Pilgrim Soldier

It’s been over 2 months since I last wrote and it seems that this college lark is curtailing the time I get to spend on blogging and even commenting!

One of the things that I love about the Army is the diversity that there is here in the UK. So far we’ve been involved in 3 different corps since arriving in London, all of which are very different.

Deptford, where we soldier at when we’re not on placements, is small and unique and we simply love being there as its a real home for us and the girls!

Chalk Farm, where we’ve now led 5 meetings since January, is a wonderful corps with a traditional style of worship and is full of lovely caring Christian people who clearly have a genuine love for each other and those cooming into the building.

Forestdale, where we spent a week on placement last month has a more contemporary feel and a sense of vibrancy about the worship, but faces very real challenges in reaching out to the community around it!

Whilst I miss being involved in one fellowship all the time, I love the experience of seeing what else is out there and spending time worshipping with some real Godly people.

The next few weeks hold more of these experiences as we are spending Easter at Poplar corps in the East End of London and then will spend the summer at Thornton Heath in South London.

In his book ‘Life Together’ Deitrich Bonhoeffer writes about the real privilege it is to be part of a worshipping community of God’s people. I hope that the experiences I’m having here at college will help me to never lose sight of that, even when things might not be going so well!