from ireland with love

we have been here for a week now and there is already a lot to write about. this is the first night we have had internet in our house so i will write and catch everyone up but until then here are some photos

this is some of the team at the woodvale house. we are staying in two different houses in the Shankil area of Belfast. the rest of the girls and i have a flat down the street
this is one of the hundreds of murals throughout Belfast. We are staying on the Protestant side of the peace wall. most murals are more propaganda than art, but they are everywhere. 

today we walked the peace wall. there is a whole section that people have written there own wishes, prayers, or encouragement for peace.

the stretch of the wall by our flat. they built the cement wall, that wasnt enough to keep people out, so they added8 more feet of sheet metal. then they would throw things over the wall so they built 8 more feet of chain link.
kelley's on christmas eve. this is the oldest pub in Belfast. It was built in 1728. the guys on the back wall are men who began the IRA back in the 1700's who frequented this place. 

drew hanging out with a local guy. he was speaking english but i couldnt understand a word he said.

the sign outside the presbyterian church where the YWAM Belfast offices are.

more murals from the Shankil. this is the area during the Troubles that saw some of the worst violence.

shankil road