Our trip to London has already been filled with God's grace. We arrived on Saturday around noon, London time. Even though most of us were tired, we stayed up and prayer walked around Camden. We visited the Camden Market, which is an eccentric place filled with a lot of punk-rock influences and many different cultures. Then, we walked up Primrose Hill in the park and saw the most incredible view of London from on top of the hill. We prayed for the people that were in the park, and especially that God would open doors for us throughout the week. That prayer has been answered ten-fold already!
On Sunday, we had our Bible study at the hotel, went to service as King's Cross Baptist, had tea/lunch with members of the congregation, and then did a scavenger hunt around the city. The scavenger hunt consisted of a map with numbers corresponding to clues about different, unique things in London. One of the favorite stops was platform 9 3/4 at the St. Pan's Train Station, which is a tribute to Harry Potter. Even members of the team who had been to London many times before saw interesting things around the city they'd never seen before. A few of the teams also had opportunities to stop and talk to people who needed prayer. One team met a woman named Chloe, who was very sad and lonely, but was very thankful that people wanted to pray for her. After the scavenger hunt, most of the mission team went and prayer walked the Westminster area. We saw iconic London while we walked by the London Eye, Big Ben, Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Downing Street and Trafalgar Square. We prayed for the government and people of London that they may once again find God's grace.
Monday, today, we started off the day again with Bible Study - Luke 10. We then went to King's Cross Church to learn more about storying. Storying is a way of telling people about the Bible in a more approachable, conversational way. We learned the Creation to Christ story, which encapsulates the key parts of the Bible into one story. Then, the mission team and a few members of King's Cross went people mapping and prayer walking. Each group met different strangers and asked them about their lives and their ideas on faith. Some of the stories were very moving, including one where a team met a homeless man who cried with joy when they asked to pray with him. Another team met a man who was sitting on King's Cross's doorstep, and they got to tell him the story of the Four Soils from Mark 4. God opened up the doors for all of these opportunities, and they wouldn't have been possible without prayer.
Tonight, we are going back to King's Cross in order to teach the young adults there about how to story. We are going to be teaching the Four Soils story and the Christ to Creation story. Please pray that we will be able to guide King's Cross through the lesson, and that they will use these tools to share the gospel with the people of London, making disciples of themselves. We are doing much of the same (story training during the day, prayer walking/telling stories during the afternoon, and prayer walking at night) tomorrow. Please pray that God will continue to open doors for us to tell people the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Thank you for all of your prayers and support. They are greatly felt, and certainly much appreciated.
Sincerely,
The London Team
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