It has been another wonderful day here in Cardiff. The weather has been beautiful so far, but I'm told it won't last too much longer. This morning Pam and I decided we were going to go running because "we hadn't been walking enough." So we began our morning trying to run, but there are hills here and although it may look flat if you start running it will become a hill. Due to these massive inclines, compared to Texas, we ended up mostly walking, but it was quite enjoyable.
We then headed into town after lunch to get some stamps and as a result we missed our bus to the church...it slowed down and then drove right past us...some bus drivers aren't so nice around here, but most are. We caught the next bus, but because of the frustration of missing the first one we got off about 3 stops too early and ended up having to choose left or right to get to the church. The Lord was definitely with us because somehow we ended up at our usual stop and then found our way to the church, 20 minutes late. After talking about the importance of prayer walking for a little bit we went back into town and went prayer walking around a park. This is something that I have really enjoyed doing. I can't wait to begin to see the results of people that have gone before us and have been faithful in prayer walking in these area way before we ever came.
It seems to me that the "honeymoon" phase of this trip is beginning to fade for me. I am beginning to realize that I have been here two weeks and I'm not just on a holiday and I will be heading home in a few days. It scares me a little bit, but it also excites me because I know that in this time I will be able to build meaningful realtionships with the people around me. Last night Ellie had her house group over and so we were able to meet some people from the church that are around our age. It was amazing. We had a prayer time and everyone went around the room to say prayer requests and it was just amazing to hear where they were at in life and the honesty that each of them had. I felt as though I had been part of this group since it first started. After everyone left we were able to sit with Ellie and hear her views on some things. It was interesting to hear what she had to say and it made me want to search for my own opinions on certain things.
Have a great day!