Going crazy in England...

Yesterday a group of eight Christians walked into a room full of 88 first year dance students to offer them a welcome bag full of maps, restaurant guides and small gifts. While we were at first hesitant of what their reaction would be, we received a warm welcome. They were grateful to receive such a loving gift after a hard first week of training. They all arrive everyday at 8am and don’t stop their training until after 6:30 or in some cases 9pm, so people who just wanted to bless them and offer a welcome into their community had a profound effect. Already, 22 people have signed up for the free Indian meal with Alpha that is occurring tonight. You could see the look of shock come across their faces when they heard there were cappuccino and soup packets in the bag. We were able to delve quickly into conversations as we passed out the bags and shared why we were there. We hope that our genuine concern about them fitting into the community will intrigue them and they will desire to get to know us better and will come to the pasta dinner. It was such an awesome opportunity to get to minister to them and hopefully those relationships will grow over time and we'll be able to make an impact on them. Also last night, we went to the mall to get a phone for me, and we had all been talking about getting piercings, so I got my cartilage pierced. Flippin awesome right? :)



I got to help Lisa Anderson set things up for her shop this morning, which sells things that Women in India make and then gives the money back to the women. Tonight is our first night with Bar N' Bus, so pray that the kids will be receptive and we'll be able to build relationships with them.