So Dorothy, Dehlia, and I have safely arrived in Cambridge and have nearly finished our first academic week here. Its so strange to sit down and realize that I'm actually going to be living in England for the next half year of my life. I'm curious as to the places we're going to see, the experiences we'll have, the people we'll meet (have already met most of the community here at Westfield- so nice and welcoming!), and the things that God's going to teach us and work in us. When I went to Colorado last summer not knowing anyone it was such a great for God to grow me and cause absolute dependence upon Him. This is my prayer for my life in general, but specifically for this trip. I don't want anything about this experience to distract me from pursuing to know Jesus deeper and serving His people. My prayer is that being far from home for this long would again teach me a deeper dependence upon His agape love and providence and that He would grow in me a deeper trust in His plan for me in this life.
Cambridge is just so quaint. A few days ago the three of us and a new friend went walking about the town to explore and find out where the university libraries and lecture halls are. Lectures start up on Monday. It'll maybe take a little bit to get used to riding a bicycle on the left side of the road... I still catch myself looking left when crossing the street when I should look right. There are churches and cathedrals older than the U.S. at what seems like every corner. King's College chapel is BEAUTIFUL; I can hardly wait to go inside and attend evensong next week. We girls did errands around town yesterday and bopped into little shops along some cobblestone streets. Hm.... :-)
Today we had Pericope Seminar over the Old Testament reading from the lectionary for this coming Sunday. All the discussion about the translation of and nuances of the Hebrew in Isaiah makes me wish I knew the language. It gives me some extra motivation to learn Greek though. I'm of the school of thought that there's something just so beautiful and amazing about the concept of reading the Word of our amazing God in the original languages in which it was written.
Well... I'm running short on thoughts for now. Cheers to a fun weekend! The Father's crazy about you all... for real!
:)
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