As you know we've been anxiously awaiting the arrival of our new brother, Alex Manderson. Well...the wait is finally over! Just over a week ago Alex joined us. We all very excited to get to know Alex better and have him be part of our team for the remainder of the year.
While it has been great to have Alex here, unfortunately we haven't seen too much of him as he is fighting hard to overcome mono. He is a trooper though, joining us for anything that he can and continually trying to convince the team that he is "better" and ready to get to work in the office. Nobody really believes him, but it's nice to know that he is eager to be here and get to work. We love you, Alex! Aside from our new brother trying to regain his health, we been keeping busy with minstry as usual. A few weeks ago we were able to have two Franciscan brothers from the Christian Friars of the Renewal in Limerick join us for a LifeNight entitled "O Brother Where Art Thou?" Brother Martin De Porres and Brother Thomas were the honored guests of the evening. We all really enjoyed having them. Br. Martin was kind enough to share a bit of his story with us and how God has worked in His life. The students had lots of questions for both of the brothers about their lives, and how they become part of the Franciscan order.
Now I know what you might be thinking...awww that's sounds really nice Nicole, I wish I could have been there. Well just wait, not only did Br. Martin share his story with us, but he also finished off the night with some rapping. That's right a super-cool, rapping, man who has dedicated his life to God. Be jealous now!
Nicole
Athenry Parish Team
Hi! I just dropped by to talk about one of your new team mates, Alex Manderson. I'm from Ottawa, Canada, and am a good friend his; all of us here in Ottawa were sad to see him go and look forward to him returning, but are mostly just glad that we can share him with NET and the country of Ireland once more! I know he was eager to return to the country again, as it holds a very dear place in his heart. He always tells us about how much he loves the country and the people.
ReplyDeleteMake the most of your time with this upstanding man. He is competitive, but loves to have fun. He is kind and respectful to all ethnicities, sexualities, genders and age. He goes by Alex often, but prefers to be called by his nickname, 'Manly' (derived from his last name, Manderson) though he will never admit it.
See you soon Manly!