Mexican, Essays, and Rain

This past weekend was great fun, but also really relaxing. I hung out at home all day saturday, in hopes of getting my reading done for the next week. This was successful on the most part, which was nice. I also got started a little on a paper that's due tomorrow, which I just finished.

Saturday night, Kim and Cate and I went out for dinner, just to have something nice to do. We went to this tiny mexican place by the river. In American, Mexican food is awesome and cheap. Not so much here. It cost about £15 for dinner, plus we got drinks, so it was about £20 for all of us. So much money, but it was fun. The food was not so good, it made my tummy hurt, but I still had a great time.

this is the thames river at night in Kingston

Sunday, Kim and Adria and I went to Hillsong, and it was fantastic. I'm starting to get to know people and see familiar faces and such, which is quite cool. The sermon was on what it means to be forgiven. I have been struggling with guilt of just being a sinful person for a while now, and not realizing it I guess. I thought it was my fault, and good to be guilty. It was my punishment. But actually, I am redeemed. I am free of my sin. I am clean. My guilt has not place because Christ died to cover them. Its heartbreaking to know that it was my sin that put him there, but comforting to know that all is forgiven. I am his. Its funny how that fact is tattooed on my wrist, yet I still have trouble grasping it. This all fit into the fact that building community is about over looking sin and loving past it, just like Christ does for us. here's the link to the podcasts. Its from October 4

http://www.hillsongmychurch.co.uk/index.php/podcasts-and-media/

Then a group of us went to lunch at this great little pub, then Kim and I headed home. Cate and I watched Hotel Rwanda, which is SO intense, but amazing. watch it.

Yesterday was the first rainy day I've experienced since being here. It was fine though. Went shopping for food then to class. Then Cate and Lauren and Megan and I went to a pub down by the river and shot some pool. I'm not as bad at English Pool as I thought. I was the favorite teammate thanks to my skills heh.

Today, it rained again. I had class, and Kim came over tonight cause her power was out.

Thats all. Hillsong Conferance Europe starts tomorrow. I'm on team, so it should be awesome fun! I'm sure I'll have tons to say about it.