London Arrival !

Wow, This is an amazing time! We are so excited at times we feel like we could explode! God is so good!! Our arrival to London has been so blessed. The family we are staying with and will be helping out with are amazing! They have been such an example of the Lord by giving up their lives and making us feel comfortable and welcomed. They drove us around most of the day Fri. to look at flats to possibly rent. We are still looking but have been bartering for a flat up the street we are staying on, but are not sure how its gonna go. Please pray that God hooks us up with the place He has for us. 

London is such an amazing town! We went into central London the other day for a pastors prayer meeting with local guys around the city and I got so excited about ministering in the inner city I didn't want to leave. We keep getting this sense that God is going to do something so beyond what we can imagine and we can't wait to get started. Please pray as we will be going around the City each week to pray over different areas and seek the Lord about where He wants us in the future. This week we are going into North London as it is a place that has been really impressed upon our hearts and mentioned to us a few times to check out. Specifically a place called Camden-Town, which is a pretty edgy, younger area where alot of the street kids and goth kids hang out. We are going to take our camera up there and take some footage so we will place it on our facebook page for ya'll to see. We love you all and are so thankful for all of your love, support, and prayers. London is ripe for the Gospel!! Pray that God would move in the churches that are already here and the ones that are going to be established in the future!! The harvest is truly plentiful, but the laborers are few, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send laborers and bring a great harvest of souls in these last days!! Love & blessings to you all!! M&L

Hey Everyone, 

So, the time has arrived for us to depart for London!! It has been an amazing year of seeing God be faithful to set everything in order for this adventure piece by piece. Thank you so much for all of your prayers & support during this process. It is quite miraculous that we are able to move to the second most expensive city in world to minister, and I will be the first to say that we are the least likely candidates. I think of Gideon's response to the Lord's calling on his life when he said I am the least of the least, this must be a mistake.. Never the less, this is what God has chosen to do so we won't argue, but instead, rejoice!!! Another section of scripture that gets us excited about all this is 1Corinthians 1:26-2:5 

 "For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence. But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption—that, as it is written, 'He who glories, let him glory in the LORD.' And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God." 

This brings such an encouragemnt to us because when we think of London, one of the most creative, sophisticated, intellectual, and influential cities in the world, we imediately begin to sink into the realization of how insignificant and base we are left to our selves. HOWEVER, with God, There is the possibility to turn the city of London upside down!!!!! The nations are a drop in the bucket to the Lord! No matter what happens we are confident that GOD WILL WORK. His word will not come back void, His power will be evident, His Spirit will be present, and His Glory will be revealed in London!!!! We love you all and are so thankful for your support!!

Much Love & Blessings, 

Mark &  Lizzie 

 We will be updating you more about London soon, but for now here are some things to pray for: 

1) God's wisdom in every decision

- Finding an apartment / flat 

- Managing our time 

- Ministry opportunities

2) Diligence 

- Prayer times 

- Devotional times 

- Studies 

3) Marriage 

- Unity / Love 

- Communication 

- intimacy

4) Getting Acclimated to British culture