London Trip

Steve took 16 kids to London January 7-13. They did a combination of ministry, performances, and sightseeing. It was a big hit!

The day Steve left Anna helped him direct the final rehearsal.

Steve likes planes of all shapes and sizes. He's a little obsessed. Maybe someday he'll fly one.

A string quartet that performed in Convent Garden - unbelievable! They were really good, and let's just say, amazingly agile!

Wheaton Academy performances at...

a homeless ministry

Convent Garden

Liverpool Station

and St. Paul's Church.

"Mind the step"(wherever)

"Mind the gap"(in the subway)

"Mind your head" (in the ambulance on the way to the ER)

There were a lot of things to "mind" while over there.

Steve's one time to be alone - he enjoyed an english breakfast from a cafe built in 1759.

Big Ben! At night, it was quite spectacular.


Instead of "Exit", it said "Way out" which is humorous because last year Steve's Winterim class loved this song "Way Out" by Justin Roberts.

Very big fish and chips. Joel, the choir director that works with Steve, evidently was the first person the waiter had ever seen that ate the fish without utensils.

The coolest part of the trip was the opening of our eyes to the spiritual condition of Europe at large. They had a fantastic tour guide who has a heart for Europe and took them to an area to which tourists don't generally go. At an open market, refugees from Afghanistan and all over the Middle East sell all sorts of things. They are basically slaves to whomever paid their way out of the country they came from, as they have to pay the person back. The refugee situation there and all over the area is grave, and many are without hope. Their tour guide was extremely effective in engaging and encouraging the refugees (see her blog at http://kylenanderson.blogspot.com/). God used this trip to open the eyes of the Wheaton Academy students (& teachers) to the physical and spiritual situation of so many people, and to impress upon them the need for missionaries in Europe.

A fantastic, fun, and eye-opening trip. Praise God for doing great works that we asked Him to do.