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Kirsty

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I'm originally from Northern Ireland, but you could say my roots are split between there and San Francisco, California. I'm studying with YWAM'S University of the Nations, taking counseling schools. Right now I'm in Kiev, Ukraine on the Introduction to Biblical Counseling School

I like many things. At the moment they include being a nomad, getting to know people of other cultures, and languages and hopefully taking steps towards my long-term vision

Jesus is my source, even though I often struggle with questions,doubts and fears. I firmly believe that Jesus’ call to love our neighbor, means going to the darkest of places and being a light to the most broken. Everyone has a story, a journey that has brought them to the places they are. I love to see who the person is behind the label they have been given.

In the last few years I have stumbled upon the issue of human trafficking. I have walked the streets of San Francisco past numerous places where women are trapped in prostitution. I feel God’s heart break for these precious lives, whether in forced sex work or those who have chosen it. Hope grows in the darkness……

For more, check out my blog:

http://www.hopeamidstdesperation.blogspot.com


My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Dreamers,thinkers,artists,activists. Anyone and everyone.

Fellow friends in the fight to end human trafficking and sexual exploitation....


My Blog

Lament for her, for them

Some first impressions after an evening walk in Kyiv, Ukraine...This girl, so young, so tall.Mini-skirt walking through a storeBeer in handBehind the old man with one canAll along the streets drinking...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:15:00 GMT

Next stop...Ukraine

In just over a weeks time I will be waking up at an ungodly hour in the night to drive to the airport and take off for a while again.  Maybe this is redundant, but if you ever want to travel being a p...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:19:00 GMT

Thoughts on letting go..

I wonder if I will ever feel fully connected, or if people and places will always call to me.Longings unmet invade present realities.Its been so hard to only communicate with dear friends over a mach...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:02:00 GMT

The Pink Cross...little things with great love

This past year I stumbled upon the work of The Pink Cross Foundation. Growing up in Northern Ireland I really had no clue about the sex industry. It was just some sort of gimmick youd hear about ...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:44:00 GMT

Enjoying Beauty

I'm in Switzerland right now with my parents, visiting my Uncle.   I have always wanted to see Switzerland and it has definitely matched all of my expectations.  Even though it is bitterly cold right ...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:26:00 GMT

Running....

Some more poetry written into the wee hours....Running against the winds of timeRunning from pain in the pastRunning, always running to grasp the futureHoping for more than todayFor the ones out there...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:27:00 GMT

Stillness....

I have this daily Celtic Prayer Book I use...sometimes the readings are profound...tonight was one of those that hit at something deep...'Stand still,and allow the strange, deadly restlessness of our ...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:28:00 GMT

A turkey-less thanksgiving

This is the second year in a row that I have been away from the US for thanksgiving...and needless to say we don't celebrate it here in N.Ireland.It's also been a year and 3 months since I became a ve...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:34:00 GMT

One day at a time...

My good friend Teressa just arrived here in N.Ireland today from CA :)She asked me if I had written anything lately, in a way that only encouraged me to write, rather than fall prey to the guilt demon...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:28:00 GMT

Perfection

So I have been noticing this scary side of me that often takes over, controls and pre-meditates everything I do. All good intentions of course. Aiming to live well, make right choices and use the best...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:44:00 GMT