From Pakistan to Portugal

It may seem a long way from Pakistan to Portugal but that is the route we’re taking into the next phase of our lives. After 18 years with God in Pakistan, learning to trust Him, building into people’s lives, and seeing a church strengthened and growing, we returned to Northern Ireland in 1999

Now 7 years on, we’re moving again, this time to Portugal, following a period of time in Ireland with our home church in Coleraine, while Peter has been serving as Home Director for European Christian Mission in Ireland.
Being back in Ireland again, and making a home within the local community, has been good, but there's always been a feeling as though part of ourselves was elsewhere. I guess that's part of what people sometimes refer to as being called as a missionary. It's that gentle tugging at the heart and the deep inner conviction that God wants you to be his voice in a culture not your known, where people might otherwise have no opportunity to know the amazing love of Jesus.

So here we go again! Our intended departure date is October 4th, and new to blogging, we want to invite you on the journey with us by following our thoughts and reflections and prayers, in an exploration of the grace of God in action.