Sunday, February 18, 2007

So i'm going to London in two days and found out most people are still a little confused as to why... haha SO, here are some basic answers to some of your questions.

Why: Well It's kind of a long story so i'll try to summarize. God actually brought up the idea of moving to the UK after a really random email from my English friend whom I had met in Pemba. I had no idea what he was talking about but said that if he wanted me to move there then he'd have to figure it all out. Well he did, and after talking to the girl on the phone we discovered God had actually told us both the same thing about "the move" and it was decided, I'd leave for London in just over a month.
Now I know that seems sudden but way back when I was in Africa, God told me how my next move after Canada would happen. Not where I would go but how I would go. Now he's pretty reliable so I just believed him and came back and waited. (little did I know his timing was much different then mine) What I thought would be a quick three month turnover turned into a long nine month "Private HS School of Ministry" haha. (if you missed that then n/m) It was long and hard and I almost caved a couple of times wanting to leave the country prematurely, once to Rwanda and once to Malaysia. Each time God so lovingly reassured me that his plans are amazing and to keep waiting for this "impossible series of events". Well FINALLY it happened just like he said and I'm sooo glad I waited.
What: Now I don't quite yet know what I'll be doing when I get there. My heart is still for the poor and Godly transformation and plans are actually in the works for me to work with an inner city ministry there (that turns out to be only blocks away from my flat!).
Basic Vision: My ideal Vision would be to work on the streets seeing God totally shake up London for about 3-9 months. I would then proceed to travel to the Sudan. Now for those of you who don't know, the Sudan is currently suffering a horrific genocide. The death toll is sickening and it has to stop. I would love to move to a village and work in an orphanage having Inner healing with the children as my focus. After seeing parents, siblings, friends and family just chopped in front of them these poor kids are severely traumatized, technically a lifetime of working with the best shrinks couldn't fix them. HOWEVER, just a few moments with my Jesus and these kids can be completely healed.

So I think I covered the generics, I hope this answered most ppl's questions! I'll be trying to post semi-frequently, not sure if it will happen but i'll try!

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