Thursday, November 11, 2010

Day 6





On the final day of prayer walking and conducting city narrative mapping, we come to the realisation that the work for this place is far from over and we ask ourselves,who are we bringing back? We humbly listen to God's whisper today as He spoke to our hearts and directed our paths. God answered prayer after prayer and magnified His Holy name. Tonight we reflected on this invaluable Gift- to serve others and share the greatest message of all time.



Specifically we ask for your prayers on Queens Cressent Road which is densely populated with Muslims.





Once again, God blessed of with placing both strangers in our place and also those that we have encouraged already

- Alberto: young waiter from Italy, pursuing a musical/producing career. We were able to share God's love with him.

- Davida: young lady from Ghana, Born Again Believer in Christ and shines brightly. Attends Hillsong Church. Pray that she will continue to shine in a very heavily population of Muslims.

-Rory: Awesome to meet Rory! Truly has the joy of Christ and the heart to reach others for Christ. Pray for work/job and upcoming marriage. Pray for HTB (Rory's church) trying to rent Olympic Stadium in 2012 for Pentecost; pray they can fill it up and that the officials will allow it. Rory wants to continue the relationship with us all.

-Ray (father) and Lewis (son) - Ray is a believer, pray for strength and that he will be a light. Pray for Lewis's upcoming baptism. Pray for Ray's father who is a Muslim.

-Ali: God put Ali, a Muslim, in our path again today. Pray for God to reveal Himself to Ali.

Please pray for the safe return of us all. Both Don B. and Spencer are set to leave first thing in the morning. The rest of the team will leave Saturday morning.

Below is a sampling of pics from our trip. God is good!































Continue to pray for us as we prepare for our return. We are excited to come home and tell you about all the amazing things God did here in Camden!

Thank you for your prayers - we know that is was through your prayers that we were able to accomplish so much!


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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Day 5

Church Family,

Words seem to not justify the overwhelming Joy that God showered on us
today. Prayers continue to be answered and we are humbled to be an audience to His glorious work here in Camden. As we greet them with Peace, the Peace rests on many and their eyes sparkle as they see Hope and Life for the first time.








As we strived to fully depend on the Holy Spirit and prayed continuously, God placed the following in our walk today:

-Ron: Elderly Catholic encouraged us on our walk, he committed to pray for us

-Ann: Asked for prayers for her health and family. Member of St. Josephs Catholic Church, able to share our doctrine beliefs and she asked for us to reach out to her daughter, Laura for encouragement and prayers.

-Felicitas: German Woman, middle age pastor in training currently working with United Reformed Church in Hackney. Christ Follower. Asked for prayers for her ministry in a Hackney, Northern area of London that is very dark.

-Mark: late 20s, has Family in Charlotte NC and hopes to move to the US (once he gets his British citizenship); surveyor and has friends that go to Church, very open

- Bokol and Sanquoi: Hindu background, married, prayer request for their children

-Arthur: Truth and Hope searching, blessed to fully share the Gospel with him. We gave him a Bible and invited him to Church on Friday evening. He was extremely receptive.

- Ali: from Bangladesh needs prayers...

-Jane: Missionary, now living in London (who many of you know from Hunter Street.) She needs prayers that her house will sell in Birmingham. Prayers of support with her role here in London. She also needs us to pray for Naomi who assists in one of her English speaking classes.







As we continue to run this short race, we ask for your prayers to finish strong and to worship our Lord with all that we have. Our desire is to embrace the multitude of blessings, opportunities and bridges discovered here in Camden and bring those Joys home to share with others.








Truly, it is us receiving God's Blessing here.

Love,

The Team










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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Day four


God has been Glorified and continues to Glorify himself. We have learned to pray earnestly and witness the Holy Spirit shine brightly.
The people of this diverse land continue to ask us to pray for their happiness... yet many are not sure what happiness means.




The few Followers of Christ shine brightly here and worship completely unashamed. Please pray for the very few Laborers here in Camden.



God has shown us bridges in a multiple locations, buildings and people. As we continue to prayer walk, map, and engage the people please be in prayer that God will show us the spiritual needs of the people and area.







Here is a list of people that we encountered today, please be in prayer for them and their needs.

Timi - Waitress from Hungary. That she will read the New Testament.

United Reform Church - That they are a light in the darkness.
Mario - Pray for family issues. Burned by catholic church; pray that God will remove the anger.

Ragu - from Sri Lanka. Never heard of Jesus. Pray that he will read the bible that he was given and salvation.

Jinny - pray for her sister June dying of lung cancer.

The Parish Church All Hallows...That the Truth heard finds its way deep into the hearts of those that hear.

Agata- Nun from Poland... has conflict in her heart. Teacher for Blind children.

Patricia- Manger of a Nursery Home- Servent heart- but does not believe in Christ.

Rachel- from Northern England, Father was a Pastor, has fallen away from all her beliefs and is confused... very open to listen to the Gospel

Sofienia- daughter of Rachel who is 18... listened intently to the conversation- Had Kidney failure six years ago and has one working Kidney (her Fathers)

As we reach 72 hours of this opportunity and mission, we ask for your prayers that our bodies stay strong, minds stay focused and our hearts open. We ask you to pray that we continue to allow Christ to direct our paths, speak through us and most of all be Glorified.




Praise the Lord,

The Team




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Please continue to pray for the above men. Pray for energy, boldness, spiritual eyes, wisdom, and safety. Also be in prayer for their families back at home.

The team is doing some great things and the good news of Jesus is being shared daily. Read Psalm 67:1-2 then pray that blessing upon the team!

They are at their half way point let's continue to be in prayer for them and for the people they have yet to meet in Camden.

From Winston

Monday, November 8, 2010

Day three

Brother and Sisters,

It was another Amazing Day in London. The Holy Spirit is indeed working in this place and using us, broken vessels, to share the wonderful love of Christ.
The Team pushed out again this morning to various locations in Camden, prayer walking, engaging with the locals and being learners.



Some of the lessons learned over the past few days are:

1) The people are very reserved and hardly speak unless spoken to
2) The Churches/Chapels are withering away (some are being used for business /meeting places for clubs or organizations and even Apartments in order to help support what little church life is left)
3) Most People are not practicing any religion...but all seem to not only accept prayers but welcome prayers for their struggles (they want to be loved/noticed and they desire Joy, Hope ,Peace and Truth)
4) Pubs are community centers where many go to seek fulfillment
5) Lack of Hope (in multiple things) and the people are hurting....the harvest is indeed plentiful

Here are some of the people we met and talked to today. Please read over them and be in prayer for each one.


1) Chris: Late 20s from Cyprus,claims to be Roman Catholic (not practicing) Very Open to listen and seems to want more in life then working at a local coffee shop

2) Senol: Owner of a coffee shop, Turkish, late 50s, from Cyprus, claims to be Muslim (not practicing), proud of his 2 sons- Banker/Lawyer

3) Lenny: Atheist, 30s, local Englishman, long conversation about God and we were able to share the Gospel for a while, open to the conversation and told us "I wish I had Faith like you, when I die that is it, nothing else!"

4) Ray: Muslim, late 50s, deep conversation about Jesus and who he was/ talked about different religions. Asked us to pray for his Family

5) Mike - a Christian- loved and treasured Jesus as his Lord- Desired the continued contact with other Christians who will come over to work in London

6) Serena, has 3 kids (young, 2 go to the local Catholic School), does not practice Catholicism and

7) Mary, Serena's Mom. non practicing Catholic, wants to stay in contact via Facebook

8) Jaime, works on the streets of Camden, angry at life (Government, Family, his Job, partner...even the sex of his new born), said that Christianity is not relevant at all.

9) Michael, lived in London for 32 yrs, Catholic background (not active), When asked if he had prayer requests he was shocked and said YES, then paused "It is to personal". Pray that God touches Michael in this are of his life that he is concerned over.

10) Russ, Atheist, older Gentlemen working at the Cemetery, non practicing Catholic

Thank you for your continuous prayers. We feel so blessed to have the opportunity to be a part of what Christ is doing in this place.
We ask for your prayers that we are truly dependent on the Holy Spirit, that we pray continuous, Bold yet humble in our approach and that most of all that Christ in glorified.


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Day two

Today the Team went to church at King's Cross (Local Baptist church near our hotel / Also some members of King Cross went out last night with us to engage with the locals- names above)






The Faith Family that meets at King's Cross is truly amazing! They want to be there and to worship their Treasure (JC). It seemed like there were people from all nations (China, South Africa, Middle East, Americans...other then us, and the list goes on) and the beautiful thing was our common Love for Christ. Many traveled from the far ends of London to be there and worship.
- They fed us well after the morning service and we were able to fellowship a while before heading out into harvest areas.


Afternoon of prayer walking and city mapping produced great things. Please be in prayer for the following people:

1) Paul: an older Man that claims to be somewhat religious (Roman Catholic) suffering from Diabetes 2 and really seeking the Truth/ did not believe in the stories of the Bible literally but more like fables
2) Matt and Hannah: young college students, Very open to hear the good news and continue to pursue the purpose of our trip.
3) Jane, middle age woman who is currently confused about what she believes (Catholic background) Accepted a Bible and has opened up / wanted to pray with two of the team members
























Walked about a market area this evening and truly saw how diverse London is...yet Most all lost children...hurting and wanted something more then what they have.
There is a cloud of darkness over this place...more then i imagined. I am very excited to be a part of Christ working in this place.

Please be in prayer for the following for our team:
1. Boldness in sharing Christ
2. Continued dependence on Christ and the Holy Spirit.
3. Continued good health and safety.


From Winston




Day one

Day 1 in London:


Arrived safely.

Met with Kings Cross and went to a local outdoor shopping to engage people.





Please be in prayer for the following people we spoke with:

1) Enes, a Palestinian. She is confused in what she believes...
2) Mark and Tom- College students, both were open to hear the Gospel and we talked with them for a while.
3) David , an Atheist- long conversation about God- David knew the Bible and the stories- intelligent but not wise.
4) Gede- Hindu: He spoke with us about the Mystic spirit and power
5) Miguel, searching earnestly for Hope
6) Joey
7) Wilson
8) Ian- a muslim from Morocco who told us he gets his joy and satisfaction from money and success.
9) Andy (young musician looking to share his talent and seeking something real- invited him this upcoming Friday to play at King's Cross
10) Irakli- young and married


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