happy days

we'd like to proudly point out that out of the three days we have been here, two of them have been bright and sunny. that's 67%! of course, we were told today not to get used to it. but it's just another way God has been blessing us through this experience.

here are a couple of pictures of the view from our room:
we also went to church today. it was fairly close, so we walked there. the people were very friendly and there were lots of cute kids! apparently, they're looking for a drummer to help out on a worship team, but we're not in a hurry to jump in just yet.

the message today was on hebrews 11, a familiar passage that seems to keep popping up recently.

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."

Hebrews 11:1

we were encouraged to not focus on today, but to let our thoughts be dominated by the future promise, which is to be reunited with God and see Him face to face.

it was also a good reminder to think about what it is that we are hoping for. we've been concerned about our job situation and realized that part of our hopes are to find a job as quickly as possible. this isn't a bad hope to have, but someone pointed out today that we seem to have become inextricably linked to our jobs, that it dominates who we are and is almost an idol of sorts. the observation was in relation to the economic state of london and the how people are handling being laid off. to some, it can be devastating, not just economically speaking, but as a blow to their very identities.

this realization of how much value we place in our jobs made us want to keep ourselves centred on God and set our hopes on Him. we don't want to hope so much for a job, but that we would be more aware of how He is working around and through us and to know Him more - like really know Him.