Day 3

Let me begin by saying how humbled I am by the grace of God. It is incomprehensible how and why He would reveal Himself to me, a sinner, unclean and unworthy, but He has and today, it has become even more precious to me as I walked the streets of London. We have all been humbled by the hard work He and His laborers are doing here. It is the privilege of a lifetime to be here, praying for these people, learning about them, learning about strongholds here, and sharing the gospel of the grace of Jesus Christ. I miss home, but I already know I will miss being here too. I am eager to return.

Today, we were thankful to meet two women from Yorkshire, one a mother of two and the other a mother of three. We met them at a coffee shop we had stopped by to take a short break. We were able to engage them in a conversation about the church today.


Both had spent some time in the church as children, but had long ago given up on the church. Their reasons were common to many here; the church is too rigid, it's not welcoming, it's irrelevant for their busy lives. The conversation was honest and open (praise God). They both could see how the community around them lacked any genuine "happiness" as they put it, and even traced some of the trouble with the youth today back to the abolishment of prayer in their schools (one of the mothers is an administrator and bus driver for her school). Ultimately, we learned that they knew nothing of a relationship with Christ, but only understood the church of their youth, the church that was out of touch with them and their lives. In concluding our conversation with them, we were able to pray over them and over their children. I pray that God will continue to minister to them through our conversation and prayer today. Their story is not uncommon.



We were also able to meet two wonderful chinese Christians from the area who had moved here several years back and are active in spreading the gospel here in London, as well as across the globe. We were so blessed by their testimony and their commitment to Christ. It was mutually encouraging, sharing about Christ, about His grace and what He is doing here as well as what He is doing back home. We enjoyed a wonderful meal with them and hope to continue our relationship with them in the months and years to come.

I will leave you with a passage one of the chinese believers shared with us to encourage us during our mission, "For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised." Endurance, we need that indeed, for the work is hard, but it is sweet and well worth His promises. Please continue to pray. It's working!



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