July 2008

Our first event took place in Dublin from the 1st to the 4th of July 2008.

It was all about each one of us answering the great commandment (To love God and others) and following it up by living out the Great commission
(by our indiscriminate acts of kindness).

Indiscriminate acts of kindness were popping up all over Dublin. I’ve even received a few phone calls from friends asking did I know what it was all about. So thank you for taking time out of your lives and spending the week with us in Dublin to change not only communities, but individuals, lives and nations.

Have a look at some of the photos below, and comments of people’s memories of the event.

Photos

You can also see some great photos taken by Peter Neill on Flickr.

Have a look at a slideshow of photos of the event taken by Peter Neill:

Comments

Here’s some comments from those who were with us on their highlights:

The local kids were delighted with the attention and affection we gave them, youth from the area started volunteering to help too. It was so exciting to be able to give locals a nudge in the right direction, that they can make a difference H.B.

Meeting and getting to know my team-mates, now friends! A.H.

I had an amazing time W.R.

Helping people who needed help. I prayed for a guy and he got healed J.L.

Playing with the kids and getting to know them G.

Knowing we will be welcomed back into these communities next year is exciting S.T.

Seeing the appreciation on the face of the lady when we painted her flat R.Y.

It was all amazing D.C.

I experienced taking to people about what we were doing. It helped me understand it and gave me more confidence A.R.

This is the first time I’ve done anything like this: going out and helping people for no cost at all, it was amazing! D.N.

Everything!! J.Q.

Knowing that I made a difference in someones life D.H.

God showed me, it’s not all about me and how I feel, because He’ll give me more than I need. K.C.

Spending our last day with the people in the old folks home having a bbq, it felt great that they appreciated our work B.B.

Sitting around with the team D.C.

What a tremendous event! R.Y.

I’ve fallen in love with the people here. K.C.

I loved the reactions of the people we met, some smiles, some frowns. The most amazing was the look of gratitude and respect we got from the people we were serving H.B.

Remember: Indiscriminate acts of kindness shouldn’t finish at Urban Soul, continue them every week. Let us know what acts you or your group have done, let’s continue the movement, people!