Student Trip Recap in Pictures

Dear Prayer Partners.

Thank you for lifting our team up this week while we were in London. God did some amazing things in our own lives as well as those we met in London. We can't wait to tell you about our journey. Of course, right now we are traveling back, so please continue to pray for our safe return home.

Here are some pictures that many of the kids took. Please enjoy and continue to pray for Camden, our church partners, Kings Cross Baptist Church, and Highgate Chapel and for the many individuals we were able to see and speak the gospel into their lives.

Thank you!





































































































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Student Trip Day 6

For this blog enter we have three stories to share.

Story 1
Today, we continued conversations for about 3 hours with two girls, Rachel and Rhona, we met on Monday. They both have Christian backgrounds and know Bible stories, but it doesn't connect from the brain to the heart. Please pray that The Lord will continue to work and send people into their lives that can lead them closer to Him.



Story 2
When the Holy Spirt moves, it's an amazingly beautiful and awesome sight. On Tuesday, we had an encounter with a man named Dave at Kings Cross Station. We got to share a little bit of the gospel with him before he had to go. So today, at a completely different station, we ran into him again. I was amazed that we got the chance to have another conversation with this man. When the Holy Spirit moves, it's powerful.

Story 3

As I reflect on the day it is hard for me to pick out my favorite story. There were so many incredible and life changing moments today. One of my favorite stories from today was when my pod (Lillian, Laura, and my mom), went prayer walking after a unbelievable day. We were just talking about how the day could not get any better, but God surprised us. His plans are always so much bigger than ours. As we were walking we met a young woman, Liz. Liz invited us to have tea/coffee at her flat, so we went! When we got inside of her flat we saw bible verses on the walls and she told us about her religion. We got to talk for a long time and at the end we prayed for her. She was such a delight to be around, and we cannot wait to meet up with her again tomorrow!

Prayer Points
Please pray for our last day of work.
Pray for reconnections with students we have been sharing the Gospel with during the week.
Pray for ongoing connections to be made with us and our church partners with the teens we have engaged this week.

Here are some pics from our week.
























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Student Trip Day 5

Free day in the city! Our students enjoyed a tour of the Westminster Abbey, walking through TriFalgar Square, exploring the Tower of London, a boat ride down the Thames, an unexpected shopping trip at Harrod's, and of course some took on the famous London Eye! But with all of that I wanted to share a story of one of several divine encounters from today:
So tonight a small group of us headed to dinner and because of a few unexpected (to us) turns and stops in our journey we found ourselves at a little diner at what is called the Euston station. The place was packed so we had to split 4 and 2. Laurie Barker and I sat at the counter while our students sat in a booth. Within a few minute two men asked where in the states we were from. Let's just say then next hour was packed with non-stop conversation about culture, faith, and life. We discussed what our students were doing in London and how we looked to learn more about teenagers here. They shared about the melting pot that is London. They took us through the multi-ethnicities that have moved in through the decades. They spoke of tolerance and social justice as reasons for the co-existence. They shared their beef with the "version" of Christians they have been exposed to in life as well.
We also discussed the prayer walks we were doing nightly and even gave him my prayer booklet to read. They were both fascinated. They don't believe in Jesus and have a relationship with him. Paul is a filmmaker who works for the Discovery channel and has projects with Fox and NBC. Alister is a local politician in one of the eastern Burroughs. Tonight we planted a seed for what may one day offer them True Hope!
Did I mention that this happened at then end of a day that included multiple distractions, and a rain/hail/snow shower. However, without the days distractions and frustrations we wouldn't have been in the right place to speak the truth of the gospel to Paul and Alister! We serve a faithful God who places us in the right places (even using frustrating circumstances) to make his name famous.
Prayer request.
Please pray for our last two days to engage and build relationships with students.
Please pray for intentionality on our mission during the day.
Please pray for focus in our steps, as the city has become more familiar we do not want to lose sight of our walking surroundings and traffic.
Please pray for continued health so we can finish strong despite our growing fatigue.
Enjoy some pics of our day..




































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Student Trip Day 4

Cheerio!

Our day today started with rain and ended with a beautiful view of the London skyline.




Our team continued to break down into their pods and serve in different areas of the Camden borough. It has been sweet to hear the many testimonies of Gods work in our midst and we are so grateful to be a part. I know that these students will have so many stories to share with you when we return home.










Tonight our team split into two groups and went on our second round of nighttime walks! From prayer walking in front of Westminster Abbey to have gospel conversations on the bank of the river with the Tower Bridge in sight- our time was precious and the memories will stay with us for a lifetime.
















Tomorrow we will tackle Central London on our free day! We will start with a tour of Westminster Abbey and end at the London Eye!

Here are ways to can pray:

*Safety for our team as we travel on free day

*Renewed energy and joy

*Unity among team members

*Open eyes and ears that are attentive to the needs of those around us


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