Great Time had at Northern Ireland Conference

We had a wonderful time in Northern Ireland over the Conference weekend at the beginning November, renewing acquaintances and making new friends.  Friday night was spent in St John’s Parish Church, Mullaghbrack, Markethill with the Charity Shop volunteers and local Church Contacts.  Brian and Ruth Agnew led us in worship before we shared recent developments in the world of AAC and took a look at what a huge difference the Charity Shop has made to our work.  The evening was finished off with a huge spread – thank you to all who contributed!

Our Day Conference on Saturday was held in Cairnshill Methodist Church, Belfast and was attended by sponsors, supporters and Reps from as far afield as Sligo and Inverness!  Video messages and updates from all the international offices brought us all up-to-date and local news and reports were also shared.  Joe Kennedy also spoke about his recent Albania trip and the use of CEF resources there to help the evangelism team.  Worship was led by Dave McCready and band and the whole day finished off with a time of prayer.  We left feeling uplifted and encouraged.

                                                                       

Sunday morning services were at Belvoir and Cairnshill Methodist Churches with all ages involved in the service and children’s group.  This was followed by a fundraising lunch which raised £400 to help our needy children.  The whole weekend was a great encouragement – thank you to everyone who hosted, cooked, provided accommodation, led, participated and came along to support us.  Together we are Changing the World … One Child at a Time.