Cambridge, England

Saturday, July 25, 2009

From England, Cambridge

Thursday we left Pam and Roy and drove south to Walsall to visit with our Irish friends Anthony and Laura. Anthony and Laura just returned from a trip to Swaziland to share the good news, serve and encourage the children, churches and prisoners of the country. They were wonderfully loving people who are passionate about wanting to know Jesus and show his love, joy, power, grace and mercy to those around them. Thank you for hosting us.
Our time was short with Anthony and Laura, but we hope to see them in the States one day. We left them and drove south to Cambridge to stay with our friends Tommy and Christina. Christina is part of a team at Cambridge working on a large cancer study in relation to D.N.A. Although I do not quite understand the technical details of their study I do know that the team is doing valuable research that will surely benefit mankind.
Tommy showed us around town today. We visited the various colleges of Cambridge (Kings, Trinity, Trinity College and Clare). The campuses are stunning. It reminds me of the footage from the Harry Potter movies. The students actually dine with their robes in a manner similar to that in the Harry Potter films. The dinners are quite fancy. We hung out at the open-air market and walked along the Cams River. We plan on going to church then go “punting” tomorrow. Punting is essentially us renting a gondola like boat with a bamboo push stick to float down the Cams River. We will float past the backs of the stunning grounds and architecture of the schools. Although the setting is beautiful, much more beautiful is the time in community with Tommy and Christina. They are great people.