Time's a Flyin'!

All Ireland Mission Conference - Dublin, Ireland

Senior Mission Couples Conference - Edinburg, Scotland

Our Mission President - President and Sister Griffiths

A Scottish Heeland Coo (Highland Cow)

We had another zone development training this week. Those happen every 6-7 weeks. Seems like just last week we had our first one!

Some impressions of things, other than zone development training:

Very strong winds. Trees down, tops off buildings. Hurricane force. We do so appreciate “roof’s safe shelter overhead" . . . and earplugs! Weren't even aware of it until we woke up and could see what was going on and read about what transpired during the night. The weather here is quite amazing. One day it literally went from sun to rain to snow at least four times in five hours. It puts Texas' claim of "If you don't like the weather just wait five minutes" to shame.

Tried to attend a branch out in the country for the first time. The wrong address was in a directory we have. That was the first problem. The second problem was following the Sat Nav back to where we should have been in the first place, on roads that were literally made for carts, not even one car wide. But we did get there . . . a half hour late. Oh well. Next time we will get there 30 minutes early to make up for it.

Some wee facts and trivia -

The island of Ireland is about the size of the state of Indiana. The population of the island is about 5.5 million (Republic of Ireland - 3.8 million, Northern Ireland - 1.7 million). For those keeping track, the population of Indiana is about 6 million.

The handheld harp is the official emblem of Ireland, not the shamrock.

Average daytime temperature in Belfast is 43.7°F in January and 63.5°F in July.

There are no snakes in all of Ireland thanks to St. Patrick. Of all the legends surrounding this popular figure, the most long-lived is the story of St. Patrick driving the snakes from Ireland. As the population of Ireland looked on, St. Patrick pounded a drum and banished the snakes. Apparently most of them went toTexas.

C.S.Lewis was born in Belfast and so was the Titanic.


Off to a great start in 2012!

Love to all,
Sister B.

coddin - kidding, joking with
braces - suspenders
ginger - red hair
biscuit - cookie
knackered - very tired