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Broken legs and God’s mercy (2)
It was the first day of the Easter holiday, William was in such good spirits that he was doing a little dance in the kitchen, then it happened, what we always feared, his legs collapsed and he hit the kitchen floor. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy weakens the muscles so that falls are not uncommon, we do…
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Who was St Patrick and why celebrate his life?
As we look forward to St Patrick’s Day, it’s a good opportunity for us to remember who he was and why we should celebrate him. Who was St Patrick? The time was the 4th Century AD, Emperor Theodosius (347-395AD) was reigning and Patrick was born to Calpornius and Conchessa. His family were involved in the local…
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Prayer for the family of Abby McDowell
Loving Lord, we are so sorry to learn of the death of Abby McDowell. Death is always so painful, but when it’s a child we feel like we’ve been robbed. For a parent to lose a child, for siblings to lose their sister at such a young age, and for friends to lose a school…
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Parenting and Disability
Nick and Dorothy were recently asked by “Faith in Kids” to do a podcast on parenting and disability. You can listen to it here:
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Outwardly wasting away
Very sadly, Dorothy’s sister Elizabeth died on 7th December. She was only 48 and had been due to move back to Ireland as I write today. We are so sad that she never made it home to Ireland, but we know she’s now at home with the Lord which is better by far. A few…
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So what do you actually do at a Bible Study?!
Every week at 8:30pm we meet together for a Bible Study, but what is that and why should you give up an evening to join us?! Well it’s a fairly unique opportunity to have a breather from whatever has been going on in the week and to be refreshed by God’s Word. Psalm 19 tells…
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Easter Reflections – 7 Sayings from the Cross
Introduction Cry 1 – Father forgive them Cry 2 – Today you will be with me in paradise Cry 3 – Dear woman, here is your son Cry 4 – My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Cry 5 – I thirst Cry 6 – It is finished Cry 7 – Father into…
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April Gerald and Louise update
Hi everyone, We hope you are doing well. We are now coming to the end of our time in the UK. We have had a great time although sleep has been in even shorter supply than it was in Kenya – we hope that will improve when they realise they are back in the home that is…
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How can you help Ukraine?
We may feel powerless. What can you do? I was struck by these words: “For we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, of the affliction we experienced… For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death.…
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Dear despairing young person (5)
Do you ever feel like no one understands you? Maybe something has happened to you and you just feel that no one else gets it, no one is there to support you. Hagar felt a bit like that. She had been badly treated and ended up pregnant. She felt no one would understand, not one…