The students have been here for 25 days now. We got back last Friday from an incredible trip to Killarney in the southwest of Ireland. We enjoyed weather rarely seen by Ireland for 4 consecutive days which allowed us to spend long days traveling around the beautiful coastline.
We spent time learning a bit about the immigration of many Irish people in the previous 2-3 centuries from the Queenstown Museum. We stopped for several hours at the infamous Blarney Castle where many attained the “gift of gab” with a touch of their lips to the “stone”. We traveled the Dingle Peninsula the Ring of Kerry and got out to see an ancient monastery site called Skellig Michael. I‘m sure this was a highlight for several, while the 10 mile boat ride in open sea might have been harder to stomach for others. The Gap of Dunloe also provided quite an adventure that you should ask the students about.
We’ve been back in Greystones for a few days now and everyone seems to feel a bit more like this is home. At the same time, this is an adjustment for all of us, so there are the usual ups and downs of a new place, away from home, with new people. We are learning so much from these new things though.
We started small groups two nights ago which should be a great opportunity to dig deeper on what it means to be a deeply committed follower of Christ.
We are reminded continually that we are blessed to have this opportunity. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers as we live life together in a beautiful place full of rich history and culture.
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