Hattons in N. Ireland

Since coming home to Belfast, N. Ireland at the beginning of July, we have been to North Cotes to see our daughter, Martha, graduate after completing her missionary training. She will be returning in September to do an additional linguistics course for one year. We plan on joining the staff there in January, so we will enjoy overlapping with her for part of that time. We were involved in a week long camp organized by our church I was responsible to do the talks in the evening, Lisa was leading devotions each morning with the leaders and Deborah and Martha also joined in as leaders. We enjoyed being able to minister to and with the leaders and trust that the seed sown will bear fruit in time. We are busy looking for a house so as to establish a family home in N. Ireland. It is tiring and exciting and discouraging. We have been living in a fully furnished home loaned to us by friends from our church. It really has been a God-send. However, we would like to get a home soon so as to be able to settle before heading off to North Cotes in January. Our crates from the States arrived safely, only one bowl broken so far as we know. Now we just need a place to put it all!!!! Pray for Deborah as she looks for a job and seeks to develope a network of friends here in NI. She had to leave the States because she couldn’t get a visa to work. She has a heart to be involved in ministry along the lines of her post in the States and has had some encouraging conversations but nothing concrete as yet. We would appreciate your prayers as we adjust to living back in N. Ireland, for preparations for our ministry at North Cotes and that the Lord would help us find a suitable house for our family.