Sunshine!

So pretty much since I arrived the weather has been really good.  It hasn't been technically "hot" but its been sunny.  I heard that the weather most of the summer was terrible (pouring rain and pretty cold).  I know this weather isn't going to last forever, so I'll enjoy it while I can.  

Its been a week since I last wrote and so far things are going pretty well.  I've done a lot of meeting people, and learning to use the public transportation (its great not to have to drive!).  I live in Dun Laoghaire in a house called Graceville.  I have 3 other housemates, Emma, Adam and Michael who are all from Ireland.  I also work with them at Urban Junction.  There's no one thing that has really happened that I would consider exciting or extraordinary, but the novelty of living in a different country hasn't worn off yet.  

I'll take some pictures and post them up soon.

Arrived

I've finally arrived.  I feel like I've been talking about this trip for so long and now its a reality.  I landed in Dublin yesterday (Tuesday the 16th) at around 10am, after a long night of flying.  My uncle collected me from the airport along with another couple that works for GEM in Ireland.  I did ok for a while, but by 1pm I was exhausted and managed to sleep most of the afternoon.  I woke up around 4pm and made myself stay awake til 8:30, when finally I went to bed...it was glorious.  

Today I moved into the house owned by the church that runs Urban Junction in Dun Laoghaire and met my 3 housemates.  Tonight I'll probably settle in and such, I can't wait to see what the Lord is going to do this year.  I'm going to miss the sunshine though.

Going, Going,...Gone

Hey everyone, 

Thanks so much for all of the encouragement and support that you have given me.  I know its been a while since I wrote last, I have been so busy getting everything ready to leave.  Last time I wrote I was still in Ireland, well, I'm back in the states (I came back on Aug 20th) and will be leaving again in about 9 days.  God has been so amazing in providing for my needs.  Here's whats going on...

I will be leaving on Sept. 15th to go work in Blackrock, a suburb of Dublin, with Urban Junction (www.urban-junction.com) where I will be working with the local youth.  I will still be working with Matt and Hailey Kingsley, Just not as indepth as originally planned.  Matt has been a  huge encouragement and was the one who initially introduced me to Urban Junction.  All that being said I'm still about 1,000 dollars total, short of my goal financial support.  If you would like to partner with me in this adventure you can do so by logging on to gemission.org and click on the "donate" link, then click on the "giving online" link, then click on the "donate now" link, followed by the "give now" link.  Once you are on the "giving" page just follow the steps (under the "Missionaries and Projects" section choose " Missionaries", find my name Liz Matthews on the list).  Thank you again for all of your encouragement and support.