Hello Everyone!
So, I decided that it would be a good idea to have a way for you to frequently keep up with my Belfast mission experience. Here, I'll delve deep into daily life in Belfast and share the view with you through some pictures and videos. Read and enjoy!
Much love,
Hannah
About Me
Dave
Dave Matthews Band Concert, London - AmAzInG!
London
Coloring
something I've gotten quite good at
The parentals
Mum and da at the Giant's Causeway
Killynether wood
Me and bro resting on the walk through Killynether Wood
Map of Ards Peninsula
where we traveled...
Story Time
me reading to the Sticky Fingers toddlers
Bon Fire
the preparations for the July bonfire are already underway outside of my house
Choc-o-bloc
The Brownies making chocolate at Choc-o-bloc, a local favorite
Rachel's Visit
Another highlight of march - the sis came to visit in Northern Ireland
Simon & Gayle
Simon, Gayle & Cheryl welcoming the sis to Belfast
Operation Love Shack - Valentine's Day
The motley crew on the building day
Birthday Cake
strawberry cake! yum!
Operation Love Shack
Andy McKee, one of our youth, painting
Donegal - the views
Beach Rocks - Donegal
Sheep
There are lots of these around.
Popcorn
Our popcorn on the hob
Laundry
Our laundry on the drying rack
Shopping Bags
Our environmental shopping bags
My heating system
The heater - note the timed setting.
Kettle
The kettle that makes me warm cups of tea
Hair dying partay!
Me dying my hair
Mehrin
Mehrin with the apple pie we made
Sabaoon
Miss Sabaoon at Sticky Fingers - soooooo cute!
Dublin by Night
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Christmas Dinner
Christmas Dinner with the Sticky Finger Mums down at the Old Moat Inn Pub
Sunday School Christmas Service
Dundonald Methodist's Sunday School & Bible Class combined for a christmas service
Me & McKees
A Sunday stroll at Helen's beach with the McKee family (Clem, Anne, Andy & Mattie)
Christmas in Belfast City Centre
The Christmas Lights of Belfast
Yew Trees
Hanging in the 400-year-old yew trees
Castle Ruins
Castle Ruins at Fermanagh
Fermanagh - board games!
Enjoying some board games on our retreat
Sticky Fingers Craft
Me assisting with a craft for our wee ones at Sticky Fingers - the kids are adorable!
Bowling with Cheryl & Gayle
Gayle Martin (left) and Cheryl Bruce (middle), two people out of many that have helped me feel at home here
Cookery Fun
More cookery fun at PAKT - I think they were making rice crispie buns this time
Me & Heather
Heather (the family worker at Dundonald Methodist) and me
Allison
Allison, one of our PAKT volunteer mums overseeing a game of fishes
Healing Springs
The healing springs of St. Patrick in County Down
Inch Abbey
Inch Abbey - another one of our stops on the tour
Me at Nendrum
Me in front of the sundial at Nendrum
Chimney House
A spiral chimney house - so dubbed because it was a tower of retreat that the Vikings learned to smoke retreators out of
Nendrum under glass
A model of Nendrum in the adjacent museum - this is what it would have looked like in the 6th century
Cairan
Cairan Campton (David's son) - he loves to play guitar hero
PAKT Pascals in-the-making
PAKT kids display their artwork
Anjoa
Anjoa, DFCI's volunteer coordinator
John
John Mbayo, Dundonald's Associate Director - he's from Zambia & is wonderful with the kids
Housemates
Elizabeth and me & the apartment!
Mural
one of the many Loyalist paramilitary murals in Ballybean
The Crew
From left to right: Jessica, Megan, Alex, Kevin, Joel, Emily & Elizabeth
Arrival
At the Belfast Airport