This has been a week of miracles and tender mercies from the Lord. Monday evening as we were at the VC a man came in and asked if his children could come in to the centre and get warm and use the rest room. One of their children had gone missing and they had notified the police who were helping them look for him but they didn't want to leave their other two children alone in the cold. We, of course, said sure and soon two children came into the VC by themselves. They explained that their brother who is 13 years old got separated when they were exploring some of the shops nearby. We chatted with the two kids for about an hour hoping and praying that this story would have a happy ending. Eventually the man walked back into the VC with the 13 year old boy who had been found. It was great to see the happy reunion.

On Wednesday the Science Museum that is across the street from the VC had an emergency that required the building to be evacuated. They had to leave the building before they could retrieve their coats and it was cold outside. Our missionaries looked out the window and saw Exhibition Road in front of the VC filling up with school children with no coats or jackets on. Eventually one of the adults with the children came and asked if they could come in and eat their sack lunches here. Of course, they said yes. So about 300 children and adults came into the VC and ate their lunches, used the bathrooms, and warmed up. The kids and the adults were very appreciative and a representative from the museum came over to thank us for "getting them out of a tough spot."

We also had miracles happen this week with language concerns. One was when we had two ladies from Italy come in who spoke very little English. We just happened to have a missionary meeting going on in another part of the building with a missionary from Italy attending. So she came out and helped us teach the gospel. Then another day we had a guest come in who only spoke Greek. Within minutes another man walked in and our missionary asked if he happened to speak Greek. He did and helped translate for the first man. The miracles just keep happening.

We were able to explore London a little more this week. We toured the Parliament Buildings in Westminster. It was amazing to stand beside the Big Ben Clock Tower and then go inside the House of Commons and the House of Lords. What history! What architecture! What artwork! You have to see it to believe it.

Parliament