Betel : Day 5

On Day 5, Mary Alice & Kent took us to the Cotswolds and Stratford. If you aren't familiar with the two, let me give you a little history lesson. The Cotswolds are a section of England consisting of hills, and little villages. The buildings were built in the 18th-19th century so the architecture is quite old. Mostly built with limestone, the buildings have a very magical look to them. A new school was being opened so we ran into a lot of festivities.

Stratford is the home of Shakespeare. Once we finally located the church where he was buried we had to wait because of a wedding taking place. Actually I didn't mind waiting, I enjoyed watching. The English certainly know how to dress for an event! The hats were exquisite! Most of you know I have a hat collection so to see the variety of upscale hats rocked my world.

I needed to exchange my money. I had never seen British money so

I was thrilled. Come on, you have to get excited about the small things in life?!

Celebration of a new school opening.The children attending the school

put on a performance before the ribbon was cut.

The lama on the right was probably the funniest looking animal ever.

It looked like a deranged, stuffed animal you might find at a yard sale. Lol.

Looked like an entrance into The Secret Garden.

Traditional Cotswold house. Amazing huh?

I must say their idea of scarecrows is definitely scary.

This church was insanely old.

Inside were more festivities and crafts for sale.

One of my many tea times on this trip. Our waitress was so cute!

Linda shared my love of tea. Oh how I miss her.

This team was different in so many ways but grew so close because of our same passion for Jesus Christ. These people will stay in my heart forever.

Cricket game.

There was another festival going on at Stratford. It was an exciting day!

The church were Shakespeare is buried.

The detail was amazing. I'm telling you, it's all about the little things in life!

As you can tell, there was a taller person in front of me during the wedding

but I managed to capture them the best I could. The wedding was such a site to see!

They were even more stunning in person.

There were so many beautiful boats there for the festival.

The view was like something out of a movie.

Lynette and I, loving life.

Betel : Day 4

We started off the day with worship, which was phenomenal (every day worshipping with these ladies was awesome). We went to where the Betel guys lived and did some gardening then went to church where Carla spoke. Truly touching.

Betel ladies gett'n down on some Jesus! Very talented girls!

There is such an intimacy in worshipping God through music.

Sometimes I stop what I am doing and just watch. It makes me smile.

The jungle we were about to conquer.

Isn't Judy stunning??

Lanette taking notes. Girl you got this!

Hardworking girls!

My first time ever mowing a lawn. I found it exciting.

Stan was the weed-pulling master. Never stopped once.

Don chatting after weed eating the jungle.

Hard working Betel guys cooking us lunch after a long day outside.

Going to church, and listening to Carla speak (Carla is our team member).

Worship team.

God speaking to me after I couldn't sleep for days. Thanks God!

Betel : Day 3

My body didn't adjust well to being across the pond so I had extreme jet lag for three days, resulting in no sleep. I took the day to stay back and catch up on my zzz's. I spent some time with the Betel ladies who cooked an amazing dinner!

Betel : Day 2

After prayer appointments our team spent the afternoon with Kent & Mary Alice Martin (Head of Betel U.K.). We gave them gifts and then prayed for them. It was such a privilege to hang out with them. I saw unshakable faith up close. Although they have faced many challenges they continue to persevere. Their heart for Christ and the broken is an inspiration to all. My heart was touched in many ways.

Kent catching us up on what has been going on with U.K. Betel.

An amazingly powerful prayer time.

Child like faith, isn't that what it's all about?

Betel guys never get sick of soccer!

Stan spending time with the guys.

Girl time.

Pizza party for the guys on American plates. Hilarious.

Everybody was touched.

People receiving blessings in a fire tunnel.

Betel : Day 1

Hey guys, sorry its been a long time since I have posted so I am gonna give you a little taste of what I have been up to every day. Starting with today!

God brought together a team of 11 of us to go overseas to the United Kingdom to work with an organization called Betel. http://www.betel.org.uk/ We spent 9 life changing days with men and women who were struggling with addiction problems but also many who who have won the battle over drugs and recovered. God made His presence known. Not only did God work in the hearts of the Betelitos but He rocked our team inside out. Again, to all who contributed financially and through prayer, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

3 words : GOD IS GOOD

This is our bus ride to the airport. Everybody was in a crazy mood!

Stan fully engaged in his book.

Everybody was sound asleep but me. So what did I do? I ate a huge

meal at midnight. You can imagine what curry did to my body at 12:00a.m.