In January 2005 the Rector and I started to talk about the possibility of me coming to work in the Parish and at that time seemed to be asking for the impossible to happen. I know nothing is impossible for our God. Its 2006 and here I am. God has brought us as a family to work with St. Patrick's and in particular with the congregation of St. Andrew's.

My vision for St. Andrew's and the Ballysally Estate is to reach the lost for Christ, point them to the Saviour and disciple them into becoming fully devoted followers of Christ. This means coming out from the fortress mentality where we drop the drawbridge and send out the troops, have a mission and then retreat for another five years. I know that the faithful in St. Andrew's have been reaching out and going out into the parish and I pray that God will continue to use us to extend His kingdom in this way. There is no impact without contact. For those of us who are Believers my prayer is that we will become mature in Christ so that we may be ambassadors for Him.

Please continue to pray for us as we settle into a new situation. We feel very much a part of the family already. Your friends in Christ