Bound in the Spirit

I would be lying if I didn't tell you that each day is getting better and better. I truly and deeply love each of the 13 people I am sharing this house with and I haven't known most of them for more than a week. I also truly and deeply love every single person I meet. Jesus has a sneaky way of calming your heart and whispering in your ear at just the right moment to continue on when our flesh would normally tell you that something is wrong and to hold back. I am being constantly challenged by the believers here, with their selfless and encouraging spirits I find myself relapsing from a mood change or feeling of discouragement within moments. Last night we climbed the top of Lordstone mountain (picture any scene in Braveheart at the tops of mountains) at sunset which over looks all of Teeside (the areas in which the ministry reaches). It was so beautiful. It will absolutely go down as an "I could feel the Lord so near" moment. As we prayed over all the valley, my heart couldn't have been more sure of what we were all called here to do. This place is so dark, the gray overcast that is so prominent in Northern England is a good image of the gray in their lives. Little kids cussing and lost and most men very bitter and hostile, as they are 97% without a father figure. How lovely to know that they each have a Father who is patiently waiting for those that will open their hearts to Him. & that is exactly why I'm here.