Update

Dear London Prayer Partners,

God is great! We have been so blessed with wonderful weather for prayer walking, and engaging people for information and opportunities to share the Gospel. And God continues to fill us with energy and drive for Him. We are half way through our mission. Please pray for us to finish strong!

Here are some names of people God placed in our paths yesterday and today, and with whom He led us to share the Gospel. Please pray for these people. Pray that God will stir them to seek and know Him. And please note the diversity of this group of people. London is truly a place where God has gathered many people groups that might otherwise not be reached.

1) David - British - to find the Truth
2) Alejandro - Columbian - he has a desire to know his purpose; pray he will find his purpose in God
3) Tom - British - God would stir in his mind and cause restlessness until he seeks and knows God
4) Nolan - British - homeless; to be restored to God, wife, and three children
5) Harry - Nigerian - medical issue and that his knowledge of God will grow deeper
6) Reg - British - does not believe in God or heaven; pray that someone will water the seed we planted
7) Petros - Chinese - family in China is Christian; he sleeps with a Holy Bible that his mom gave him under his pillow; but he does not understand the Gospel; pray that he will seek and know God
8) Fesehah - Ethiopian - said he was Christian and agreed with the Gospel we shared; but he has not been to church the 12 years he has been here in London; pray that God will stir him to reconnect with God
9) Daniel - Irish - troubled past; self reliant; pray he will realize he needs God
10) Ben - Nigerian - prayer for grandmother and that he will see God's power work in his grandmother's life
11) Three teenage girls attending Catholic school that do not understand Jesus and claim they have never heard the Gospel

Alejandro is a great example of God's sovereignty. We entered a beautiful park with outdoor workout equipment. We were drawn to three teenage boys pitching coins. Two of us approached and engaged the boys in conversation while one of us remained at a distance and prayed. We had them teach us the art of pitching coins, but they were not allowing us to engage. Based on the Luke 10 Principle, we turned our focus toward a young man working out. It was Alejandro. Alejandro is a Columbian in London for an education. One of us had actually been to Columbia and also enjoys working out a lot, so we had those commonalities. We learned that Alejandro's family in Columbia is Catholic and he is pressured by his mom to do the things required by Catholicism. He sees Catholicism as burdensome. God led us to share the Gospel emphasizing grace alone. And we invited Alejandro to learn more about being a Christ follower through a course at a local Christ following church. Turns out that church is more convenient for Alejandro than the Catholic church he sometimes attends. And God even allowed us to remove a barrier assuring Alejandro that there was no charge for the course when he asked. How reassuring to us it was to see God work in this situation through the application of what we learned in our training for this mission and to see God pulling all of the pieces to the puzzle together! How great is our God!

Please keep praying! And God bless you all!