Let’s Pray For Michelle Stewart (community outreach worker in Cloughey) Pray for making contacts, building new relationships and strengthening current relationships within the community. Pray that the church in Cloughey will continually be a witness and a shining light in the village. Pray for guidance for Michelle in all she does. Dundalk Presbyterian Church Thank God for his continuing provision for Dundalk congregation, and for his protection and peace. Pray that the members of the congregation will continue to serve the Lord and worship him during the pandemic.

Myanmar Update Update from a HeartCry missionary in #Myanmar: "Our missionary has informed us that this afternoon there was a horrible shooting near his house. There were dead bodies in the city. They do not know how many dead bodies were there. I believe no government or even the devil can operate outside the permissive will of God. At the same time, I believe God answers His children’s prayers and He protects His people." Read the Update Here. b https://heartcrymissionary.com/mission-updates/myanmar-update-march-2021/

I would appreciate if you would inform Burnside members that £5400 has been raised by the circulation  of my book in aid of ZAP (Zumba Action Project) 
Please convey my appreciation to all those who helped circulate  the book 
The amount raised would not have been possible if had not been for the support and help of so many in Burnside.
Wilma Devenney

Read the press release below and in the file to the right.

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Heroes of the Faith: With J.John James Clerk Maxwell believed that because the universe had been created by God and that human beings had been made in God’s image, it was perfectly reasonable that we could – and should – try to understand the universe.  https://canonjjohn.com/2021/03/20/heroes-of-the-faith-james-clerk-maxwell/ Podcast Version https://player.captivate.fm/e80220bf-0071-4e87-ac95-d261abfa1cef

New City Catechism Who is the Redeemer? ​The only Redeemer is the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, in whom God became man and bore the penalty for sin himself. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/new-city-catechism/who-is-the-redeemer/

Doubting Thomas (12 minute audio) Ever related to Doubting Thomas? We all experience doubt sometimes, but Thomas was so much more than his nickname. Ben Jack from the @MessageTrust joined Vicky Gibbens on Talking Point to share more... https://t.co/ac55ItcDkD

Before the Rebuild (4 minute video) Not yet, but soon God willing, we will enter a different phase in this pandemic - a time of rebuilding. This week we consider three ‘R’s (repentance, reconciliation and relationships) in the context of foundations which the Church could help to lay before the great rebuild begins…. https://www.reimaginingfaith.com/think-friday/think-friday-before-the-rebuild/2021/2

2 Samuel What are the dangers of trying to run ahead of God? Can we hide our secrets from God? Find out in this episode of 'Bible Books in 30 Minutes' where we look at 2 Samuel. http://ow.ly/EmyB50E1uWg

Let’s Pray For Peter & Jayne Fleming (global mission workers in Nepal)  Pray for them as they continue to support United Mission to Nepal and Kathmandu International Study Centre from Northern Ireland. Pray that they will be able to return to Nepal soon. Pray that UMN’s agreements with the government of Nepal will be renewed without further delay. Syria & Lebanon Pray for the work and witness of the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon, especially for their efforts to bring humanitarian aid and education to the many refugees and displaced people in the region.

One Year Ago Today On the Monday 23rd March 2020 we started this journey together on “The Blog”  Click any of the dates to remind yourself of the early blog enteries. It started off rather simply,  Monday 23rd, Tuesday 24th and  Wednesday 25th were just thoughts based on Trypraying and Tides. But by Thursday 26th there were free Christian Audiobooks and a list of shops offering Home Delivery. It would be a few more days (Wednesday 1st April) before pictures started illustrating the stories. It was Thursday 30th April before the the first Where Is It? appeared. But Does anyone know when the first Jigsaw appeared?

Diesel price was £1.12
Petrol £0.99
Schools closed (except for key worker’s children)
Self-distancing of 2 metres becomes normal practice.
Tape on the floors at supermarkets and others to help keep 2 metres from each other.
Limited number of people inside supermarkets, with long queues waiting to enter.
One way system in supermarkets with no going back for forgotten items.
Non-essential shops and businesses are closed.
Parks, trails, entire cities locked up.
Entire sports seasons cancelled or postponed.
Concerts, tours, festivals, entertainment events - cancelled.
People struggle to make it home from other countries as flights are cancelled.
Cruise ships are unable to dock as Coronavirus spreads onboard.
Weddings, family celebrations, holiday gatherings - cancelled.
Churches are closed. 
Graveyards closed except for funeral services. 
Numbers at funerals severely restricted and wakes not allowed.
No gatherings of 2 or more (except with people from within your own household).
Unable to socialise with anyone outside of your home.
Children's outdoor play parks are closed.
Shortage of masks, gowns, gloves for our front-line workers.
Shortage of ventilators for the critically ill.
Panic buying sets in and we have no toilet paper, no disinfecting supplies, no paper towels, no hand sanitiser.
Shelves are bare.
Manufacturers, distilleries and other businesses switch their lines to help make visors, masks, hand sanitiser and PPE.
All non-essential travel banned.
Fines are established for breaking the rules. 
Police patrolling the streets and calling swimmers out of the sea on the Strand.
Nightingale Hospital set up to cope with the overflow of Covid-19 patients.
Visiting stoped in Hospitals and Care Homes
Press conferences daily from the government. 
Furlough introduced, the government to pay 80% of employees wages where businesses cannot continue to do so.
Press briefings broadcast on TV every day, with updates on numbers of new cases and deaths.
Hardly anyone on the roads.
Elbow Bumping becomes a thing.
Key workers are concerned about going to work.
Medical workers are afraid to go home to their families.
Supplies of PPE are limited.

Faith (25 minute video) Want to have a deeper faith in God and His Word? Watch this episode of Gifts of the Holy Spirit as Jonathan Conrathe explores how faith comes to us and the different types of faith that we can receive when we invite the Holy Spirit to work in our lives.​ https://t.co/kT98kjhKNf

Statement From PCI On Friday the Presbyterian Church In Ireland issued a statement expressing “grave concern” at proposals to allow the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to give direction to Northern Ireland’s Department of Health, over the head of the Northern Ireland Executive. You can read the full statement at the end of the Blog today.

Discover Portrush Discover Portrush have organised a series of online events this week. They go live each evening at 7:00pm on their Website. https://discoverportrush.com/