Today my team went to eat breakfast at the home of a friend from the church here. We got lost and in the meantime, the skies let loose and absolutely drenched us. We were comically wet. Soaked completely through. We found our friend's house eventually- and praise the Lord, she had a clothes dryer (rather unusual in this country). In the meantime, all of us girls wore her sweat pants and flannels. Haha- a rather off start to our long day out.
We met up with Jonatan, a Maui friend and an intern here at All Saints, and headed downtown (now somewhat less damp) for a prayer flashmob. Accordingly, at 2pm we stood in Trafalgar Square in downtown London wondering who else was there to pray. We didn't have to wonder for long- soon we saw white papers with worship song lyrics and a prayer itinerary circulating among the throngs of people passing through the plaza. So people huddled in groups and started to pray... periodically pressing nearer together to sing in unison, or at one point, to kneel together in prayer. As if the cold was not enough, it began to rain- and still hundreds of people from churches all over London knelt in the square and lifted up their voices to the God who hears. It was wonderful to participate in this event with such a diverse gathering of believers, all moved with God's heart to touch the nations in London this summer. I think it was also an exercise in boldness for my team, as tourists stopped to stare or take photos. Personally, I had a moment that reminded me why we are in London during this time: I got to chat with people from Saudi Arabia about why we were praying and who we were praying to. The nations ARE in London this summer!
