A Great Evening...

I had a great last evening in York tonight! The group went to a church service together at St. Michael le Belfrey and there was amazing prayer and worship. The speaker gave an amazing talk on St. Perpetua and Felicitas and the impact of their martyrdom. He gave a great historical background on Tertullian and the early church... I was hooked in the whole time. Just the martyrdom story alone gives a great impact.

After the service a small group of us went out to a pub, a little local one that was really fun. They had his older English guy there playing guitar and singing classic folk/country/rock songs. I heard him begin John Denver's "Country Road" while I was standing at the bar and I said, "I love this song!", so he invited me up to sing with him! I got up there and sang back-up/harmony with him and everyone clapped for me at the end. Later, the guy called me up again on the mic to sing "Leaving on a Jet Plane," and of course, I got up and sang that song with all my heart. I got a free cider out of that one!! He was such a character, an he gave me a big kiss on the cheek after I finished! I laughed for a while... what a great experience, and a good story. As our group walked out, random English locals cheered for me and told me good job. That will definitely be a memory I will always cherish.