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Hello everyone!

Sorry it's been a while since we last posted. The last few weeks have flown by, it's been crazy. Most of the last few weeks have been Spring Break so not much has been happening school wise. We had a really nice break though, the weather got hot again which was most welcome and we managed to finish all our homework! A great feeling to have finished it all.

While on Spring Break we also got the chance to go to a John Crowder conference in a town not too far away called Chico. The event was a three day thing and we managed to go on the Friday and Saturday. We had an amazing time. It was great to hear and see John in the flesh, and his teaching was brilliant. The way he outlined and unpacked the Good News was exciting. We really had a great time, spending time with wonderful people, getting to see some of Chico, and most importantly, hearing more and becoming more aware of what Jesus accomplished on the Cross.

The first half of this week we still had off school as the church hosted a Leaders Advance. This is a huge 3 day event where pastors and leaders from all round the world gather to hear teaching and to generally mix around making connections. Izzy and me volunteered for 2 days to man the bookstool, which was great. We had a great time chatting a little to some of the leaders. We met some great people from the UK and America; from Brighton, Southampton, and Detroit to name a few.

The culmination of the Leaders Advance was a meeting on Thursday morning, that attempted to bring together leaders and connect them with us, school of ministry students. So the room was broken into regions of America and the world, and students were invited to come along if they thought or knew they wouldn't be coming back to Bethel next year, which included us. It was a really useful meeting, especially for us as we're not entirely sure what our next step is and we managed to meet some great people from Bath who we're looking forward to connecting with when we get home.

Thursday and Friday we were finally back at school. Thursday we had a great time with Pastor Bill, we're going to miss him so much. He proffered some last minute wisdom to us which was amazing, very useful. And Friday we had a special guest by the name of Mario Murillo, who encouraged us all as we leave Bethel and go off around the world, to stay strong.

Our evenings have been busy too, with various events going on. Thursday was BSSM's got talent, where we watched a host of talented ministry students perform various things such as songs and spoken word. Was a good time. And Friday night was Adoria Fashion show, where our friends Sarah and Taff were modelling some dresses. The night was really great, Sarah and Taff did amazing and looked like proper models as they strutted down the catwalk!

This weekend is fairly hectic for us, as we have various things going on. Tonight it's both the school vs staff Basketball game which is sure to be good fun and we'd love to go see an exhibition by some friends of ours called Life Unscripted. They're both on at the same time so we'll be practicing our bi-location skills! And monday sees one of the most important events of the year for me, being English, as it's the school Football game, 1st years vs 2nd years. So, hopefully I'll get to play some part in the game. The game is preceded by a UK BBQ at Paul and Sue Manwaring's house.

We only have one week left at school now! Crazytown. This year has gone so fast. We're determined to make the most of it though and get everything we can out of our final bit of time here. After school finished we'll be here for another 2 weeks to bring everything to a close and hopefully get a great tan! But in all seriousness, it's really bittersweet as we're looking forward to coming home and seeing our friends and family and eating some delights we've missed so much! but we're so going to miss the friends who have become like family to us from here. Please be praying for us in our last week as we seek to finish on a high.

Thanks for reading, hope you all have a blessed weekend. Do get in touch if you can, we love hearing from people.

Grace and Peace

Izzy and Liam