Week Three

As usual it has been another busy week here at the Oval! Trent Shepherd, a great speaker, came to share some of his wisdom with us along with some incredible stories. One involved him and another passer-by rolling a huge fish that had beached itself back into the sea as they shouting at it, “You gotta live, fish!” And it did! We spent one afternoon on the grass in the sunshine talking about our favorite stories of the man, Jesus, while Trent dug a small hole with his hands, spat into it, made mud and rubbed it on his eyes. That was a moment I will never forget. My concept of who Jesus really was has been completely revolutionized. It’s hard to believe a carpenter from Nazareth would ever mean so much to me. I came away from these lectures pondering what it means now that I know what I know about this man.

In the middle of that incredible time, we took a trip to London to see the sites. Armed with packed lunches, umbrellas and 13 cameras we descended on the unsuspecting tourist hot spots of…. St Paul’s Cathedral (we climbed to the very top…offering the best view of London by far), the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace and briefly the Natural History museum!! Needless to say, by the end of the day we were SO tired!! Some of us stopped in at an Italian restaurant (where we ordered 5 cheese pizzas…the cheapest thing on the menu!!) and the rest saved even more money by frequenting the local McDonalds!! Even though we were blistered and aching like crazy by the time we got home, it was a brilliant day with some fantastic memories that we’ll share for years to come!!

On a sad note, our final school member Pendo is still yet to hear about her visa and the longer it takes to come through the further behind she gets with lectures etc. We are still hoping and praying she will get here soon…so remember her!!

I am so glad to report that the sun is finally shining here! And that is great news for the 120+ people that are flocking to the Oval this weekend for an evangelism conference. Myself and friends from the DTS now bear wounds marking this special event after erecting huge marquees and tents in preparation for their arrival…and getting flicked by giant toggles that are now holding there roofs on!! I am really looking forward to sharing time with so many people from all over the country. It will be great to have so many English people here at last – Hooray!!

This week we have been spending some time with John Peachey, the Base leader here in Harpenden, talking all about forgiveness and repentance. We have our last two sessions with him coming up these next few days and then I have a visit from my best friend from home this weekend, which is very exciting! In the meantime, I am going to enjoy the sunshine while it lasts!! See you next week!!