Tell Me Something Good

Hello Everyone, I hope you all had a marvelous Thanksgiving with friends and families and are enjoying the celebrations of this Christmas season! A few things have happened since we last shared with you all. So if today is one of those days where you just need to hear that something good is happening in this world, that God is moving, here you go.

A week ago we had the chance to join up with other youth groups in Ireland at Open Arms Church in the town of Newbridge. The event was called Mini Pulse and this was the second year they had put it on for youth groups across the country. James and I weren't really sure what to expect, but in hearing how excited our youth were to go again it seemed like it was going to be good. We had the opportunity to take 17 teenagers from our youth group to Mini Pulse.The event was set up with time for the kids to hang out, worship, play games, hear a message, and then receive prayer. During Mini Pulse we saw a lot of firsts happen for our youth...

We looked on as our youth kids met up with around 150 Irish youth and got excited about Jesus together!

We watched our youth group dive into worship together.

We saw our youth group listen intently to a man who spoke to them of being the "Joshua Generation" who are going to take Ireland for the Kingdom in a way that no previous generation has had the opportunity.

We stood in amazement as most of our youth kids went up to receive prayer at the altar. Some even choosing to go alone when their friends wouldn't come up with them.

Our hearts were overflowing with the very real and powerful presence of the Holy Spirit that met our youth group this past Friday night and changed their hearts for eternity.

For all of you that have been praying for us and our ministry here within the youth group specifically, THANK YOU! God is moving in powerful ways but keep on praying for them. As much as we are seeing breakthrough in them we are also seeing all of the lies, attacks, and circumstances the enemy is throwing their way to try to stop them from becoming the men and women they were created to be. So just keep on interceding for our youth and we will continue to share with you what your prayers are accomplishing over here for the Kingdom. It's good stuff!

We also had the opportunity to celebrate our first American Thanksgiving in Ireland, and it was such a wonderful celebration.

One of the families in our church who have become such sweet friends were willing to host it for us due to our guest list being a bit bigger than our apartment.

James cooked his first turkey and it was a succulent success! Everybody was raving about it. Shout out to my father-in-law for providing the equivalent of the Bible for how to cook a turkey well.

We ate, drank, chatted, and enjoyed each other's company for hours. These people have been such an incredible blessing in our lives in the 3 months we have been here in Ireland. It was such a special thing to get to come together with them and share this holiday with those who have made Ireland our new home.

To all our friends, family, prayer warriors, and supporters back in the States, thank you for how you have steadfastly stood by us this past year as we unveiled this call to go to Ireland, walked the road to get here, and now have been here answering the call for the past 3 months. We are grateful from the bottom of our hearts for each of you.