Cross Vigil
DAY 39: Friday 23 October
One more day to go after this one. Mr. Indescribable,
Kevin the Muffin, will not be doing his muffin run tomorrow, so this
is my last muffin of the Cross Vigil. Thanks Kevin, every muffin was
delicious. I want to encourage people to call in to Kevin's FEED Cafe
beside the Methodist Church on the Shankill Road and give him some deserved
business.
The past 7 weeks have flown in. It is so hard to believe
there is only day left to do. I feel like I want to keep this going.
Others have said how much they are going to miss just stopping by. But
hey, there is much to be done beyond the Cross Vigil. It's time to come
down from the mountain!
Fixing the plaque to the base of the Peace Pole. The
reason the base is a huge concrete ballard is because these kind of
ballards were all over Northern Ireland during "The Troubles"
to prevent Car Bombs being driven up close to buildings. So it reminds
us of the past, but the Peace Pole is the expression of better future.
After the Muffin man left there was a delivery of KFC.
I got so excited I called it "Kentucky Fricken". It brought
by Pastor Jim Armour (not in the pic) and eaten by me and Tommy Latimer.
Soon after this my sister in law Sally came along with a pot of home
made vegetable soup (maybe I will stay here for another few weeks!).
Left Pic: Duncan and Tanya Hanson and their daughter
Nicole from South Africa, but have been in England for the past 3 years
ministering. They have been in touch via email during these years and
decided they wanted to come over to Belfast for the last weekend of
the Cross Vigil. Right Pic: Rebecca and Christine Posing with the Pastor.
Pastor Geoff Feasey from England. Geoff was Pastor
in Ballysillan Elim for 5 years prior to me going there for 10 years.
Jeff is also a member of the Elim Executive, the National Leadership
Team. He got into a taxi in downtown Belfast and told the taxi driver
he was looking for a Pastor who is standing somewhere with a cross.
The taxi driver drove him straight to me! Geoff was well impressed by
all that's going on and by the development of City Life Centre. We were
soon joined by Pastor Gordon Graham from our Elim Church in Larne. He
brought me a box of Maltesers and a card with an encouraging message.
Thanks men. I deeply appreciated your visit.
Jim McAuley did a great job in pasting posters for
the concert and the church up in every available spot. Look at the fence
behind him! Thomas, alias Boneyard, was the last to visit today. It
was another very busy day talking with those who stopped and waving
at those who waved and sounded their horns.
