Hey all,
Well, I have now been here one week, and God has already worked in some awesome ways. First off, travel probably went as smoothly as physically possible. Between finding flights, getting baggage where it needed to be, and getting through customs, everything was surprisingly flawless. It was almost surreal to be flying into London and see things like Buckingham Palace from the plane.
After landing, I met up with a YWAM staff member at the airport, spent most of the afternoon sitting around the airport waiting for the rest of the trainees to arrive, and then headed off for “The Oval” (the name of the Harpenden YWAM base). We spent the first evening just relaxing and meeting many, many new people. On Sunday, we were free to do whatever we wanted for church. I ended up going into Harpenden, to go to church with the DTS leaders’ family. Sunday night we had an official welcome bar-b-q, complete with smores.
Monday and Tuesday were spent mostly in orientation. Wednesday kicked off our normal class schedule as well as our “work duties.” I am an official “grounds keeper” for my work duty, so I have spent my last 3 work-duty times (2:00 to 4:00 every weekday) trimming hedges with industrial level hedge trimming equipment. The man who is the head of work duties promises me that if I keep trimming hedges, I will add two inches to my biceps by the end of the DTS, and my very sore arms are inclined to believe him.
Today, Saturday, we have completely free. Some of the students already jumped on a train to go spend the day in London (London is about a 45 minute train ride away). I however, am still on base, sitting in the café. A couple of other people and myself will probably head into the nearby town of Luton later, or possibly just make the 10 minute walk into Harpenden.
God has already been working in awesome ways. It is amazing how fast all the students have been able to feel at home, the leaders of the DTS said they had never seen a group of trainees connect as quickly as we had, and it is clear that God has already started to move in the hearts of everyone here.
Thank you so much for your prayers; they are clearly being heard and answered. I will likely be setting up a blog soon, but I will keep you all posted on what is the best way to stay updated.
God Bless,
Will Clegg
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