Today was a day that I will never forget. I’m sure of it. This whole week has been incredible and today seemed to sum it all up for me. After only a few short hours of sleep, we loaded up on the bus and headed to Belfast for some shopping. Becki, Benji, and I hit up H&M, some music stores, a classy European café, and finally, the gift store. Coming from a small town, I was in awe being in such a nice city. The streets were bustling with holiday shoppers and musicians. It was a great experience. Then we traveled up along the coast to get to “Giant’s Causeway,” one of the world’s natural wonders. The drive itself was amazing. We followed along the coast on extremely narrow roads. Quite the adventure. None of us seemed prepared for the cold and rain. We quickly ate our lunch and hit the trail along the powerful ocean. We came face to face with such a powerful force of God. The waves were crashing up against the rocks, which have been shaped into majestic formations. The sight is very hard for me to describe, but it’s something that will stick with my forever. Becki and I were talking, and we can’t understand how someone can behold such beauty, and not believe in God. Becki (the biology major) made the point that everything has its place and it all fits together perfects to create such a majestic scene. How could He be denied? Yet, in the midst of such beauty in this country, we have seen so much darkness and hurt in the people. The ocean also reminded me of the power that we possess in Christ to change and mold other lives and hearts, just as the ocean waves have changed and formed these hardened rocks.
So today, we were able to live the life of tourists in N. Ireland. But it was so much more than that. Each day this week, we have been desperately pouring ourselves out on these kids with amazing results. Today, I feel as though God was able to pour back into me, to refresh me, and I’m ready to face the world anew with the reminder of Christ’s power, in which I can do all things.
-Sally Fyfe
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