The Giant's Causeway

According to this web link: http://thenorthernirelandguide.co.uk/giants-causeway-and-legend-finn-mccool, the story of the Giant;s Causeway goes something like this:

Finn McCool an Irish Giant lived on an Antrim headland and one day when going about his daily business a Scottish Giant named Fingal began to shout insults and hurl abuse from across the channel. In anger Finn lifted a clod of earth and threw it at the giant as a challenge, the earth landed in the sea.

Fingal retaliated with a rock thrown back at Finn and shouted that Finn was lucky that he wasn't a strong swimmer or he would have made sure he could never fight again.

Finn was enraged and began lifting huge clumps of earth from the shore, throwing them so as to make a pathway for the Scottish giant to come and face him. However by the time he finished making the crossing he had not slept for a week and so instead devised a cunning plan to fool the Scot.

Finn disguised himself as a baby in a cot and when his adversary came to face him Finn's wife told the Giant that Finn was away but showed him his son sleeping in the cradle. The Scottish giant became apprehensive, for if the son was so huge, what size would the father be?

In his haste to escape Fingal sped back along the causeway Finn had built, tearing it up as he went. He is said to have fled to a cave on Staffa which is to this day named 'Fingal's Cave'.

A more scientific explanation for this amazing view and great pictures is that a

volcano erupted 60 millions years ago leaving lava to cool by the sea. The lava cooled in a way as to crack the stone in hexagons all the way down. As the land moves and shifts some of the stones move up and some move down. Many people consider the causeway to be the eighth wonder of the world. The children had a great time and a little science lesson on this cold Saturday.

October Letter

Hello Friends and Family,

What an amazing time we are having in Europe. The children will be able to say they have been to America, Jamaica, France, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Hardly any African children get the opportunity to see one of those countries, and Choir 34 has seen them all. The choir is such a privilege. But with all the excitement does come hard work and requires a lot of energy. We are forever changing host families and meeting new people. God has been so gracious in keeping us safe and well fed. With all the traveling we have done, not once have we gotten into an accident. How amazing is the work of God.

This last month we have had the pleasure of working with the children of the American School of Paris. What a blessing they were for us. The people were so friendly and asked to help in any way possible. Before we drove away from the school, we had to sort through a whole room of donated clothes. When there are 23 children to cloth, it is great to have an overflow and wonderful selection. We provided workshops for most of the children at the school, but were still lucky to be able to leave in the afternoon with time to drive through Paris and see all the famous sights. We drove past La Louvre, La Grande Palais and La Petite Palais. Our coach driver was amazing and even set up a microphone to talk us through the history. We did stay in host families and several of us w

ere able to see the Eiffel Tower glowing at night close to our apartments. Amazing!!! We were all fortunate to be able to climb to the second floor of the Tower and look down over all the sights. Everything felt like a dream. Hopefully, this is a dream that the children will always remember and talk about the rest of their lives.

Just to add to the excitement, the children will be going home shortly. They cannot wait to see their friends and family. As the children do prepare to go home, please pray they will adapt easily to their return. They have had a wonderful time in the west, using hot water for showers and having warm houses at night. When they go home, most of those luxuries will be gone. Yes, they will be home among friends and family, but they will also be returning to a third world country. Things are not the same there.

The road has been a wonderful experience, but it has not all been easy. As the chaperons think about going home and the cost of starting over, please keep us in your prayers. Many of the chaperones have left everything behind and are afraid of what lies ahead. Several of us are looking for jobs and a place to settle down. Currently, we are also looking at the cost of plane tickets home and how we will be able to fund that. Tour is coming to an end, but now more than ever we need your prayers and support. God is good and will provide for us, but it is always good to have a little encouragement.

Thank you to all who have helped me over these last 18 months. Nothing you have done has gone unnoticed. Everyone on the team knows and has felt the support of so many other people from home. None of us would be here today if it wasn’t for our support team and the people who truly care for us and our dreams.

May God continue to bless you

“Auntie” Jamie