Last week we played host to a friend of ours from Belfast, Northern Ireland. David Porter is working on a doctorate from The Robert Webber Institute for Worship Studies in Jacksonville. Having begun in January, he is required to be on campus for a week very 6 months while working on his degree and decided to come a few days early to spend them with us.
We met David last April in the Czech Republic when we were there for the Europe Worship Link Conference. Then, in September we spent the weekend with his family in Belfast and joined him singing in the choir for New Irish Arts' Ireland in Praise.
It was really good having him here and we had many engaging discussions about Ireland and what's happening there, as well as what the Lord is doing in each of our lives.
Last Sunday morning (the 8th) the three of us sang Be Thou My Vision and David played his tin whistle, which gave everyone goosebumps. People loved it. There is just something so close to the soul about Irish instruments.
David then shared a bit about the state of the church in Ireland and why the ministry that we are doing is so important. We had some who have heard all about it from us tell us that they finally get the vision and realize that we really need to be there.
I'm ready.
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