Lo / Ro Mission Trip 2009...post 4

i cannot remember the area, nor read the sign on the street, but I do remember being told that the architect purposefully built the 2 buildings and the street to form a semi-circle. its really cool.



we took the train over to notting hill. it was so quaint and cool. very quiet, not quite as bustling as the movie portrays and although they did have a bookstore, it was not a travel book shop and there was no hugh grant, or julia. that was a great day just hanging out eating and of course scarfing down many many cupcakes from this great little cupcakery - hummingbird cupcakery.




as rachael ray would say - they were delish!


the streets of notting hill. they did have fruit stands and vendors to resemble the " life thru the seasons without anna scott (julia)" scene as he walks thru the market. playing my favorite song from the movie -"ain't no sunshine when she's gone". what is funny, we got back to our hotel room that night and the movie that was playing...notting hill. funny.


cute little sandwich shop/bakery. we walked by it 3 times thru the day and they had this adorable car in their storefront that featured the specials or the baked goods they offered. so clever and looked so yummy. would have eaten there, but cupcakes were our main source of sustenance that day. paid for it later!


this is what the trip was all about. i wish i could play a video of it for you. this was the hightlight of my trip. being around the students and watching them in action. their energy and passion for Christ was amazing. this was a show they did in london. their schedule was intense. they did have fun and see some sights, but they were serving or canvasing the area to get the word out for that night's show or practicing or performing. the adult "sponsors" are called family group leaders and there are 2-3 of them assigned to a group of about 14 kids for the entire trip. but the groups meet weekly months and months in advance to get to know each other, learn how to share their testimony and the gospel and to focus on their mission on the trip. they become super tight knit and then spend pretty much every waking moment together on the actual trip. the adults on this trip were the cream of the crop. amazing energy and amazing attitudes thru the 10 days - i don't know if i could have done what they did, but i have always wanted to.