White Christmas
Bookmakers have slashed the odds that Britain will have a white Christmas for 2009. That's right, it's not unusual for thousands of people to visit their local betting shop to place their bets this time of year. According to reports, the odds for snow in London on Christmas day are now 2/1. Well, we've already had two or three days of intermittent snow and ice but my money is staying nice and warm in my pocket.
Staying warm, however, has been a challenge lately as our temps have been hovering in the low 30s. In fact, many of the sidewalks are iced over at the moment and quite slippery as AJ found out on his way to Sunday service. Did I mention that AJ arrived from Florida on Thursday? He'll be with us until the first week of the new year.
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In November I attended the first National Street Pastors Conference and 6th graduation in central London. Islington Street Pastors
had six graduates and Camden had two. We've also had two or three nights on patrol since the last newsletter. Things continue to be relatively quiet since a certain club is now closing early but we've been giving away a lot of flip-flops to grateful young ladies that are either too drunk or too tired to walk on their high heels anymore.
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 Islington Street Pastors give flip-flops to young ladies on high heels.
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Prayer Requests and Updates
- Please pray for Helen with terminal cancer, Claire having a biopsy, and Dorcas who wound up in hospital after falling on the ice.
- Please pray for Karim, a Christian Iranian refugee, that needs new accommodation and may be required to move to Glasgow.
- Please pray for AJ's safe return to Florida in January.
- Please keep praying for our work with the marginalised, unemployed, homeless, and hungry at our Monday Drop In.
- Please keep praying for our Cafe ministry on Wednesdays and Thursdays and Angie's Ladies' Bible study on Wednesday afternoons.
- Please remember to pray for our Islington Street Pastors' leadership team. We are considering new parts of the borough that we can patrol.
- Please remember to pray for Pastor Brian and his mother facing their first Christmas since his father passed away.
- Please keep praying for our Monday night youth club: Teens4Truth (T4T).
- Thank you for praying for Becky and Papy who now have a new flat in a nice neighborhood.
- Thank
you for praying for "Stephen" who finally had his day in court and was
acquitted of three of the four charges and only received a fine.
- Thank
you for praying for "Alex" struggling with alcoholism and isolation.
He'll be visiting a Christian retreat in the countryside during the
Christmas holidays.
Thank you so much for your support. Please feel free to reply directly to this e-newsletter and let us know you are praying and how we can pray for you, or just drop us a line to let us know how you are doing.
Our family wishes you a very Merry Christmas and may God grant you a happy and prosperous new year.
Blessings,
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