Hello again!

Sorry again for not blogging for a while. As mentioned before, our latop has been a bit troublesome, but I've managed to prop it up in such a way that it works. For now anyway. So I'll fill you in on what's been going on....

Before I go on and update you all, I'd like to acknowledge the fact that this blog post will be missing something. Or rather someone. Izzy is back at home in the UK for a week for her older sister's, Hannah, wedding. So it's just me for this one, but I'll do my best.

The back end of last week was a very exciting and interesting time at school. We had special guests in the shape of Georgian and Winnie Banov come in and talk and lead worship. What an amazing time! If you're not familiar with the Banov's, well I can only apologise. They're....I'm not really sure what the word is but the fact they're referred to as 'Joy Apostles' sums it up quite rightly. They lead worship in a way that you can't help but be joyful! and they really have an amazing revelation on what Jesus did for us on the cross. If you get chance to listen or see them, do it. It's incredible. A lot of their ministry is to the poorest of the poor around the world, from gypsies in Eastern Europe, to rubbish dumps in Central America. Amazing stuff.

Izzy left for home on Saturday from Redding, with a change at San Francisco. She had been in the Healing Rooms as a prayer servant for the first time on Saturday morning, where she saw amazing breakthroughs in people's physical health including praying for a lady with rheumatoid arthritis who said the pain left and she was now pain-free! Very exciting stuff! As the session was coming to a close,I quickly whisked her off to the airport however to catch her flight. Redding airport was so small, made Bristol airport look like a major hub for air transport. Izzy said the plane was really small too, she had to duck in order to move up and down the plane. But she made it back to Heathrow after about 15 hours or so, just in time to make it back to Cheddar to see her younger sister, Corrie, get baptised! I'm told everyone had a great time, really sad I didn't get to be there but I'm so proud and excited for Corrie. Well done! You're awesome!

Sunday came and it wasn't just Any Given Sunday, it was Superbowl Sunday! First we had church in the morning, where Bill was just amazing. He really hit the nail on the head, with how I've been feeling and thinking for probably the last 2 months or so. It's so easy to get caught in the culture of Bethel while here and not have your own life with God. It's so easy to hear the testimonies and just get caught up in the flow of life without actually having your own history. (I'd like to point you in the direction of our housemates and friends, Josh and Em, who on their last blog entry did a great job of discussing this) And that's going to be the big test for us when we leave, when we'll be away from Bethel and Bill Johnson and all the other awesome ministries here, will we truly have our own well to draw from, as it were. As Bill said, the only way to be a credible witness is to have first hand testimony. Please, I encourage you to listen to the recording if you have chance.

And then came the game. I've watched a few Superbowls back in England so I was really looking forward to this one, especially as it meant I didn't have to stay up til 4 or more in the morning to finish watching it. We had a few people round, mostly non-american's though which was quite funny. We were all fairly new to it all. It was really an international event as the nations of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the UK and Yorkshire were represented. Although Dayna, from Canada, mistakenly took Tony, from the nation of Yorkshire, for an Irishman, which led to a few laughs. The game itself though was good. The main complaint was that it was so long, unlike football (soccer (hurts to type that word)) or rugby which are both quite freeflowing sports, but the Superbowl commercials were good fun, each company really tries hard every year to put out great adverts. My favourite was a Doritos one.

Anyways, it's now getting late and I need to get some beauty sleep. Please be praying for me as I'm all on my own (well, I do have friends but I miss Izzy) and Izzy and her family as they prepare for Hannah's wedding this coming Saturday.

God bless you all, He is awesome!

Peace & Love

Liam
'For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him'
John 3:17