HOPE Garden in Camden

The first picture is an art piece that we found in a park just inside a low income housing project. It was directly beside  a bar called "The Sovereign" we noticed this scupture as we were praying. The top of it says HOPE and there were small holes that spelt out the word garden. So Kellye suggested that we take small pieces of paper and write scripture about hope and stick them in the small holes. We ended up using some of our blue scripture cards also because they were laminated and would with stand the rain. We all prayed that families/individuals would be walking in the park and find God's word on the scultpure. Please continue to pray with us that the people in this area would looked to the Lord for their hope and assurance and not to things of this world. 

The second picture is a church we visited today. Meredith and Kellye had a chance to speak with a family ealier today and one of the women they spoke with told them about St. Michael's church that had become pretty well known in the Camden area over the past few years. We weren't really looking for this church after we left the ladies but we were trying to find somewhere to get out of the downpour of rain. God brought us to St. Michael's. This church is truely in the heart of Camden. God brought us to the church just in time to be apart of their healing prayer service. It was a short service focused on praying for those who need physical/emotional healing. This church was Church of England, and although some of their rituals were quite different than ours, their theology seemed to be the same. God's truth and nothing extra. We spoke with the vicar (the pastor) of the church after the service. wWe told him why we were in London and prayed with him. He stated that the church was only about 7 or 8 years old. And he was amazed at how God had provided for and grew the congregation from about 6 people to now, about 120 people. We told him that our church had been praying over the Camden area for about 7 or 8 years as well. This church is very much alive and serving the Camden area. God has, once again, show us that our prayers for Camden matter and are being answered! 

May 2013 Team: Soul in the City

The trip has been a huge blessing so far.  The team arrived at noon on Saturday and we checked in, attended the Westminster service, and then got Nandos together!  The team was exhausted, so we called it an early night.

Sunday we attended KCBC's worship service, and as usual we all cried through the service as God gave us a glimpse of heaven with so many nations represented, and as people worshiped without holding back their emotions. Their service truly has been a blessing to our faith.  Donald preached on 2 Peter 1:1-11. (Pastor Andrew is out of town until next week.)  We had tea/coffee afterwards and then ate a picnic lunch with KCBC students & young adults at Russel Square.  After that, our team visited Camden Market, prayer-walking for the first time together.  I have not been this blessed before with such prayer warriors.  God is granting each of us with an eagerness to pray, and that is very exciting.  Thanks for your prayers specifically!  After Camden Market we went to Primrose Hill and started witnessing to people.  Each of us paired up and had numerous gospel-centered conversations.  We spent about 2 hours there and then left and went to Pizza Express for dinner.  That night was also a blessing as we opened up to each other about how the Lord is changing our desires and really replacing what our flesh wants with what His Spirit desires.

We began Monday with Bible study and prayer in Meredith's apartment, and then went out for a day of prayerwalking.  Again, the prayerwalking is going tremendously.  I really feel Jesus blessing each of us individually with a desire to pray spontaneously and intentionally.  He is good.  Monday evening we went bowling with KCBC and got dinner with them as well.  Both churches are continuing to connnect well. :)

Up until today the weather has been brilliant.  Today however was a monsoon, but we prayerwalked nonetheless!  We are all drenched now, but the day was good.  My team (Doug, Angele, Cara, & me) had several good discussions, and we ended up riding the bus for a while as a means of talking to people without getting too wet!  We are waiting for the other team to arrive back now.

Anyway, just wanted to update you on what we have done thus far.  Thank you for your prayers!