Thank you all for continuing to follow along with me on this journey I'm on... I truly hope you've enjoyed seeing just the small glimpses of Wales that I have been able to show thusfar.
A highlight from this week was a meeting at a local restaraunt called the Harvester. I went with Pastor Andy and Udo from Park and we met with 3 people involved with international ministries to spread God's Word throughout the world. It was very encouraging to hear the stories of people seeking to grow and learn in Christ.
Hearing the lack of Christian teaching and Bibles though, should make us appreciate so much more the gift of having the Bible available to us to read. And shame on us when we simply let the Bible sit on a shelf and collect dust... while some churches only have one Bible (or sometimes just a page from the Bible) to share amongst a group of 20 or more people for a week!
It also should inspire us to find and help ministries and organizations who help translate and spread the Good News throughout the World.
The 'Time team' (pictured above, minus me) from Brighton will be leaving tomorrow, but they had a great time here in Merthyr. And were able to help out with various ministries here, such as High 5, Oasis, Coffe Lounge at the Gurnos, prayer meetings at St. Lukes, and they even got to participate in 3 Bible studies whilst they were here! I led these studies, so I'm sure they've had enough of listening to an American accent for awhile.
In all seriousness, it was great to have them here, we all had a lot of fun and they were a great blessing during their stay.
As far as my schedule is concerned,
I'll be preaching this Sunday evening in Park Baptist... and other than that, I'm unsure of my weekend plans.
The jubilee celebrations for the Queen will be this Tuesday and Wednesday. Those days will be bank holidays and most people will be hanging out with family and friends, providing they are off of work.
Hopefully at least one of those days will allow for the sight-seeing side of me to find something new to see/explore!
And then next weekend I'll be travelling (by train) to Brighton, England to see Holland Road Baptist Church... I just can't believe in only one month the missions trip will have already commenced, and the people from the U.S. will be here in Wales!
To be honest, part of this week was a little challenging. And with so many things going on, it can be easy to get a little lost in the flow of everything going on.
But it comes to just trusting God, and following Him through everyday and every situation. Hope you all have an amazing weekend!
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