meetings and greetings

We've had a good couple of days here and had some exciting conversations. On Monday we had breakfast with a guy who felt that God was leading him to open a music school in Lisburn. It's done really well and he's looking to help other people open similar schools in other towns. He was an idea guy, really fun to talk with, and gave us some interesting things to think over.

After that we drove to the Belfast International Airport and flew to Bristol, England (gotta love EasyJet) to meet the UK director for Bible Centered Ministries. BCM is the organization that owns Mullartown House, so we wanted to meet our bosses and learn about BCM and what they do. It was a good time and we enjoyed them very much.

This morning we had coffee with Keith Neill, who is the youth pastor at Lisburn Cathedral, an Anglican church. We were refreshed and very encouraged by the things they are doing. They have a nightclub for youth called Fusion which attracts a lot of the goth kids in town. They also do pub ministry when most Protestants won't even go near a pub. On the whole, they're just really progressive and open to whatever they see God doing.

So there's that. We've posted more pictures on the photo site if you haven't found them yet. God bless.

Mark

N.Irish word of the day: mangin' = nasty; Pronounced like "hanging." Example: That milk is mangin'. I think it's starting to curdle. Noun form would be manger; as in "Girls are mangers. Some of them didn't shower all week last summer at camp."