Cheerio

There is so much to update you on from house projects (the kitchen is done!!), insurance claims, more house projects, family visits, and friend trips into the wilderness, however all of those will have to wait until we get back from LONDON! If you don't already know, we are traveling to London for 10 days with the WEPC youth group. Here's a "brief" run-down of the who, what, where, when, why & more:

Who & What: Our team will partner with missionary families living in London as well as a multi-cultural church. We will minister to kids and families through a week-long Kids Club (like VBS) and Teen Club. We will share the love of Jesus Christ with our UK friends through skits, songs, games, crafts, and Bible reading. We will tour parts of London and visit a Hindu temple in order to gain further understanding of the culture and spiritual climate. Also, our team will come alongside the missionary families to encourage and support them as needed. Loving on kids and families in the name of Jesus, that's the plan!

Where: Harrow District, London, England

When: July 26-Aug. 4

Why: In short, for fun and for Jesus. We believe we have a life-saving message to share that is the gospel of Jesus Christ, so we go with that. We hope to begin relationships while we're there to make way for this message to be shared in a loving way either by us or by others. We hope to encourage  and help the church in Harrow, London. We go to build relationships with one another as well and to grow our faith by taking a risk together. All to glorify the Lord.

What have we done to prepare:

• Prayed
• Asked friends and family to join our support team
• Received cultural training as a team including comparison of world views, study of Hinduism and Jainism, discussion of what not to wear
• Divided up into groups to prepare for Kids Club and Teen Club (skits, music, crafts, etc.)
• Steve is working with students to plan games and healthy competition :)
• Helene is working with students to come up with crafts that correspond with our Bible story for the week: The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32)
• Skyped with the missionary family in Harrow
• Logistics
• As part of her job at the church, Helene has helped in purchasing airfare and insurance, collecting and copying passports, processing support money, and working with our Youth Director/team leader on the budget
• Spent time with our team eating and hanging out
• So much more! This is the short list

If you made it to this point, THANK YOU for reading. And thank you all for your interest, care, and support! We are grateful, truly. Please continue to pray for our team. We leave Friday!

Cheerio RVA, Hello London!

Follow us during our trip through our team blog www.RVAtoHeathrow.blogspot.com