thats alot of missionaries

Yesterday at church we had not 1 huge 20 people group but a second. there was my irish group and then another american group from north carolina who had a camp and worked with kids in an orphanage in the north of Moldova. it was a long service as everyone was invited up to give some words about their trip and also to have a little sing song!

After church my group all came around to my place for a barbeque! the food rocked, the fresh grape juice from the vines at our house was superb. heres the pics


the church band




the american group




some of the girls from my irish group singing



the barbeque



Geordie enjoying the food.



and if that wasnt enough, we went to another church in the evening and they were asked to sing! i didnt know whether i had a choir or a charity team! :s

charity work, childrens camps and to finish it off 20 irish!

For the last week i have been very fortunate to be able help organise a group of 20 irish from carrickfergus methodist come and do some amazing work in a school in a small village called buarci, in the south of Moldova. one week has passed and the children's camp that we had has finished but still there are several more days of building work! until 2 days ago i was spending most of my time helping and joining in there and let me tell you it was great but the weather was soo hot!

but just so you know that we werent working and not getting a 'sun tan' here is the photographic proof!

singing to the children



playing games





last night bonfire



the building project:







an onlooker



i dont know what was in the water...



i just want to thank the team for coming and making such a huge difference.

Honeymoon panos

I had never been a huge panorama person however just before my wedding i had 2 big projects all involving lots of panorama shots. well lets say ross enjoyed seeing the results of stitching all the images together so i decided to try making some on my honeymoon to Crete with lesya. heres just a handful of the many photos taken.

At the beach infront of our Hotel





Posing in Chania




Chania Harbour




Gramvousa and Gabos






lesya and her cool shades.



feet dangling free.

a new business card

After the wedding and our honeymoon to crete, greece i have finally been able to start trying to get things back in order again and i started with a new business card which i printed out today. i will be changing my postal address so i just ran off a few on heavy card paper, and will wait until i have finished my new home :) for the real cards!

anyway i just wanted to show you!

the knot has been tied

Hi guys,

sorry for the long time update, but i think using your own wedding is a good enough excuse as any! right? we had an amazing day, being with our friends, family and many loved ones. the heat was quite difficult especially in a full suit but i think all the guys just survived with the help of back up shirts!

well ill stop rambling and just get on and show you the photos:

what a gap!

hey guys,

sorry for the huge delay in any new topics. the wedding has kept me behind on doing most things, and then the honeymoon to crete in greece. it was great. the weather was awesome and their was tonnes to see and lots of photos taken!

today we are all leaving with a charity team to go to a small village in the south of moldova to do a building project on the local school and hold a summer camp with all the children in the village and local villages. photos will come very soon on the wedding, honeymoon and the project!

sorry but once again i need to dash, keep your eyes open for the photos.

the first preview of my suit!!

i decided to take a quick shot of my suit, its grey for the one reason that black in a 30-40 degree temperature wouldnt go down well with me and id be melting in my shoes. not somethign you want when getting married! but heres the picture i snapped of it: