God on Tap

For the past 3-4 years we've held an event on campus at Trinity College working with the Methodist Chaplain, our friend, Jools Hamilton. God on Tap (GoT) is an event built on conversation with the sole goal of building relationships with students on campus from any background imaginable. We centre these conversations on hot topics of the day, focusing on mostly on life, faith, and how the two intertwine. It's always great time connecting with students from around Ireland and beyond.

This past week we had our first GoT of the semester. It was small but foundational for how we proceed. We will be having 5 more GoT's this term, and six scheduled for the Spring semester. The most we've ever had!

Please keep this event and these students in your prayers. These conversations are hugely important...not because answers are given, but because relationships are built. God moves through relationships and human interaction. We believe that God is moving, and we are all better for having spent time together.

Thank you for all your prayers and support. Together we are playing a part of what God is doing in Ireland.

Better Together

As many of you know, we work with Students For Christ Europe and try to network with our colleagues across the continent from time to time. This time, some of them came over to us. Blair and Dina Bonan have done university ministry in Belgium for many years and are now heading up SFC Europe. They do a lot of traveling to various groups, where they see what's going on there and give loads of encouragement, advice, and prayer. They spent a few days with us in Dublin and traveled down to Limerick to visit the SFC group there. 

We had so much fun laughing and talking with them. We even got to share my (Katy's) favorite Louisiana food...jambalaya! We packed a bunch of meetings in with other pastors and leaders in the area. It was a time of refreshment and encouragement. We value their wisdom with student ministry as well as family life and we are honored to call them our friends. 

Our SFC Europe community has been such a great support to us since we arrived here in Ireland. God, in His wisdom, brings us together to work in community. We are not meant to be alone in our personal walks with Him or in our work as believers. We are better together. 

4 Prayers

Here are four things coming up. We would appreciate you joining us in prayer.

1. God on Tap - This is an event designed to help us connect with university students from all faiths and backgrounds. Our goal is to build relationships through meaningful conversation.
2. SALT - Katy will be finishing AGI's school of leadership this term. Please pray for a strong finish.
3. St. Mark's South Alpha Course - This weekly event is designed to introduce people to God and launches in January. Katy will be the point person for SMS Alpha. Prayer for the prep happening through the Autumn
4. UCD - We are continuing to connect with students and staff on this campus. This is the largest university in Ireland and is a strategic point for work to begin.

Thank you so much for all your prayers and support. Together we are connecting students to Christ in Ireland.