We've been here several days now and have finished our 2nd day at work. It's TOUGH work!! We're doing everything from sanding floors, painting, mudding, more sanding, more painting, scrubbing, cleaning, you name it! It's been hard, and we're all a little sore and high from paint/paint stripper fumes, but we're happy to be here.
We love it! Except for the rain. In case you didn't know, it rains in Ireland ALL THE TIME. But it's not too terrible. We just always take rain jackets! And the fact that several of us have almost gotten killed by buses and trains. That whole looking right instead of left before crossing the road is is difficult to remember! On Sunday, we went to church and then to Glendalough for the afternoon. It's amazing! Here are a few pictures from there.
So many incredibly old graves
Gorgeous lake
Just to prove we really were/are in Ireland :)
After the tour of Glendalough, we went to one of the church members house for a team dinner. It was delicious!! We had beef, roast potatoes, mashed potatoes, mashed turnips, mixed veggies, and carrots. For dessert we had trifles (which was basically banana pudding..very good) and fruit crisp (basically fruit cobbler) as well as fresh whipped cream. It was wonderful!
Our stay with our host family is going really well. We're actually staying with the pastor (although they don't like to use that word) and his wife, Fergus and Sarah. They're very gracious hosts and we love it. Two other team members, Dave and Sherry, are here too. Sarah has cooked us amazing meals every night and is taking great care of us! We're still adjusting to riding the train to and from town, but we're getting there. The first day, we watched our train go by and didn't get on. It can be quite confusing! All I can say is I sure am glad it's an English speaking country or else we'd be in REAL trouble!
Anyway, the stay is going well and we're having fun. It's definitely not been easy work or fun work necessarily, but it's so wonderful to know that we're helping to further the Kingdom of God by being here! Please continue to pray for our team as we're tired (not from jet lag anymore, but just tired from hard physical labor!!) and Satan is really trying to attack us each in different ways. We're all doing well though!
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