Hello again. I wish I had time to write about all the people we met on Saturday night. We got invited over for dinner enough times to fill the rest of the trip if we wanted to. Good times.
Sunday we went to the Annalong Presbyterian Church. It was interesting. They have a little praise band and sing some of the same songs you might hear in America as well as singing out of a two-hundred-year-old Psalter. Lot's of women still wear hats to church (in fact, many churches here still require them) and it was not too many years ago that this church did away with "family pews"--where each family bought it's own pew. It seems like a good church, though. Sunday night we went to the last of seven combined services in the neighboring town of Kilkeel. Five churches in the area went together to have a week of evening worship times going through the book of Ephesians one chapter at a time. It was also pretty neat.
On another note, we will be going to Germany on Wednesday and coming back on Sunday. The reason is that when we flew into Shannon last Monday, they only stamped our passport for 10 days. It was kind of a fluke--probably the agent thought we were going to try to stay and work--and everyone here was surprised by it. The crazy thing is that it was their mistake and now there's nothing to be done about it. Our options are to pay over $1000 to apply for an extension, leave the country and come back, or stay anyway. The last option would probably be fine, but we don't want to endanger our chances of coming back in the future. So we will be staying with our good friends the Greathouses at Black Forest Academy. We will re-enter the country on Sunday night at about 10:30pm (4:30 in Indiana).
Please pray for us! We have full confidence in the loving care of our Father, but it's obvious the our Enemy does not want us here. Pray that we would be able to have peace and rest in Jesus. Pray that we would have wisdom in dealing with the immigration officials. Pray on Sunday night that God would make a way for us. This is a small thing for Him and we are His children. He is the King. That's the truth.
Thanks for praying for us. May God bless us as we press into Him together. We love you all.
-mark
N. Irish Word of the day: pants = underpants (trowsers = pants)
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2 comments:
Hey. I was just able to read your blog. So much for being the third person to know things. I've been being filled in by people who don't even KNOW you! (Actually, it's not quite that bad.)
I've begun writing a real letter to you, but I guess now I wouldn't know where to send it. So I really just wanted to write and let you know you're not forgotten.
Also, enjoy your unexpected Tour d'Europe. Hope you remembered to pack some of your old song books from Taylor so you can sing 'em some good songs in German. Maybe you could earn money there by singing on a street corner! It would be a good story, anyway.
I've gotta get out of here. We're mindful of you and will pray for you. Don't give up!
~Lezlie
Mark & Ange,
We're praying. Relax and enjoy your stay in Germany - all things happen for a purpose and in God's timing.
Uncle Dan & Aunt Lucy
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