A bit wilder this week...

So, from a relatively calm summer, the past week has been a busy one. Started last Sunday with a visit to the "big house"...which was very different to my expectations. Anyone out for a stroll at Antrim loughshore on Wednesday would have seen 3 canoes making their way down the river and then back up again. We did try to paddle upstream, but as is the way in Northern Ireland, we encountered a large group of muppets who started hurling abuse...and I was worried that our non-reaction to that would tempt them to hurl something more physical. And yet you know that really - they'd love to have go! It was a fantastic night for a little paddle, and we even managed to rescue two footballs, 3 life rings, and a teenage boy after he tumbled out of his canoe...brilliant night. Yesterday however, was the ultimate wild...a group from the firm took a trip to Shane's Castle, and spent the day trying to hit each other with little balls of paint - fired at about 210 mph from what are called "markers" but look remarkably like "guns". Brilliant day's craic...if you're looking for something wild, check out Escarmouche. The picture of me below says it all!

Yeah, I know - guns and all that...but it was great - the adrenalin was pumping. And on the worship side, today was the first of me playing and Alan L. preaching since his sabatical... church is good. Worship this morning was great. Sermon was nail on the head stuff.

Ah well - back to work tomorrow for another fun filled week...and we'll all compare bruises - those paintballs hurt a bit!