Liverpool

These past few weeks have flown by so quickly! I feel like we just returned from Portugal and here it is almost the end of May. At the beginning of May we had a team come over from a Christian college in California to work with Book of Hope in the schools. Kate is leading the team, but I was able to be with them last week in Liverpool and see how ministry works in other parts of the UK. It was amazing the open doors we had in the schools. Most of the classes we were in were ages 12-15 and we did their religious education classes. All of the students seemed really interested in the presentations and were very honest with us in the discussion groups. At the end of one lesson we asked the students if there was any questions. One of the girls raised her hand in front of her whole class and asked, "How can I become a Christian?" For a minute we all froze, I think wondering if what we had heard was really true! Since we aren't allowed in the classroom to pray with the students, we directed her to the page in the Book of Hope where you can make a decision for Christ and to speak to her RE teacher who happened to be a born again Christian. The coolest part of it all was that the other half of our team was in the van praying and someone specifically prayed that if there was a person whose heart was ready to make a decision for Christ that they would ask questions. Isn't it amazing to see how God works and to see the power and evidence of prayer! It was such an encouragement to the team and really lifted their spirits. The name of the girl is Jesse, please keep her in your prayers that she would be able to live out her decision to follow Christ especially at school where kids can often times be ridiculed for being a Christian.

At the end of this week our team is headed off to South Africa! I can not wait! There will be 5 other interns joining our team from America so altogether it will be a team of 11. It is going to be an amazing time for us all no doubts about it. Pray that we can become a united and strong team. Can't wait to tell you all about it!