
me to build relationships which I will forever cherish.
Some of these moments, the ones freshest in my memory, took
place on a Whitehouse Youth mission trip.
Over Easter, I went on a mission trip with our youth group to Tremont,
Illinois - a town in the states which I would never have imagined myself being
in. Never the less, the mission trip was
a wonderful experience! For ten days, I
lived in community with eight youth and three youth leaders from Belfast and three
young children and two youth leaders (the parents of the three children) from
the United States. By living in
community, we learned how to serve one another through preparing, serving and
cleaning up meals together, we gained patience as we shared two showers among
the group, we learned how to go without when the hot water ran out after the
first six showers, we learned to love and care for one another when we were
missing home, and most importantly we used all the time we spent together to
bond as brothers and sisters in Christ’s family.
If any of you reading this have ever been part of a youth
mission trip (either as a youth or a leader), you will probably agree with me
in saying that the change and transformation that can happen as individuals and
a youth group is amazing during a mission trip.
There is something to be said for taking a group of youth to an
environment different from their home in order to allow for true growth. Our trip was filled with awfully busy days
topped off with meaningful, late night devotions. During the course of the trip, we went Easter
Caroling, prepared a Seder Meal, helped at a local food pantry, visited a women’s
correctional home, cooked scones for senior citizens, took part in the local
churches’ youth programs and cooked an Ulster Fry for the community…that is
just the community involvement side of the trip. We played really hard too! We took in a baseball game, went shopping at
Bass Pro Shop, had play days at the farm, visited the Abraham Lincoln Museum…the
list goes on, but you get the idea. I
was extremely tired by the end of each day, but went to bed smiling about that
day’s events and looking forward to tomorrow’s.
During the trip I witnessed great transformations as our eight youth grew
closer to one another, served with willing hands and hearts, gained patience,
explored their faith in a deeper sense than ever before and developed into
young disciples.
Not only did the youth grow and learn about themselves on the trip, I too experienced growth and learned a thing or two. A couple of days into the trip, one of the youth from Tremont loaned us his guitar for use at the cabin (our accommodation for the trip). I have been learning how to play guitar during this year, but lack the confidence to play and sing in front of people (ask Karl, I rarely play for him!). One of the other leaders on the trip is learning how to play guitar too, so he wanted to work together and try to learn some songs to play with the kids. Not long into messing around with a few songs, I found the courage to play and sing in front of the group. Another growing moment of the trip was learning how to not be in control of every situation and be OK with it. The nature of mission trips is that you have an itinerary, and the itinerary will always change – the schedule was completely out of my hands, and I had to just roll with it. Lastly, a joy of working with youth is that they are filled with contagious energy and just love to have fun. For the 10 days we were away, I had the opportunity to let my guard down and to just have fun with the group! I came home from the trip refreshed and re-energized to work with others in the church to continue nurturing our youth into disciples for the church.
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| Hay Ride at Farm |
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| Clay Pigeon Shooting at Farm |
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| Baking Scones |
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| Lunch at Bass Pro Shop |
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| Helping at Food Pantry |
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| Campfire Devotion |
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| Abraham Lincoln Museum |
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Mission/Nurturing Disciples
According to Google's dictionary, the word mission is defined as:
- An important assignment carried out for political, religious, or commercial purposes, typically involving travel.
- A group of people taking part in such an assignment
But what does mission look like? What is classified as an important assignment? Who is meant to take part in such assignments?
Let's look at The Great Commission in Matthew 28:16-20.
16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.
17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Jesus tells his disciples to to go out and make disciples of all nations, teaching them to obey everything He has commanded. So, if Jesus wants his to disciples to go make disciples of others, then must these new disciples go out and teach as well?
I believe that we are all called to mission of some form. Mission can be physical work, like building homes or installing water and electrical systems for underdeveloped countries, or it can be evangelizing to groups who have not yet heard the message of Jesus Christ. But it can also be working in your local community to make a beautiful place for others to live in. I like the definition of mission which I read on the Diocese of Salisbury's web page, “Nurturing
disciples in order to build the church and change the world.” This is exactly what I think mission is. It doesn't necessarily have to be building something with your hands, getting dirty, or going to a totally foreign country which doesn't have indoor plumbing. Mission is about nurturing our mind, bodies and spirits in order to further God's kingdom on Earth!
Tomorrow morning, I will be leaving with 8 youth and 3 other leaders from Whitehouse Presbyterian to go on a mission trip to Tremont, Illinois. This trip isn't the typical mission trip you hear of church groups taking in which the focus of the trip is hard physical work or community service. The focus of our trip is nurturing the youth, as well as the leaders, and growing in our faith as we engage in conversations about our beliefs with people of a different culture. (Not quite a different culture for me, but for the mission team!) We aren't doing mission work which produces tangible fruit or results, but just as important we are doing mission work which produces fruit of the spirit and forms us into disciples to build God's church and change the world.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Telling the Easter Story
When walking through the doors of Whitehouse Presbyterian Church during this Easter season, visitors encounter a depiction of Palm Sunday, complete with a donkey, palm branches and the words "Hopes and Dreams." This display, which is set up in the foyer of the church, is one of six displays set up around the church which recreate the Easter story. The stations are set up for the two weeks leading up to Easter in order to give people a chance to remember the last days of Jesus' life on Earth.
From the Palm Sunday display, you are invited to move along to the next display which is titled "The Servant King." It is complete with a wash basin, towels and sandals in order to remind us of the humbling and serving attitude that Christ had for his disciples and those in his presence.
From the washing of the feet, you then proceed upstairs to the upper lounge where the Last Supper is set up. On the table is a jug of wine, matzo bread, figs, grapes, olive oil and honey and the words "Remember Me." At this display we are reminded of the last supper that Jesus shared with His disciples and of His instruction to eat of the bread and drink of the cup in remembrance of Him.
After viewing the depiction of the Last Supper, you are invited to move to the display of the Garden of Gethsemane. Here you see the word "Alone," which speaks to how Jesus felt when anticipating his arrest and crucifixion.
From the garden, you then move into the vestibule of the church where the crucifixion is depicted. A cross sits in the corner of the entry, decorated with a crown of thorns, a drapery of red ribbon, dice and robes, and a sponge with vinegar.
The last display of the Easter story is set up in the sanctuary, and it depicts Christ's Resurrection. There is tomb, decorated with flowers and a butterfly, with a stone rolled away from the opening. It is a great portrayal of the promise of new life which was given to us through Jesus Christ.
A lot, and I mean A LOT, of work was put into setting up the portrayal of the Easter story. Two women of the church, along with the caretaker, put hours of hard work into assembling and decorating all aspects of the displays. This hard work is well worth it, though, because the six depictions are set up for the enjoyment of members of the church and community, but are also set up as part of an outreach to schools in the local area. Over the course of this week, almost 150 students (aged 8-10) will visit Whitehouse Presbyterian to listen to and see the Easter story.
On Monday and Tuesday I was able to be a part of the school outreach. Each morning, students came to the church and were split into two groups. One group went around the six stations and heard the Easter story, while the other group stayed in the church hall to create fun Easter crafts. The groups then came together for a cup of juice and a biscuit and switched activities. I went around the stations with the groups and helped to tell the Easter story. Getting to see the depictions of the parts of the story really helped to engage the students. It was great to see the attentiveness and enthusiasm of the children.
From the Palm Sunday display, you are invited to move along to the next display which is titled "The Servant King." It is complete with a wash basin, towels and sandals in order to remind us of the humbling and serving attitude that Christ had for his disciples and those in his presence.
From the washing of the feet, you then proceed upstairs to the upper lounge where the Last Supper is set up. On the table is a jug of wine, matzo bread, figs, grapes, olive oil and honey and the words "Remember Me." At this display we are reminded of the last supper that Jesus shared with His disciples and of His instruction to eat of the bread and drink of the cup in remembrance of Him.
After viewing the depiction of the Last Supper, you are invited to move to the display of the Garden of Gethsemane. Here you see the word "Alone," which speaks to how Jesus felt when anticipating his arrest and crucifixion.
From the garden, you then move into the vestibule of the church where the crucifixion is depicted. A cross sits in the corner of the entry, decorated with a crown of thorns, a drapery of red ribbon, dice and robes, and a sponge with vinegar.
The last display of the Easter story is set up in the sanctuary, and it depicts Christ's Resurrection. There is tomb, decorated with flowers and a butterfly, with a stone rolled away from the opening. It is a great portrayal of the promise of new life which was given to us through Jesus Christ.
A lot, and I mean A LOT, of work was put into setting up the portrayal of the Easter story. Two women of the church, along with the caretaker, put hours of hard work into assembling and decorating all aspects of the displays. This hard work is well worth it, though, because the six depictions are set up for the enjoyment of members of the church and community, but are also set up as part of an outreach to schools in the local area. Over the course of this week, almost 150 students (aged 8-10) will visit Whitehouse Presbyterian to listen to and see the Easter story.
On Monday and Tuesday I was able to be a part of the school outreach. Each morning, students came to the church and were split into two groups. One group went around the six stations and heard the Easter story, while the other group stayed in the church hall to create fun Easter crafts. The groups then came together for a cup of juice and a biscuit and switched activities. I went around the stations with the groups and helped to tell the Easter story. Getting to see the depictions of the parts of the story really helped to engage the students. It was great to see the attentiveness and enthusiasm of the children.
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| Items handed out to the children at the stations - palm cross, red ribbon from crucifixion & Easter eggs as a sign of new life |
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| Easter crafts |
Friday, March 16, 2012
The Simple Joys in Life
Yesterday was one of those days in which I realized just how great the simple things in life are. I had a wonderful day, even though nothing extraordinary happened during it.
My day started with Thursday luncheon club. This is a lunch club for those over the age of fifty in the church and surrounding community. The club starts at 10:30 with tea and coffee, then proceeds to some sort of entertainment or program until 12:30, when lunch is served. The entertainment for yesterday's club was Karl Heimbuck himself. Karl came to play the guitar and sing a number of old gospel and western tunes. I had a blast singing along on some of the songs and having him at one of my normal weekly events.
After luncheon club, one of the other leaders for the Tremont mission trip took me on a shopping trip to some outlet stores a little ways out of Belfast. Both he and I were in need of some new shoes, and I was having a hard time finding any in town that were reasonably priced, so he kindly took me to the outlets. I was excited to find a pair of cute adidas trainers for only 23 pounds, but most of all was pleased to build on a friendship with this leader. I get to spend a ton of time with people from Whitehouse in the church at the various activities and programs I help out with, but rarely have the opportunity to build on those relationships outside of the church in a social setting.
I came home from my shopping trip and made a batch of puppy chow for one of the other volunteers who is travelling to London and then started prepping Karl's and my living room for a painting job.
--side story here: Karl helps out with a youth program called Urban Magnets in which he had hundreds of fliers to write "Thursday Nights" on. As with most projects, Karl procrastinated, and the fliers sat on our coffee table for weeks! I was getting quite annoyed with their presence in our living room, so as a practical joke Ellison, Zoe (two of the other volunteers) and I proceeded to cover an entire wall in our living room with them. Not thinking, we used sello-tape to do so. The next week, when the joke had run its course, I started removing the fliers, along with a lot of paint from the wall! Needless to say Karl had the last laugh, which brings us back at yesterday and my painting job.
After getting a first coat of paint on the living room wall, it was time to go to Boys' Brigade for the evening. I got to the church and went into the main hall where the boys kick around footballs until the start of BB. As I walked through the doors of the hall, one of the boys ran up to me with his hand in the air, motioning for a high-five. I gave him a high-five as he said, "Hey Kendra, last week's assembly was class!" He was speaking of the assembly I did at Whitehouse Primary for the P5-P7 classes in which I talked about the life skills I learned from playing basketball. During the assembly, I dribbled the ball through my legs and behind my back and spun the ball on my finger - nothing too extremely showy, but impressive for kids who mainly use their feet to control a ball. This seemed to have impressed this boy, as he tried doing those things with his football after greeting me last night. It felt pretty good to receive such a compliment from this boy, who up until last night I thought didn't remember my name or even paid attention to my presence at Boys' Brigade.
My day started with Thursday luncheon club. This is a lunch club for those over the age of fifty in the church and surrounding community. The club starts at 10:30 with tea and coffee, then proceeds to some sort of entertainment or program until 12:30, when lunch is served. The entertainment for yesterday's club was Karl Heimbuck himself. Karl came to play the guitar and sing a number of old gospel and western tunes. I had a blast singing along on some of the songs and having him at one of my normal weekly events.
After luncheon club, one of the other leaders for the Tremont mission trip took me on a shopping trip to some outlet stores a little ways out of Belfast. Both he and I were in need of some new shoes, and I was having a hard time finding any in town that were reasonably priced, so he kindly took me to the outlets. I was excited to find a pair of cute adidas trainers for only 23 pounds, but most of all was pleased to build on a friendship with this leader. I get to spend a ton of time with people from Whitehouse in the church at the various activities and programs I help out with, but rarely have the opportunity to build on those relationships outside of the church in a social setting.
I came home from my shopping trip and made a batch of puppy chow for one of the other volunteers who is travelling to London and then started prepping Karl's and my living room for a painting job.
--side story here: Karl helps out with a youth program called Urban Magnets in which he had hundreds of fliers to write "Thursday Nights" on. As with most projects, Karl procrastinated, and the fliers sat on our coffee table for weeks! I was getting quite annoyed with their presence in our living room, so as a practical joke Ellison, Zoe (two of the other volunteers) and I proceeded to cover an entire wall in our living room with them. Not thinking, we used sello-tape to do so. The next week, when the joke had run its course, I started removing the fliers, along with a lot of paint from the wall! Needless to say Karl had the last laugh, which brings us back at yesterday and my painting job.
After getting a first coat of paint on the living room wall, it was time to go to Boys' Brigade for the evening. I got to the church and went into the main hall where the boys kick around footballs until the start of BB. As I walked through the doors of the hall, one of the boys ran up to me with his hand in the air, motioning for a high-five. I gave him a high-five as he said, "Hey Kendra, last week's assembly was class!" He was speaking of the assembly I did at Whitehouse Primary for the P5-P7 classes in which I talked about the life skills I learned from playing basketball. During the assembly, I dribbled the ball through my legs and behind my back and spun the ball on my finger - nothing too extremely showy, but impressive for kids who mainly use their feet to control a ball. This seemed to have impressed this boy, as he tried doing those things with his football after greeting me last night. It felt pretty good to receive such a compliment from this boy, who up until last night I thought didn't remember my name or even paid attention to my presence at Boys' Brigade.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Spring is in the air
Spring is definitely in the air in Belfast. The weather is warmer, and you can just feel a spring energy about the place. With springtime comes a faster pace of activities in Whitehouse Presbyterian and Whitehouse Primary. The Girls' and Boys' Brigades are busily working to prepare for their respective Display/Parents' Nights. Both of the organizations are putting a lot of time and effort into planning programs to honor the work that the girls and boys have been doing this year. Each group has a different flare that they are putting on their display: the girls with a bit more classy and dance filled program, the boys with a comedy filled program (the more laughs the better).
This is also an exciting time of year for SWAT (the youth group at Whitehouse). Eight of the youth are preparing to go to Tremont, IL for a ten day mission trip around Easter. They, and their leaders, have been working very hard to raise funds for the trip. In the past month, I have had a great time attending various fundraisers - a disco night, pub quiz, Chinese buffet meal, and a movie premier of "We Bought a Zoo." Of most recent activity with the group, a leader was added to the list of people going on the trip, and that leader is me! That's right, I will be heading back to the states over Easter to take part in the mission trip. The itinerary is filled with a number of activities which will strengthen the relationships in the group and allow the youth to see God at work in an entirely different context. Those two aspects of the trip (building relationships and experiencing God in a different context) are at the core of my YAV year, so I am thrilled for the opportunity to share these experiences with people from Northern Ireland in the United States.
I have also been spending an increased amount of time at Whitehouse Primary school in these past couple of weeks. I am absolutely loving the time that I get to spend in the P4 classroom. This week, the teacher asked me if I could prepare a lesson on Martin Luther King, Jr. This was a challenge for me, as I have never planned lessons for that age of children. But in the end, I put together a pretty fun lesson for the kids. I started out by sharing about slaves in the United States and the progression to the abolition of slavery. We then talked about Jim Crow Laws and segregation in schools and public areas. I had the kids take part in a civil rights march, in which they made their own posters and marched around the classroom chanting "Jobs for all," "Equal treatment," and "Voting rights."
Another new happening for me in the primary school was speaking at a school assembly on Friday. The principal approached me on Monday and asked if I would be willing to talk at the P5-P7 morning assembly. I wasn't sure about what I should speak about, and Karl told me (as he is quite experienced in doing assemblies here) that I should just tell them about who I am and the types of changes I have experienced since moving to Northern Ireland. I started the assembly by talking about differences between the United States and Northern Ireland - driving on the other side of the road, the currency, and jargon like pants/trousers and chips/crisps. I then moved on to talk about popular sports in the United States like American football, baseball and basketball. As basketball is not a very popular sport here, I thought it would be fun to talk about it in more depth, so I shared about my experiences growing up playing the sport. Through my involvement in the sport I learned many valuable life skills such as work ethic, the value of teamwork, making commitments and learning how to succeed humbly and bounce back from failure. I went to a sporting shop before the assembly and bought a basketball so that I could bring it into the assembly and show some of the skills I learned through hard work and practice as a kid. I was very happy to I receive some 'oohs' and 'aws' from the kids when I spun the ball on my finger and dribbled the ball through my legs and behind my back.
Well there is an update on life in North Belfast. As always, thank you for reading and supporting Karl and me through this year. Please continue to keep us, our work, and the communities that we are working amongst in your prayers.
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| Making pizza with the Girls' Brigade |
This is also an exciting time of year for SWAT (the youth group at Whitehouse). Eight of the youth are preparing to go to Tremont, IL for a ten day mission trip around Easter. They, and their leaders, have been working very hard to raise funds for the trip. In the past month, I have had a great time attending various fundraisers - a disco night, pub quiz, Chinese buffet meal, and a movie premier of "We Bought a Zoo." Of most recent activity with the group, a leader was added to the list of people going on the trip, and that leader is me! That's right, I will be heading back to the states over Easter to take part in the mission trip. The itinerary is filled with a number of activities which will strengthen the relationships in the group and allow the youth to see God at work in an entirely different context. Those two aspects of the trip (building relationships and experiencing God in a different context) are at the core of my YAV year, so I am thrilled for the opportunity to share these experiences with people from Northern Ireland in the United States.
I have also been spending an increased amount of time at Whitehouse Primary school in these past couple of weeks. I am absolutely loving the time that I get to spend in the P4 classroom. This week, the teacher asked me if I could prepare a lesson on Martin Luther King, Jr. This was a challenge for me, as I have never planned lessons for that age of children. But in the end, I put together a pretty fun lesson for the kids. I started out by sharing about slaves in the United States and the progression to the abolition of slavery. We then talked about Jim Crow Laws and segregation in schools and public areas. I had the kids take part in a civil rights march, in which they made their own posters and marched around the classroom chanting "Jobs for all," "Equal treatment," and "Voting rights."
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| Making Civil Rights Posters |
Another new happening for me in the primary school was speaking at a school assembly on Friday. The principal approached me on Monday and asked if I would be willing to talk at the P5-P7 morning assembly. I wasn't sure about what I should speak about, and Karl told me (as he is quite experienced in doing assemblies here) that I should just tell them about who I am and the types of changes I have experienced since moving to Northern Ireland. I started the assembly by talking about differences between the United States and Northern Ireland - driving on the other side of the road, the currency, and jargon like pants/trousers and chips/crisps. I then moved on to talk about popular sports in the United States like American football, baseball and basketball. As basketball is not a very popular sport here, I thought it would be fun to talk about it in more depth, so I shared about my experiences growing up playing the sport. Through my involvement in the sport I learned many valuable life skills such as work ethic, the value of teamwork, making commitments and learning how to succeed humbly and bounce back from failure. I went to a sporting shop before the assembly and bought a basketball so that I could bring it into the assembly and show some of the skills I learned through hard work and practice as a kid. I was very happy to I receive some 'oohs' and 'aws' from the kids when I spun the ball on my finger and dribbled the ball through my legs and behind my back.
Well there is an update on life in North Belfast. As always, thank you for reading and supporting Karl and me through this year. Please continue to keep us, our work, and the communities that we are working amongst in your prayers.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Mountain Top Experiences
In my last post, I mentioned that I led worship and shared the message during church two Sundays ago. I followed the lectionary, so I spoke on the Transfiguration (Mark 9:2-9). I shared about mountain top experiences and how we all have (or will have) them during our lives. A mountain top experience is one in which we feel so utterly close to God that we can seem Him and His glory in true clarity. When we have mountain top experiences, it is easy to want to stay in them and never go back down the mountain. But the reality is that we have to go back down the mountain. However, we can take that feeling and the spiritual refueling from the mountain top experience with us and use it to serve and work alongside those people at the bottom of our mountain...I don't want to go on any further because I will spoil the video below!
Whitehouse Presbyterian Church is equipped with wonderful sound and video equipment, and they capture every service on video to share with members of the congregation who have a difficult time physically getting to church on a Sunday morning. I uploaded video from the service, but had to cut out some parts for confidentiality reasons. The video is in two parts: the first is the beginning portion of the service (including the children's address in which I accidentally used the word pants for trousers...oops!), and the second is my address. I hope you enjoy!
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