Across the Pond

Yes I have, I have traveled across the pond to the lovely country of England! I am very excited to be in the UK. There is so much history and culture surrounding you ever where that you go, if makes every time driving around a unique little adventure/history lesson.
This is without a doubt going to be a very unique and different semester. Myself, along with my co-leader Kate, are leading four interns that are from the UK and are in their own country. We are working with our partner ministry here in the UK called United Christian Broadcasting (UCB) so the interns are gaining media experience as well as doing Book of Hope ministry in the UK, Portugal and South Africa. The uniqueness of the semester isn't just due to the media factor thrown in there, but because we are two Americans leading four British interns in their own country. While America and England are both Westernized countries, there are many cultural differences. The meaning of words to start with. You would not go up to a woman and say nice pants, where did you get them? Pants to them is underwear, the correct word would be trousers. Also, you need to be careful which way you give someone the peace sign. Palm forward is alright, but showing the back of your hand is like giving someone the middle finger in America. All little suddle things, but very important when your daily job is communicating with thousands of students and school officials. I am anticipating this semester very much. All of our interns are great and I know there are so many things God wants to teach them and grow them in. Please pray for our team that we would be unified and make ourselves available to be used in all God desires this term and the future! I will continue to keep you updated on our exciting and enthralling cultural adventures.