Today was a very exciting day that has made this become much more realistic. Today I got an e-mail from Doug Baker which was titled " Your YAV placements for 2011-2012". This is when it began to sink in that I have a place to serve and I will be leaving in 68 days (not that i'm counting)!
After reading though this e-mail I immediately Google earthed the address where I would be living with three other YAV's. It is crazy what todays technology can do because soon enough after putting in the address I was looking at the street view of where I would be living.
I will be serving at Regent Street Presbyterian Church ( http://www.regentstreetpc.org) and will also be working at The LINK Family and Community Centre (http://www.thelinkcentre.org). At Regent Street Presbyterian Church I will have the opportunity to work with the youth fellowship and Sunday morning Christian education programmes, and assist with some worship and pastoral duties, including with senior citizens.
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| Regent Street Presbyterian Church |
The LINK connects local churches and the local community. The Link is a youth drop-in started by Regent Street Presbyterian Church in Netownards, Northern Ireland. The main purpose of The Link is to be an intentional Christian presence in the community. One of the ways The Link fulfills that purpose is by providing a healthy environment where children and youth can have fun and be kids. Children and youth here have especially been affected by the long years of fighting between Protestants and Catholics (or the “Troubles” as people here refer to them). Although there is an agreement to “peace”, many paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland are still recruiting, and youth are usually targets. I will basically be working to help with these programs and run many different youth programs and also use my degree in sociology and work with a social worker at the LINK to help these youth and families.
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The LINK |
