Awakening London was a long awaited dream; anticipated with mixed feeling of happiness and anxiety. Happiness, as we were formally introducing Jesus youth at Our Lady and St. George Parish, in Walthamstow, where we currently have an active prayer group, but were still unknown to the general parishioners. The anxiety on how we would be accepted and what would be the response in terms of numbers of people attending.
The preparations for awakening were equally exciting, giving us opportunities to visit homes of the teens attending our prayer meeting, and also a chance to herald this great initiative at three masses the previous Sunday. So hence setting ahead in complete confidence in God’s providence, along with the whole hearted support of the Bethel prayer group (run by group elders in Malayalam) with a go ahead in prayers by Fr. Maurice the parish priest we were ready to take on what had to come our way.
Lo and behold, we had an encouraging response in spite of it being a Thursday, mid week. There were people sitting throughout the evening right from the start at 6 pm, and parishioners popping in at odd hours to be with the Blessed Lord. Many thanks to Fr. Maurice for celebrating mass for us at 10pm which I must say kind of set the ball rolling for those gathered there, driving away all the anxiety and just letting the joy of being with the Lord a reality.
With Love and prayers
London Service team
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