Dear Prayer Partners,
This afternoon, I am writing to you from a surprisingly snowy Ireland. Snow doesn’t come down very often here, so it was a shocking surprise to wake up to this morning.
Speaking of surprises, my siblings and I pulled off a rather good one for Christmas. I snuck home to California for Christmas on Christmas Eve eve. My niece, nephews, and dad had no idea I was coming. Julia my niece was so shocked at my arrival in her living room that she accidently wacked her brother Ethan in the face when we group hugged.
I can’t tell you how lovely and deliciously ordinary it was to be with my family in person for the holidays. We jam-packed tea parties, family photos, my sister Amy’s 40th birthday, and ordinary everyday stuff into 13 days. It was just what I needed for Christmas. Please pray for the homesickness that sets in after I come back from California.
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When I arrived back home to Ireland, it was right back into the thick of church life and ministry. We started up all of our home groups and kids’ ministry after the holidays. It was so fun to have everything back up and running. I’ve begun meeting with an older lady in our church who needs some help with everyday errands and grocery shopping. She is full of personality but is in the early stages of memory loss. I am so honored to spend time with her and listen to her stories as we wander around town. Please pray for my time with this woman and the time I spend with my church family to be centered on the Holy Spirit.
My co-pastors, Luke and Tim and I traveled to Glasgow, Scotland at the beginning of February to participate in a Nazarene Pastoral Prayer Retreat. We had a wonderful time together as colleagues and friends as well as getting to know other pastors in our region. Our speaker talked about margin and rest which really resonated with me as an administrator and a pastor. Please pray for my willingness and ability to create margin and rest as a part of my daily life.
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Last weekend, I was honored and humbled to be asked to speak at a camp for Mothers and Daughters hosted by Scripture Union. I was able to speak to the moms on Saturday evening about prayer and offer unique styles of prayer to these mothers. We ended up having a really vulnerable and open conversation about the difficulties of parenting and the necessity for community. Please pray for these moms as they go back to their ordinary lives and search for community with other moms.
At the beginning of this week, our church received planning permission approval from the local county council to begin rebuilding and renovating our existing church building into one that will serve and grow our church and community in the future. My co-pastors, church board, and many other helpers along the way have worked hard on this application and waited patiently for approval. We are excited to see what the Lord has for us as we begin to build. Please pray for this project that we pursue amid an already growing congregation and church family. Please pray for the fundraising process, that God would be in the details of that process.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your consistent and intentional prayers and support of my ministry in Greystones, Ireland.
All my love and prayers,
Molly
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