Sunday Around London

WMU Group Outside High Leigh



BV Community Center

The Royal Docks team had a wonderful time Sunday with our host ministers at Royal Docks Community Church and their congregation.  Dave and Sally Mann greeted us in their home with a traditional cream tea, and as we enjoyed tea and scones, Sally filled us in on the background of the church.  She and Dave left a thriving church to minister in the area known as Britannia Village.  Dave became director of the community center, and gradually they began to reach out to an population that was almost completely unchurched.

ExCel Center

We took a brief walk around the area, stopping for a view of the ExCel venue where table tennis, boxing, fencing, judo, tae kwon do (and other events) take place.  Then we went on to the community center which is used by the Royal Docks congregation as well as another church or two.  We were warmly welcomed and got to know some of the members, especially the wonderful children.


Worshiping at Royal Docks

Tomorrow we will return to Royal Docks where half of us will work with the Summer Scheme, a children’s program that Dave runs in the community center.  Others will assist the youth with a juice bar they are running near the ExCel venue.  This is a program that the church has started to help some of the kids from impoverished families earn a little money.  We will also be assisting with the “Gift Box” display, which informs about human trafficking.

Stay tuned for more updates from both of our ministry teams.

Prayer Requests: Pray for divine appointments. Pray for guidance as we make decisions about how and where to serve. Pray for the ability to speak the truth in love.