Back in Belfast

Dear Friends,

We have returned to Belfast today. We left Ballycastle around 10AM, sad to leave such a beautiful part of the country.

We had a little prayer time in the morning in a nice, quaint worship center, but it was more exciting than just a 'center'. The accoustics were such that if you were sitting on one side of the room you could hear the person on the opposite side whisper due to the circular/domed ceiling.

So... We arrived in Belfast then. We met with Catholic and Protestant leaders who work closely together and who have been rather significantly involved in the peace process in recent history, dating back to 2001 or so. They have a vision of working together, continuing and building closer relationships between the drastically divided community. Here's a visual: One road divides a community into exactly a 100% Catholic community and a 100% Protestant community, the road goes right down the middle. This road is the where most of the deaths and violence took place during the Troubles. The Church we visited sits right off the road.

Later on this day we heard stories from Rwanda. A woman shared about her peacemaking work in Rwanda. We also were able to talk to several others on different other issues they have been working on for years now. Amazing stories.

We haven't been able to post pictures yet. We've very sorry. Hopefully soon we will post some so you can get a glimpse of what we're experiencing.

Peace to you all

PS. We will describe more about the Five Pillars soon, so stay tuned.