Theology Trip to New York

After a long wait, the highly anticipated Theology trip went ahead with great success. Arriving on Sunday night, we settled into our accommodation (YMCA, West 63rd), then headed for a night walk accompanied with supper at an Italian restaurant, after we headed back to our accommodation for rest before the next day.

The following day we started by taking the subway to China Town for our first theological experience, a Mahayana Buddhist Temple, after having had a look around, we had a Q&A session with a member of staff who works there.  She invited us to join in a prayer chant, a very new and different experience for all. In the afternoon we took an interesting and eye-opening trip to the 911 Memorial Museum, then we headed back to the accommodation to grab some rest before the evening’s entertainment.  Before the game we stopped at an American burger joint for some incredible burgers, then we headed downtown to watch Nicks Vs Magics, we witnessed a rare victory for the Nicks with a 115 point against Magics 106!  

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The next day we headed to Lower Manhattan for a church service in the Williamsburg Pentecostal Church, in which Alex ended up accompanying the Hymns in the service. After the service the pastor took us to his favourite pizza place which was around the corner. Then after lunch we headed to Times Square for some sightseeing.  

The next day we had an early morning trip down to Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island for a bit of American history. Then we headed back to JFK for an overnight flight back.  

We managed to pack a great deal into a very short amount of time and everyone (including the teachers) said they had an amazing trip. Next year there is talk of going to Nepal, or even Japan both of which sound very exciting. 

James Crawford, Head of Theology