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from The Irish Endeavourer (September 2018)

28th WCEU Convention

Winnie stepped down my Aunty Joan took over and faithfully kept the doors open for many years.

The Faith Mission was also very close to my heart and the Area Director, Mr Trevor Matthews, started a young people’s fellowship in his home at Portadown. Mr George Conn was involved in this as well and brought me along with my sister Gillian, cousin Ann and a few others each week. It was there that we got to take part in meetings in various ways. We would participate in meetings North and South of the Border. It was there that I met my husband Brian and now have two sons, Darren and Ryan who have recently married Katie and Cherie respectively.

Rev Maurice Laverty, and his wife May, started Tandragee Junior CE over 20 years ago and I became one of their helpers. The CE has been going well over the years, although sometimes we have more children than others. I loved being involved in the work of CE and count it a privilege, over the years, to share the Word of God with the children of Tandragee and surrounding areas.

I got involved in the Armagh & South Tyrone Union in 2004 and took up the post of Local Union President in 2008/2009 and again in 2015/2016. I really enjoyed my two years going around the various Societies and encouraging them in their work for CE. Brian and I have been helping the Senior Society of Fergus Hall in Portadown for the past four years and we have developed a bond of friendship with the people who attend. Brian and I enjoy going each week the Society meets and would take this opportunity to thank them for their support and encouragement to us.

At a CE camp, many years ago in Donaghadee, an Irish President put the Chain of Office around my neck when giving me a necklace as a birthday present and said that someday I could be President of All Ireland. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that that would happen! I didn’t realise the significance of those comments at the time. But God knows the plans for our lives. So with this in mind I take up the Chain of Office for the Irish CE Presidency and trust that I may be a faithful servant in promoting the work of CE and more importantly, promoting Christ as Saviour. May we all be faithful to send out the message that Jesus Christ is, “the same yesterday today and forever” (Hebrews 13.8) and is still wanting and able to change lives today.