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

Hello All!

I'm back in Ireland and back at work!  It's so great to be back.  Yesterday was a beautiful day...the sun was shining and after church three other girls and I went to the beach to eat our lunch.  It was wonderful!  I'm busy working on the next edition of the Assemblies of God Ireland magazine.  I feel extremely behind since I was gone for so long, but I'm sure I'll get it all done.  

I'm leaving again on Thursday for a conference in Amsterdam for four days!  My life is pretty busy and exciting right now and I'm loving every moment of it!  

Hope everyone back home is doing wonderful.  Love you all!

Bethany

Hello All,

Everything has gone well back home in Oklahoma.  It has been great getting to see so many of you.  I'll be heading back to Ireland on Thursday.  I'm looking forward to getting back to work and back in the swing of things.  

Hope this find everyone happy and healthy.

Bethany

Hello All!

I have just returned from a great week-long conference.  This is the Dream 2008 conference I have been telling everyone that we have been working so hard to get ready for.  Everything was great.  The speakers and services were phenomenal.  We had close to 300 kids in the children's programs alone.  Overall, it was a wonderful week and many people were blessed.

On a more personal note, my grandpa is extremely ill.  He was diagnosed with lung cancer right before I left for Ireland.  Although it looked for a while like he was getting better and making progress, this last week he has taken a fatal dive for the worst.  I am planning on going home for a few weeks to be with my family.  I'll leave Ireland on Tuesday.

I would so much appreciate your prayers for 1) My grandfather 2) My family, especially my grandma and my mom 3) for traveling mercies as I will be going back and forth over the next month 4) That the work here in Ireland does not fall too far behind while I'm away.

Thank you so much for your prayers and support.  Love you all.

Bethany

Hello All!

Sorry it's been a while since my last blog.  I've been so swamped with getting ready for this island-wide conference at the end of March  called Dream 2008.  It's going to be a great conference with all the church people of Ireland getting a change to come together and listen to great speakers and have a time to relax.  

I got my first magazine back last week.  It is called "Link" because its purpose is to connect all the churches of Ireland to be united (North and South). So I have officially finished my first publication for the National Assemblies of God Ireland.  It was very exciting.  We did a big mail shot and sent out tons of magazines to each of the churches.  It was great to see something that I worked so hard on in print and all finished.

I hear the weather is much better at home than it is here!  It has been storming, cold and dark all week.  Enjoy the sunshine!

Love you all and miss you very much!

Beth