Apprentice

They say exercise is good for you in more than just the physical sense, it improves the mood and can ease anxiety and depression. We are holistic creatures after all, and our physical world is not divorced from our mental or emotional world. For instance, it is impossible for me to fly a kite without [...]

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Dear friends,
It’s almost been one year since I started my work in Greystones. It looks like I’ll be sticking around here for another couple of years. There’s work to be done! I thought I’d write you a short email [this was originally sent as an email to my supporters - John] to let you know [...]

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I’ve been trying to get back into running after roughly a year out. Greystones Presbyterian Church want to have me work as a Ministry Apprentice next year so I’m running two races in Phoenix Park, Dublin this month to raise funds. By the way… would you like to sponsor me?
So I’m back in training. I [...]

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It’s reflection time so I decided to blog a little. I’ve been at Encounter now since Sunday. Encounter is a fantastic experience but it does tend to shake you up (in a good way). My naturally introverted ways are really standing out while I get used to all these strangers who I’ll soon come to [...]

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Weird day running wise. Weird but good. I hadn’t run since Monday and since then I’ve done a lot of travelling. Also, today I was considering not running either because I was going to give blood. Later in the day I found out that the mobile blood transfusion clinic had moved on from Clonmel so [...]

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Great news! I’ve been accepted for the SWIM programme! Exactly which church I’ll be serving at still has to be worked out yet. I mentioned that MCC would be my first choice in the interview and I really hope that’s where they send me. Keep praying.
No running today. I’m thinking of either focusing on weights [...]

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Ran the 5K again today. This should have been my day for cross-training or rest but I thought I had to go to Dublin tomorrow for another Encounter Summer Staff training day. I wasn’t thinking and got my days mixed up, the training days are Wednesday and Thursday. Thinking that I wouldn’t get to run [...]

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No running yesterday because I had to go to Dun Laoghaire for an Encounter Summer Staff training day. It was a good day but I was feeling rough because I didn’t get much sleep and all the travelling lately is taking its toll on me. My tiredness and initial uneasiness around crowds made me kind [...]

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First day back running after three days off today. I figured it would be tough and was prepared to even have to walk a bit so I chose the nice 5K that starts and ends with my home, the one with the nice scenery. I managed to make it all the way around, running all [...]

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I’m tired, I’ve done a lot of travelling since Tuesday. Tuesday morning I took a bus from Clonmel to Dublin, then when I was in Dublin I took a train to Maynooth to stay with my friends Kevin and Claire. Wednesday morning I took a train back to Dublin, then a bus to Belfast, [...]

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