SUNDAY. I loved Sunday in London. First I will rewind quick back to Saturday night, though… One of Esther’s friends from church (who is also from India) came over with her husband and son (SO cute!) to show her pictures from her sister’s wedding. The wedding was a traditional Christian Indian wedding, and it was gorgeous. There were tons of flowers and they made it so pretty! It was really interesting to listen to Esther’s friend explain all the traditions that are a part wedding in India. Who knew I would learn about Indian culture while I was in London?
Ok, now Sunday. We got to go to church with Esther on Sunday to one of the cutest little churches I’ve ever seen. Cranford Baptist Church had a congregation of about 20 people that day, but I think that was a pretty large number. (Esther said sometimes there are only 5 or 6 people there) Because of the very small size, it feels like a family. The people there were extremely warm and welcoming to us. I loved how well they all fit together despite the fact that they were all very different. There were several people (like Esther) from India, a woman and her daughter from Zimbabwe, and then a few caucasian English people. The oddness of their “family” reminded me of the “herd” in Ice Age of a mammoth, sloth, and tiger. Nerdy, I know… but I loved how they didn’t let any of their differences hinder them from really becoming close to one another.
Another thing I loved about church was that it was in English! It was so nice to sit in a service and understand everything the pastor was saying. After church, we had to hurry off to our bus to head back to Sevilla. I realized once I was back that London seemed almost like a dream… I was back in reality when I was standing at a crowded, extremely smoky bus stop at the Sevilla airport for forty five minutes. (public transportation in Sevilla is not quite as efficient as it is in London!) It is good to be back though, now that I am actually “home” in my apartment again.
Today and yesterday have both been sunny, which has been so great! Everything is better here when the sun is shining. This weekend we are making plans to go to Granada, so now you can look forward to hearing about that!
Dear Kristin,
ReplyDeleteWe're so glad you had the opportunity to explore such a variety of places in London. You really made the most of your short trip. We look forward to hearing about Granada and your day to day activities in Sevilla.
Here we've had over an inch of rain this month and the big reservoir is so full they are opening the gates to let water flow down to Mexico. After being spoiled by temps in the 80s early in the month we now are in the 60s and even a day in the 50s.
Have a great week. Love, Grandpa and Grandma