Twenty-five Years in the Making
Angie and I are pleased to announce that on June 2nd, we celebrated twenty-five years of marriage -- our silver wedding anniversary! And I'm also proud to announce that I pulled off a BIG surprise by planning a trip to Scotland - with Angie - without her finding out in advance. She was totally shocked as you can imagine.
You see, on our twentieth anniversary I took her on a trip to London, so now that we live here I knew that wouldn't work a second time. So I had to do a lot of research without her finding out and I didn't want to go too far away. In the end, Edinburgh seemed the perfect choice and I was right. Whew!!! We really had a great time.
Street Pastors Tread Where Angels Dare
This
time it was the girls turn. Around 2:00 AM, Saturday morning, closing time at the Glass Works Pub
/ Dance Club, a fight broke out among the young ladies standing in the outside
smoking area upstairs at the N1 Centre. Arms, and dare I say, "claws," were
flying "fast and furious." But the experienced door-staff were quick to
separate at least four contenders, two of which were bloodied. It may have been
the heel of a shoe or it may have been a beer bottle that gave one young lady a
nasty cut over her right eye. She would definitely need stitches. The other had
small scrapes and cuts all over her face.
There
was blood splattered and hair extensions scattered all over the place. Once
again the Islington Street Pastors team intervened with first-aid and a calming
presence. I personally spoke with the ambulance dispatcher to be sure they knew
exactly where to come. There were at least two other fights between 2:00 and
4:00 AM in the vicinity and at least three young men were arrested.
For those of you praying for Islington Street Pastors, our next night out will be Friday, June 26th, when we have our first walk-about in the neighboring borough of Camden. There will be a commissioning/prayer service at 8:30 PM and then we'll hit the streets of Camden Town between 10:30 and 2:30. Camden Town is a part of North London well-known for its markets, liberal attitude, and associations with popular culture. To see what it's like, watch the videos at www.camdenguide.co.uk.
Prayer Guide for Street Pastors
Safety and
protection
To glorify the
Lord
Relationships
with police and community leaders
Excellent
communication and listening skills
Extra funding
and support
Transformed
lives - transformed community
Peace on our
streets
Additional
Street Pastors
Spiritual
growth of team
Team
relationships
Opportunities
for the Gospel and divine appointments
Rational
thinking - responsible actions
Support from
churches
Prayer Requests
- Please join me in giving thanks to the Lord for He is good. His love endures forever! We've been living in London for 10 months now. Thank you for your gifts.
- Please pray for Zoey as she returns from Clermont on July 1st. AJ is also visiting Clermont this week.
Please remember Islington Street Pastors and our first night in Camden Town on June 26th.
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Please keep praying for our work with the homeless and hungry in North London. There is much work to be done and we are looking at new strategies for September (after August break).
- Please continue praying for a young homeless British-Nigerian doctor who can't find work. He came to church with me last Sunday and is making progress getting his housing arrangements sorted.
Please remember to pray for my alcoholic friend named Alex. I'm meeting next week with one of his alcohol counselors to talk about a strategy for his future.
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On the Streets of Islington
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