My new home.

G'day everyone. I am finally settled and unpacked in the UK. And did I mention...jet lag! Thank you Jesus for safe travels...took a plane to Iceland (very interesting learning icelandic and never knew they had hot springs!) It reminded me of Hawaii from the plane...a little island isolated in the ocean. At 6:45 am, took a plane to London Heathrow and met up with Jacqui (youth leader at All Saints Woodford Wells) who I'll be working with. What a lovely lady...I'm very excited to work with her as we'll be preparing for the Olympics. We ate at a French cafe and journeyed to Woodford Green, my new home.

Woodford Green...what a cute little village. It reminds me of a place in an English book or Pride and Prejudice. So quaint. The town is a 5 minute walk from my house and the church is only 10 min away. I love how everyone walks here...who needs a car? Hopefully I'll be able to ride my bicycle too. The weather is quite fickle here...one hour it's sunny, then the next overcast and gray. Reminds me of Seattle.

I just got home from eating dinner with Pastor (Vicar as they call it) Paul and family. Then met up with the staff of the church. I'm excited for the relationships to be built here...perhaps I was supposed to be British all along! :) I'm slowly learning the British slang words as well...they say "Brilliant!" and "That's alright" quite a bit. Well, it's time to catch up on sleep...good night.