St. Patrick's Day and Easter

The team took a float to the St. Patrick's Day parade in Buncrana and had the Big Red Bus parked on the main street for the festivities. They had face painting in the downstairs of the bus, and upstairs, they had an exhibition of St. Patrick, John Newton, and modern-day slavery. The exhibition included paintings and the common thread of slavery. Many people don't realize that St. Patrick was a slave in Ireland, and he later returned after his escape to share the Gospel. They also made an Amazing Grace float for the parade. The float was a re-creation of John Newton's ship, the Greyhound, and included children from Scoil Iosagain, a local elementary school. This was the first time that the team was able to work with this school. Praise the Lord for this new connection!

Here's a link to a video of the Parade.
http://andrewgw.multiply.com/video/item/5

Valerie chatting with Charlotte, a fellow footballer (soccer player) from Buncrana women's team




They will have an Amazing Grace Celebration on Easter. April 8th is the date that John Newton sailed into Lough Swilly in 1748. You can find the story at

www.amazinggrace.ie

The celebration will be held at the Gateway Hotel. The town council will be invited, a choir will sing Amazing Grace, and there will be an Amazing Grace dance performed by members of the OM team. Pray that God will bring many to this event and speak to them through John Newton's story of grace and hope found in Christ.