Im sad to say our time in Dublin has come to an end. Dublin feels like home now and Im going to miss it so much! I love this city but mostly I love seeing God work here. He has been so good! The first few days we were here I met a homeless man named Richard. He is one of many homeless people sitting on the streets of Dublin. As our team was walking from eating out back to the hostel Richard caught my eye. Daniel and I went back to talk to him. My heart went out to him. We talked for a little and he let us pray for him. God kept him on my heart. Everyday when we would be out in that area I would look for him but never saw him again. (This is how great our God is!) So a few nights before we left for family camp my computer screen cracked down the middle so my computer has been useless for a while. I didn’t do anything about it then because we couldn’t use it at family camp so I decided just to wait when I got back to Dublin to worry about it. I took my computer to the shop on Sunday and they were closed. I went back the next day and they told me they needed my charger. After the third trip I finally dropped my computer off. This time I didn’t cross the road to walk back like I usually do. I just kept walking straight. God guided my footsteps straight to Richard!!!! God used a not so great situation for me to bless me in huge way! I was so excited to see him. Richard was painting pictures to give away for donations. This man has a gift!! He had some amazing stuff! He looked like he had life in him again! Richard was excited to see me too. He said he had been looking for us but figured we had left already. We talked for a while and I just kept telling him what a gift he had for painting. He surprised me and said he wanted to paint one for me since I had been so nice to him. He loved talking to me because he said most people just pass him by so he doesn’t get a chance to talk to people that much. He was excited because he was leaving Sat to fly to London with a friend who was going to help him get back on his feet. Things were looking up for him and I was so full of joy for him! A few days later I saw him again. This time he was lifeless again and my heart broke when I saw this. Two men woke him up with a knife the night before and took all his money and he got news that his plans for London got delayed two weeks. My heart broke for him. I just tried to encourage him and speak life into him. I saw him the next day and as I was walking up to him he was finishing my painting. Love it! He had life in him again. God blessed me so much with meeting Richard. He is an amazing man. I ask that you all pray for him!! Pray for his safety and that he gets back on his feet soon!!! Pray that God keeps putting people in his path that show the love of God.
Last week we camped out at family camp for Dublin Christian Mission. This camp is a refuge for these families for a week. Its amazing how much this one week means to these families. They are from broken homes in very bad areas of town. So the kids are exposed to very hard things to deal with at a very young age. When we first got to camp it was hard for me. The kids were hard and will tell you they didn’t like you and stuff like that. By the middle of the week we were able to see major changes in All the kids. They just let their guards down and were truly having a blast! I was blessed to be one of three leaders for the girls 10 -12 yrs old. On Thursday night in session two girls asked Jesus in their hearts!!!!!!!!!!! This was an amazing night!! Praise God for these precious girls. After camp we came back to Dublin and went to church across the street from us. Some families from camp met us at church! This was the first time they have been in a Christian church. They loved it and will be there with us tomorrow! Please pray for these families. They are so beautiful and I just want to pray for protection spiritually and physically for them.
I just want to share how God used me today. This is amazing. I haven’t taken any pictures of Dublin yet because when we go places its just easier to go and worry about pictures later. Well today was my last day to get out in the city and God reminded me to take my camera. I didn’t want to because I knew my batteries were almost dead and I didn’t know where my camera was. Basically I was being lazy. But God made it obvious that I needed to get my camera. So I did. Since I was taking pictures I was taking my precious time. Not in a hurry at all. On the way back to the hostel I crossed to the middle of the road, at the spike. Again taking my time taking pictures. As I turned around from my last picture to head back to the hostel a woman was walking into traffic. She wasn’t paying any attention and was looking the opposite way of traffic. God placed me there that exact moment. I was the only person yelling and grabbing to pull her back on the sidewalk. I look back at everything that happened today up until that moment and I see how God perfectly placed me there at that moment. God is so good!! Im a blessed woman.
Please pray for our squad. The Awakening is next week then after that we head to Kenya!
