I'm back in blogging action! With the Internet now being available to me, you should see more frequent updates.
Being here in London is quite exciting! Also, very different from living in the States. The first few days were extra filled with orientation events. Two exciting things we did were an audio tour of West Minister Abbey and doing the "Royal Walk" through Green Park towards Buckingham Palace to see the changing of the guards. I already feel my vocabulary being changed with British terms and accent!
It's a bit overwhelming getting used to buying groceries, going to classes, getting to know everyone in our group, and overall living here. However, starting classes this week and being finished with "orientation" events i feel will bring a sense of needed routine here in my London life.
Speaking of classes...SO interesting! But, hard. Womp.
This past Sunday night, I went to Hillsong Church with my roommate and two other friends a part of our group. I have been wanting to go to Hillsong Church for a long time. I love this ministry's heart and passion for God. I walked in and immediately felt my craving for fellowship be met. I saw the light. My three friends and I met some wonderful people that hopefully we can connect with again and build some friendships.
Yesterday, as a class outing, we went to the British Science Museum. Here, we looked at an exhibit that was entitled, "What does the Internet Sound Like?" It was a panel of hundreds of tiny screens that acted as a display portrait of all the different online communications- text, chat rooms, emails, etc. This portrait displayed messages picked up at that very instant from all across the world. It was quite something reading all of these messages such as, "what up?" and "I am in the usa." However, another text read, "most people are awful...why do they deserve to live in this world?" This got me thinking and gave me eyes to see a bit of the darkness in the world. However, there is light to be inherited for those who believe.
As I was reading through Colossians the other morning, I came across verse 12 in chapter 1. It says, "Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the Kingdom of light."
I hope to continue to see the Kingdom of Light shine down upon my new stay here in the United Kingdom.
