An update in July

 

       

Passage East Goats

               
                 SUMMER
           The change from Spring into Summer has been in motion the last couple of months.  Where the leaves are filling in the trees and wild berries start lining the roads and hedges.  We’ve had a good few weeks of solid sunshine which calls for a lot of outdoor activity.  The other week, we both had an afternoon and the next morning off; so we booked it out to West Cork, three and a half hours away to find ourselves in a tiny town called Castletownbere.  That part of the country is one of the most beautiful, as if you were driving through the set of Lord of the Rings; the closest thing to mountains we have found yet.

 

Sebastian leading our weekly Wednesday night worship and prayer night

          
          CHURCH
    Church on Sundays are still a good gathering of between 70-100 adults and 10-30 children, it fluctuates each week.  Many times we’ll have visitors from all over who are here on holiday and want a church to go to while they are visiting; thank goodness for google!  Its always a good sight to see new families coming in and finding out what were all about.  We are currently going through the book of John, {you are welcome to hear any of the sermons on line at calvarywaterford.com.}.    
        


           HOLIDAY
    Last April Sebastian surprised me with a trip to Switzerland for a short, five day holiday to celebrate my birthday and our second anniversary.  He booked everything in advance and didn’t tell me until two weeks before we were supposed to leave. I was easily shocked and couldn’t bring myself to believe it until we were actually on the plane.  Switzerland has been on my top list of places to go since I’ve met and gotten to know the Müller clan, because of how much history they themselves have there.  We got to stay with long time friends of theirs, meet family, and we're shown around the real Swiss way.  It’s safe to say it was one of my favourite countries I’ve visited thus far.

  
             TEAM
    Couple weeks ago we had a team from Calvary Chapel South Bay in Los Angles come over and help out at the church.  Taught our Sunday school, face painted, made balloon animals, and cooked us a big bbq lunch out in the back, and afterwards, cleaned up till the place was spotless.  Though it was for a short time, it was great to have them serve in our community.


            CARRICK
    The small prayer group we are leading in Carrick-on-Suir is still going great. There are not many of us but it has been a really wonderful time of prayer and fellowship. We know that God is moving and he has really started to bind the few believers there together in a beautiful way. Please pray that it grows healthily and that people with a heart for the town would come and pray with us.



        COMMUNITY SHED

Community at the cabin

    Back in our October update I mentioned the community cabin, shed, man shed, hang out place, etc. Well, during the winter its no use working on it, but more recently the weather has lightend up a bit; the roof is more or less back on and stable, (which was blown off during the windy rain storms in the winter) and we’ve got a deck on it now.  Some of the lads have put a lot of their time and effort in making it what it is, we can’t wait till the finished project!  Having our community group out there every week when the weather is great is a treat. It has really become a great outreach to be able to meet new people and invite them into our "little" project.
   
       
             PORTICO
    Ah yes… the little hole in the wall which we like to call Portico Coffee, established in October of the year two thousand thirteen, serving customers from all over the world ever since.  I’m happy to say we are still serving great coffee and Gods love, check us out online at our website; porticocoffee.com, on Facebook or follow us on Instagram at porticocoffeewaterford.  This tiny shop is where I am most days, taking orders, making coffee, and restocking the merchandise.  The people I get to work with are pretty great, though we are few, we get the job done.  I don’t mention the folks we work with enough.. I feel like God has brought all the right people in His right timing in and out, through this shop and the church.  We’re thankful for each one of them.         
    Though we are still very low on staff in Portico, within the last two months, we have had two people step up and start training and working shifts.  What a difference it makes with more people to take even one shift a week. Often times working at Portico just seems like another job but every day the good news is shared with people and we know that lives are being changed to the glory of God.

             PRAYER
     Thank you again for all the prayers, love, and financial gifts you have sent our way.  Without the provision God provides through our Church family around the world, we wouldn't be serving here.

     ~ Kids camp this week coming - pray for salvation for the neighborhood kids who will be attending, and for all the volunteers, that it will go smoothly.

    ~ Continual Provision - our visa renewals are due in October, along with our insurance and car registration. {All of these add up very quickly!}

Praying and thanking God for each one of you!

The Müllers