After 2 boat rides, a 7 hour bus ride, 2 plane rides, and 2 more bus rides, (and 4 days later) we made it to Derby, England! It really is great here- freezing, but great! We are staying at the YWAM base in Derby, and we each get a bed which is AWESOME and totally unexpected! The people here are so nice and very welcoming. Today we explored the city, and then hung out at a skate park for a while. I met some girls that are 14 and seem awesome, and we are going to try and make it back to the skate park daily to spend time with the people there. Please be praying for those relationships. Its crazy the way people react when you show an interest in them. This week we are going to be spending a lot of time at the skate park, in an ethnic community, and doing other things with a church here. I am not really sure what our ministry will look like exactly, but today was a great start.
While traveling we had to wait a day for the guys to meet up with us, and we spent a day in London, went to the British museum, and walked around the streets. It was a blast, but we were so glad when we got to meet up with the guys. Marvin made it! He is really cold here, and please just pray for his adjustment and jet lag. He is exhausted and i think a bit cultured shock. Its the first time he has ever left Belize.
I will get back to yall with the ministry God is blessing us with here! In the mean time keep praying for relationships to be formed. From what I have noticed, most people in England are not very joyful, if that is okay to say. Like if I smile at someone I am lucky to receive one back. It is so different and just kinda feels dark and oppressed. I feel like so many people here are all about religion and miss out on who God really is and what He wants for every one of us. Pray that people can see a difference in us, and the joy that God gives us daily can spread to these people, and that they truly experience God's love, even if its just one person.
Outside the museum in London
Me and Marvin in Derby!
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