Birmingham Summers

So I'm still wondering why my domestic flight was on a bigger plane then my flight from Newark to Birmingham. That's gonna puzzle me for a while. Well I found out the airport is nice and cozy and doesnt have too much to do, especially when your carrying a lot of bags. But I made it safe and after a brief wait in the lovely T1 terminal, I met up with the rest of our team and began the somewhat horrifying ride on the wrong side of the road. The phrase look both ways before crossing the street has literally saved my life three times already today. After unpacking, Jake and I decided to take a walk around our neighborhood to get a feel for who, what, and where we would be living. The Selly Oak side of Birmingham that we are on is absolutely gorgeous and full of people. While I was in the airport today I had the chance to talk with a lady waiting to pick someone up. Coming from the Bible belt I was suprised when she didn't have any clue what kind of religous organization I was going to be working with. She was a very helpful and pleasent woman but she had no clue about Christ. Sitting there, and later walking around Selly Oak, I realized that even in the country where great revivals were sparked and the Word was spoke loudly by many countless faiths, people still didn't know Jesus and what He could do in their life. The freedom that He offers is right there in front of them but they just can't see it. I'm really excited to get to know everyone here better and then to start reaching out to others in our community so that they can see who Jesus really is.