THE BREFO’S TRIP BACK TO LONDON

We have recently returned from a 3 week trip to our homeland… London! It was such a blessing to spend time with beloved friends and family.

PLANE TICKETS PAID FOR
Firstly we have to tell you the little testimony of God’s provision… Going home to the UK can be very expensive and in September we were seeing if it was possible to actually book tickets to go home at Christmas. We made the decision to go ahead and we booked the tickets. The following day we had a tax rebate which covered the cost of one ticket! As if that wasn’t enough when we got back at Christmas we received another tax rebate which covered the cost of the other ticket!

THE ONLY FLIGHT
Then due to the snow storm all flights were cancelled to and from London Heathrow. We arrived at the airport with slim chances of boarding the plane. We heard that every flight was cancelled before and even the flight after ours was cancelled and yet we boarded the plane and flew back home with no trouble (apart from a 5 hour delay due to technical problems). It’s such a comfort to know that God is in full control of all we do.

FIRST NIGHT IN LONDON & GREEK FOOD
Our first night back was spent with my (Elena’s) family enjoying a traditional Greek meal! As everyone knows north London is saturated with Greeks so good food is not hard to come by especially with a lovely mum who can cook gooood! But here in LA I’ve only seen one Greek restaurant and it sells Pizza! Despicable!

TIA THE CAT
Part of staying with my parents meant hanging out with Tia… apart from her anxiety issues she’s the sweetest cat ever!

OBED’S MUM & GRANDMA
We also enjoyed spending time with Obed’s family. Grandma seems to get younger each day!

THE PATTALIS FAMILY
We enjoyed the hospitality of the Pattalis family. If you don’t know about Pasticho then you are missing out! It’s like a Greek lasagne and my aunty Maria’s is one of the best!! They even made Obed’s favourite dessert… Apple crumble and custard! They too have a cute cat… she is overweight but in deniel!!

CHRISTMAS DAY
This Christmas was spent with family but sadly Obed’s family couldn’t make it due to sickness. We all had a nice time hanging out together and enjoying a traditional Christmas meal.

OUR DEAR FRIENDS
We were also able to hang with very dear friends. It was a blessing to see the growth in so many lives. A hunger for God’s word was evident in many. We are blessed to have such dear friends…

MATTHEW AND NATALIE
It was great to see our cousins Matthew and Natalie and their cute little boys. Natalie is the Haloumi queen (a lovely Greek cheese which we’ve found impossible to find in LA!)

NEW YEARS EVE & ANNIVERSARY
New Years was spent playing games with family at the Lewis household. We also celebrated my aunt and uncle’s 25^th year wedding anniversary. Congratulations guys!

A DAY IN CAMBRIDGE
As we have many friends in Cambridge we decided to plan a day trip to this historic city. We had a nice walk around the town and spent time with more friends.

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
And as our trip came to an end we spent the day with family celebrating my cousin’s 19^th and 21^st birthday. It was also lovely to hang out with little Natalia Eve France who entered this world 2 months ago. It was a great way to spend our last day in the UK.

Overall we had a wonderful trip. We saw the hunger in many for sound Biblical truth and we look forward to seeing what God may do in London in the years to come.

FREE FLIGHTS!
On the 10^th of January we headed to the airport with our luggage and we exited London with a hearty English breakfast at the airport. As we waited in line to check in a lady from Virgin airlines approached us and asked if we’d consider leaving on a flight that left 4 hours later, and in return we received 2 free return tickets to travel anywhere in the world in the next 18 months! What a blessing! It’s amazing to see how the Lord always provides.

Sadly we didn’t get pictures of everyone we saw but thank you to all of you who made the time to see us. It was a trip to remember.

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