Edinburgh

Edinburgh......

What an amazing place.  The following weekend, Mark and I set out on another adventure to Scotland.  We set out at o'dark hundred and arrived in scotland early enough to get taken out for a nice Scottish breakfast.  I was also privileged enough to eat haggis in the first meal I ever ate in Scotland.  :-)  

On this weekend Mark and I came to train the Almond Vineyard.  The pastors of the Almond Vineyard are the Dave and Liz Hart.... Gemma's Parents!!!!!!  It was so good to finally meet my great friend Gemma's parents.  They are really amazing people.  Throughout the weekend we got to hang out with them and get to know each other better and better.  I even got to watch the Ireland vs England rugby match with Dave (he is Northern Irish) so this match was a big thing.  

The whole weekend went great!  Spending time with the Harts and the people from their church was a treat.  I got to learn a lot about what is happening in their area, their church, and their lives.  It was great to be able to get to know my friends parents.  I know that that sounds really weird, but I really enjoyed getting to know Gemma's parents.  I will definitely come back to visit Edinburgh one day to stay with the Harts and to see the city.  On my trip I wasn't able to see any of the city, but thats not what matters.  What does matters is that we saw god change people's hearts and lives for his kingdom.  God is really doing something with the Almond Vineyard and I really look forward to hear reports about what is happening with them because I feel, just as they feel, that they are on the edge of a breakthrough.  God would you bless them and give them that breakthrough.  Would you bring a new anointing upon their church.  A fresh anointing and blessing.  

Bicester

Hey!

So..... lets catch up.  

These past few weeks have flown by at light speed.  I don't know where all the time went.  It feels like 2009 just started and it is already march.  I almost don't want to believe that it is passing so quickly.  

The past few weeks have been ones that I don't ever want to forget.  They have not been anything different from how my life's schedule has been lately, but what I have seen, experienced, learned, and the people I have met have made them worth while.  

About 3 weeks ago Mark and I were off to Bicester, England to train up a group of churches for Healing on the Streets.  The weekend was as normal as ever, but the city center, the people we stayed with, and the house we stayed at were so amazing.  We usually don't stay in hotels or any type of purchased accommodation, we usually get to stay with a couple from the church that are kind enough to open up their home to total strangers.  The couple we stayed with in Bicester were the sweetest people I have ever met.  They lived on a farm and had turned their massive house into a little Bead and Breakfast which they called the Manor Farm B&B.  Staying with

 them was a blessing and such a privilege because they were some of the loveliest people to talk to and discuss the simple things of life with.  I thoroughly enjoyed my stay in their home and

would love to see them again very soon.  Over the weekend in Bicester we saw many people

 encouraged and emboldened to push past their fears and go for it with praying for people in the streets.  The town center where we did HOTS was very different in appearance than other town centers I have seen in England.  I really loved the look of it because it reminded me of what I had seen on my trip to Germany the year before.  On sunday, Mark got to speak at 2 different sunday services in different churches where in total 8 people raised their hands to become christians or rededicate their lives to christ!!!  Amazing!  Thank you jesus!   It was a trip where I got to chat with people and pray with people where I really got to connect with them on a heart level.  It was a beautiful and moving experience.  I also had a lot of fun exploring the farm land around the Manor Farm where we were staying.  I found some amazing views and and some really cool places to just go exploring where I got to climb this huge pile of hay bales.