Day 1--Travel and our arrival in Haworth

We left sunny, warm Southern California on Easter Sunday afternoon and arrived in warm and sunny London on Easter Monday (a bank holiday in the UK). The plane ride was long, and we all admittedly were tired, but the excitement of finally being in England after all our planning and preparation helped to keep us going. We still had a long bus ride ahead of us to take us to Haworth, home of the Bronte sisters. We stopped part way though the trip to grab a quick bite to eat before heading the rest of the way. Many napped on the bus, but the scenery (beautiful yellow flowers in bloom everywhere) and excitement of all that could be seen while driving up the motorway (we even passed Sherwood Forest) kept many awake. 

The beautiful, sunny weather quickly faded as the clouds took over, and by the time we reached Haworth, it was raining. For many, that was the perfect weather for our arrival to the moors.  The guys checked into The White Lion, an old inn located in the village of Haworth and just down the hill from the Bronte parsonage. The ladies checked into the Ashford House, a beautiful inn that was once the house of the Bronte family physician. His stately Victorian manor was also the location of our first meal together. What a feast! 

We now are all eager to get some much deserved rest. Before we all went to bed, we were reminded in our devotions that we "have a great need for Christ" but that we "have a great Christ for our needs" (Spurgreon).  This was reiterated in our reading of Psalm 119 this evening (I'd encourage you to read it as well). 

Please pray with us...

that we will be gracious to each other and to those we meet today even in our weariness;

that we will be reminded often of our utter wickedness and need to respond in gratefulness to our incredible God; and

that our bus driver would see and experience who Christ is by spending time with us.