When I was asked to help with this year’s Bible Club, I thought, yes why not, what could be different to others? However, I could not have been more wrong. Faith has always been in my family and as I attended Trinity Methodist Church I felt I was included. But I had but I had never asked God to forgive me and let me be his friend. Something inside me changed at the beginning of the week. The Team helped me realize that God is alive and wants to know me, help and love me and enable me to love him. Throughout the week it was as if Jesus was banging on a door but I wouldn’t open it because I felt I did not know how. On Thursday 17th August 2006, I received A-level results and had planned to go out with friends to celebrate. In the end I decided not to go as the club was on the topic of forgiveness and my heart was telling me to stay. I had talked the matter over with a close friend and I hope she realizes what it meant to me. It was that night I became a Christian and I will never turn back. My gran passed away Thursday night and I was upset but I still do not feel alone because I know that God is with me and as the song says, ‘God loves me, wey, hey!’
I just thank everyone who has played a part in me finding faith, particularly during that week. God bless
Elaine Anderson
My name is Margaret. In 1977 I met Kingsley Armstrong in Carlow. He was teaching ‘The Joshua Project’.
During the project he gave out sheets to fill out as to where we would see ourselves in 10 years time.
In the space where it said ‘my dream’, I drew a guitar as I had a real desire to do so. My friend beside me
started to laugh. I didn’t know if she was laughing at the idea of me playing the guitar OR the way I drew it.
Praise the Lord, three years later I got my guitar, went for lessons which I found difficult, but nothing was
Going to stop me, not even my sore fingers.
During the project he gave out sheets to fill out as to where we would see ourselves in 10 years time.
In the space where it said ‘my dream’, I drew a guitar as I had a real desire to do so. My friend beside me
started to laugh. I didn’t know if she was laughing at the idea of me playing the guitar OR the way I drew it.
Praise the Lord, three years later I got my guitar, went for lessons which I found difficult, but nothing was
Going to stop me, not even my sore fingers.
Yes, at times it would have been easier to give up than to go on, but I had people praying with me and giving me new songs (including Kingsley). I was encouraged all the way. In Habakkuk 2 v3 it says to write the vision down and it will come to pass. Today I lead worship in our church, ‘Hacketstown Christian Centre’ and I give God all the honour and glory.
To you, Kingsley, a big thank you for the Joshua Project and the encouragement that you have been to me since I met you back then. I am being blessed at the moment as I read over the notes; I am getting so many nuggets from them, Amen!
May God bless Kingsley, Cathy, Jemima & Isaac Margaret
