Hi friends and family!

Hope this finds each of you having a great day.  It is a little cold and cloudy here in Ireland today, but still a good day.  I'm trying to finish up work on the summer edition of the Assemblies of God Ireland magazine.  My goal is to have it finished and sent off to the printers by the end of the week, so I can be sending them all off to all the churches by the beginning of June.  I'm only waiting on information for one more story and we will be well on our way.  Yeah!!

Miss everyone!

Bethany

Hi Everyone!!

I went to the doctor's office this morning.  Let me tell you...such a different experience to anything I'm used to.  It was a complete madhouse.  Someone asked me to pass the receptionist her urine sample...ewwww!!  Haha!  It was so packed with people and then my American Visa wouldn't work because they only accept "chip" card....it was just a long crazy experience.  

Anyway, hope everyone is doing great!!  Love you all!

Bethany

Hi friends and family!

Well, I have just returned from the Netherlands today (actually tonight because I'm writing this at 1:30 in the morning!) from a wonderful conference and a time of relaxation.  This last month has been a rough month and over the past few days in the Netherlands I was really able to refocus my purpose and vision for being in Ireland.  

An important statistic I learned while at this conference:

• 30,000 people a day come to know Christ in Latin America.
• 20,000 people a day come to know Christ in China.
• 15,000 people a day come to know Christ in Africa.
• 7,000 people a day walk out of church in Northern Europe.
  

This broke my heart when I heard this.  People in this area of the world have been hurt so deeply by the Church establishment, that many of them view it as such a deep wound that will never heal.  

Also, the statistics for this study came from a BBC program, which gives me confidence in the numbers.  These statistics came from someone who has no ulterior motive to say different numbers (not saying anything, you just have to be aware of where you are getting your information!).

This brief statistic changed my whole mindset this weekend.  Please keep these 7,000 a day in your prayers.

Hope everyone is doing great!  Miss you all and love you lots!

Bethany