Sermon on the Mount....ok, not really :-)

Things have been going quite well over the past several days. It has been great getting back into the swing of things and investing into the youth of Kilkeel again. It has been a wee bit crazy since the school year is coming to a close this week, but it also has provided great opportunities to hang out at the school more with the youth since they aren't doing much.

Sunday was our last YF for the year. So we walked up Knockree (part of the Mourne Mountains) and I had the opportunity to give an end of the year encouragement. It was quite brilliant!! It was absolutely gorgeous and being able to teach on the side of a hill was an incredible experence.

This week I am just down at the school hanging out as things are wrapping up. Along with that, I am helping with events and activities that we will be having this summer. And also, helping develop E.T.C which stands for Every Though Captive. It is a 12 week seminar that Samuel and I are working on developing that is geared towards young men and women to equip them with the wisdom and skills to approach relationships and sex in a healthy, God-glorifying way. And to do that, our overall encouragement is to "Take every thought Captive to Him." So please be in prayer as we are working on this. Our hope is to have it ready to launch a test run of it in the autumn.

Thanks for your continued prayers and support. Feel free to say hi...I would love to hear from you :-).

Yearning for Christ,
Jason

Settling Back In :-)

Well after a long wait and much anticipation, I am finally getting settled back in my flat in Kilkeel. The past day and a half has been in once sense, very surreal. It's been great seeing people again. Often times it feels like I was just here yesterday. But then when I look around and realize that the school year is pretty much over and that summer is right around the corner, then I see that much has gone by.

God is good and it is very exciting to be back in the swing of things as we plan for the future. The biggest thing that we have coming up is about 4 weeks from now when a team of 15 people will be coming out to join us for a couple of weeks. They will be helping us out in many areas, but most significantly out on Kittys Road. We (and they) are very much looking forward for their arrival and to continue the relationships that were begun last summer. So as you think of it, please be in prayer for them as they get ready for the trip and travel here.

Otherwise, for the next week or so I will just be hanging about the school going on various trips with students. Tomorrow I get to go with the Year 11's up to Lisborn for the day, so that will be great craic (I'm pickin up the lingo again quite quickly ;-) ).

One other thing that I would ask your prayers for is for the families of the poeple who were involved in a local plane crash last week. The funerals will be tomorrow and it will be a very sad day through Kilkeel and Annalong. This tragedy has been devastating to the local community, so please be in prayer for the families and friends as they mourn. The tremendous blessing in the situation is that all three who died were believers!

Yearning for Christ,
Jason

Answer to Prayer!!!

Well after a long wait and much prayer, God showed up and showed off His Greatness by allowing me to finally get my Visa!!! I am sooooo excited. I just want to thank everyone for your prayers and support over the past couple of months....it has been very encouraging!!

I will be leaving Tuesday evening to fly back to Dublin. I will arrive at 8:30am and within a couple of hours be back in the lovely town of Kilkeel! I am very excited to get back over there and jump back into things. I ask that you continue to pray for my ministry over there with the youth in the community. There are many exciting things that we are looking forward to, so make sure you check back regularly for updates on what's happening.

As of now, I am packing things up and spending the last few days in the states with family. Again I want to thank you for your prayers and support....God is Great!!! Psalm 24:1 "The earth is the Lord's and everything in it!"

Yearning for Christ,

Jason

Nearly there....please PRAY :-)

Well I can finally send in my Visa application again. So I ask that you would pray that God would grant me favor in the eyes of the British Consulate. The goal is to have my Visa by the end of the week so that I will be able to head back to Northern Ireland on Tuesday, June 16th. I am really excited that things are moving again. So please be in prayer with me as I wait to hear back about my Visa.

Thank you so much for your prayers and support. May we continue to keep our eyes on Christ. I will keep you posted on my Visa!!

Yearning for Christ,
Jason