Ireland

 Just got back from Ireland last night. I had a great time, and did a lot in a very short amount of time. Easter Sunday I was in Dublin for the day, going on a tour bus around Dublin, it was also their independence day so we got to see the ceremony. Monday I went to see the cliffs of Moher, they were really beautiful. Tuesday I was back in Dublin again before flying back to England. I am so glad I got to do that trip. I have been wanting to go for years.

I come home next week which is a crazy thought. I have started looking for jobs, but no luck yet. I graduate in a few weeks which is exciting. I am not sure what I am doing after graduation. I really want to do some stuff with photography, but I'm not sure what yet.

Ireland Independence Day Ceremony 

The Cliffs of Moher

A nice cup of coffee

Today is April 15th, I leave for home in 3 weeks.
We had an unchained last weekend. It went really well. We did an Easter Mural with some students portraying the Easter story. We also did an easter egg hunt with a twist, egg hunt bingo. The kids loved it.
This was or last regular week. The next 2 weeks is Easter break. We have no The Point and no caffe nero for the next 2 weeks. What will I do with myself?? Emily is going to London on Sunday and I am meeting her there on Monday for the day in London. Then we will be in Ireland over Easter for 3 days.
 I am almost done with my last book required for my internship!! 60 pages left :-) Going to go read after I finish this.
I found some jobs online I am going to apply for, for when I get back to the states. That will be a huge blessing if I can get one.
The Royal wedding is coming up soon. No I will not be going to London for the Wedding but I might watch some on the TV. There is  commemorative stuff out every where.
I had my last house group last night. :-(  I will missing going on Wednesday nights. I do need to find a group when I get back, so if anyone is interested let me know!

It is beautiful out!

I cannot believe it is April 7th today. I leave for home 4 weeks from tomorrow.
The weeks are going by so fast. Right now we are planning another Unchained which is this Sunday. I am working with a few students on murals that depict the Easter Story which will be displayed at Unchained. There might also be a mural set up at Unchained for the students to draw on during the event. I am also putting together funny videos to be played while the band is playing.
The other intern and I have been doing a small group called The Starting Point with some girls that are involved with The Point. We have been teaching on the Book of Esther. We are almost done, just one week left. At the end after they know the story pretty well, know the history, we are going to watch the movie One Night With The King. The movie is not completely accurate but that is why we chose to work through the book in the bible first before showing it to them. We had about 4-5 students coming every week.
The Point is still going strong, we have about 25 students still coming every week. All the students are very different which is awesome. The students at The Point help with the planning and set up of Unchained.
I am working on a book right now called The Shaping of Things to Come. It is a lot like Liquid Church, however, I like this book better. It talks about having a missional church rather than an attractional church.
I got to go to Oxford last weekend, which was tons of fun. The other intern and I took the coach down to Oxford for the day. There were tons of people there since it was a Saturday, but we did get to see some good things. Like The Eagle and Child, a pub. C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien used to meet up there and talk about their books, for over a 20+ year period. We ate in the same room they met in :-) We also got to go by Christ Church College. Pieces of the Harry Potter movies were filmed there, like the grand hall (where they ate) and the inner court where they learned to fly on brooms.