England Missionary Update
Grace United Missions Team,
God is clearly moving here in London. We have learned so much about the city, culture and religious climate. As you know our original commitment to London was for three years ending August 2023. As Mandy and I have prayed about continuing here, it seems clear to us that God is calling us to stay at least until August 2025. Inspire St James, our home church, has invited us to stay and they will be sponsoring our visa. We are really excited about the opportunity! God has done so much in these past two years and we feel like we are just getting started. Thank you for helping us continue building this ministry in London!
Our visa renewal will begin June 2023 and will cost $12,507 for our entire family. This amount includes the national healthcare tax. Would you consider giving an additional end of the year gift to help us renew our visas?
Give to help us continue reaching the world through London
Thanksgiving Event
This picture captures God's faithfulness! 90 of us gathered to eat a Thanksgiving feast. Praise God for the favor he has given us with so many students from around the world. We were able to share how thankfulness is at the heart of Christianity. That we are not only thankful that God created us but that He desires to have a personal relationship with us and has provided a way for that to happen through His son Jesus Christ. Please pray for God to draw these students to Himself.
Evie, William, Annie and Lottie were the only kids present but it didn't stop them from having a great time. They played pingpong, foosball, and cornhole. Cornhole is not a UK game but our friends seem to love it!
Team Transitions
Exciting changes! Connor and T have finished their commitment and will be moving back to the US in December. We will miss them! Please pray for them as they look for jobs and get settled. Gabe and Hannah will return to the US to raise additional support and then return to London. We are thankful they are returning! Please pray for them as they raise their needed support to return. Kristen (not pictured) will be joining us in January and Garrett (not pictured) will be joining us this summer.
Back: Gabe, Hannah, Mandy, Chad, Kayla, Connor
Front: Evie, William, Annie, Lottie, T
Pizza & Discussion
Whether they are agnostic, atheist, muslim, Christian, or something else, college students are thinking about life's bigger questions but hardly ever talk with anyone about these questions. Absolute truth, suffering, social media, mental health, religion, origins, and happiness are a few of the topics we talked about at Pizza & Discussion. Every Thursday evening we gather with students to enjoy good food and deep conversation. These discussions provide a window into their worldview and give us specific ways to follow up with them throughout the week. Above are a few of the students who came last Thursday. Please pray for them!
Football has been such a great way to connect with guys from all over the world. Here are just a few of the guys who played with us last Friday evening. We rent a nice pitch in central London and then invite students we have met on campus. Please pray for these men.
Top: Zabih (London), Gabe (USA), Luke (London), Juven (London), Jose (Spain), Connor (USA), Samir (Jordan), Brandon (London), Achref (Algeria), Chad (USA)
Lower: Jacob (London), Adin (Saudi Arabia), Johan (Malaysia)
God is clearly moving here in London. We have learned so much about the city, culture and religious climate. As you know our original commitment to London was for three years ending August 2023. As Mandy and I have prayed about continuing here, it seems clear to us that God is calling us to stay at least until August 2025. Inspire St James, our home church, has invited us to stay and they will be sponsoring our visa. We are really excited about the opportunity! God has done so much in these past two years and we feel like we are just getting started. Thank you for helping us continue building this ministry in London!
Our visa renewal will begin June 2023 and will cost $12,507 for our entire family. This amount includes the national healthcare tax. Would you consider giving an additional end of the year gift to help us renew our visas?
Give to help us continue reaching the world through London
Thanksgiving Event
This picture captures God's faithfulness! 90 of us gathered to eat a Thanksgiving feast. Praise God for the favor he has given us with so many students from around the world. We were able to share how thankfulness is at the heart of Christianity. That we are not only thankful that God created us but that He desires to have a personal relationship with us and has provided a way for that to happen through His son Jesus Christ. Please pray for God to draw these students to Himself.
Evie, William, Annie and Lottie were the only kids present but it didn't stop them from having a great time. They played pingpong, foosball, and cornhole. Cornhole is not a UK game but our friends seem to love it!
Team Transitions
Exciting changes! Connor and T have finished their commitment and will be moving back to the US in December. We will miss them! Please pray for them as they look for jobs and get settled. Gabe and Hannah will return to the US to raise additional support and then return to London. We are thankful they are returning! Please pray for them as they raise their needed support to return. Kristen (not pictured) will be joining us in January and Garrett (not pictured) will be joining us this summer.
Back: Gabe, Hannah, Mandy, Chad, Kayla, Connor
Front: Evie, William, Annie, Lottie, T
Pizza & Discussion
Whether they are agnostic, atheist, muslim, Christian, or something else, college students are thinking about life's bigger questions but hardly ever talk with anyone about these questions. Absolute truth, suffering, social media, mental health, religion, origins, and happiness are a few of the topics we talked about at Pizza & Discussion. Every Thursday evening we gather with students to enjoy good food and deep conversation. These discussions provide a window into their worldview and give us specific ways to follow up with them throughout the week. Above are a few of the students who came last Thursday. Please pray for them!
Football has been such a great way to connect with guys from all over the world. Here are just a few of the guys who played with us last Friday evening. We rent a nice pitch in central London and then invite students we have met on campus. Please pray for these men.
Top: Zabih (London), Gabe (USA), Luke (London), Juven (London), Jose (Spain), Connor (USA), Samir (Jordan), Brandon (London), Achref (Algeria), Chad (USA)
Lower: Jacob (London), Adin (Saudi Arabia), Johan (Malaysia)
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