Biggin Hill

Just so you know, I did my first ministry related activity two nights ago. The church is trying to start a young adults group, which Penny and I will be leading. Thursday night we got together at the Pressdee's house with the young people to have dinner and discuss what the group will look like to start with. We'll be working through a basics of Christianity course that John and Yvonne wrote several years ago. It's similar to Alpha. They all seem like fairly normal teens.

Today I went to Biggin Hill, the last British airfield before London. This was where the Battle of Britain was won. They were staging an airshow today that featured many WW2 aircraft from Britain and America as well as many of Britain's current fighters. The most amazing part of the show was the appearance of the Red Arrows, the RAF's version of the Blue Angels. Hopefully, I'll have pictures up soon.

Cheers!

Day 1: Still Tired from the Move...

I've made it here safely now. It's been a bit of an adventure, but I'm doing well. Here are the highlights.

Flying standby proved to be worthwhile as the flight was so empty I was placed in business class, which proved to be advantageous because...

By the time our plane was third in line for take off and ready to go, a passenger had an anxiety attack and we had to return to the gate and refuel. Three hours later, we took off. But that turned out to be a blessing because...

By leaving at 9:00 instead of 6:00, it was easier to fall asleep on the plane after dinner. By the time we arrived at 9:00 am local time, I had slept 3 or 4 hours.

I met Penny, the youth pastor, and John and Yvonne, the pastors, and several others from the church. Everyone seems quite nice.

I met my host family: Maynard and Joan and their grown kids Anna and Jon. Another daughter - Jude - lives up the road. They have been very kind and welcoming, so it's been a joy to be here so far.

Thanks for your prayers, everyone. Perhaps I'll take my camera out soon and take some photos to share.

Initial Prayer Requests

OK, so I leave for England tomorrow evening. I'm both excited and nervous. I wanted to quickly jot down some prayer requests before I leave.

1. I'm flying standby, and although things look good right now for me getting on the flight, please pray that I do get a seat and get off safely.

2. Pray that I arrive safely and meet up with youth pastor Penny, who's picking me up from the airport.

3. Pray that my initial meetings with people at the church and with my host family would be a blessing to all of us. Pray that fast connections and firm friendships be made quickly.

Thanks everyone. Cheers!