I've been living in London just over 24 hours and have made some very exciting discoveries. I knew the Gherkin was visible from Stepney, but now I find that it's visible from outside my new house... oh the excitement. Yesterday I ventured to the corner shop to find something with which to wash down my headache pills (moving does that to you) and discovered, oh joy, oh rapture, that they sell gulab-jamun a mere 60 seconds' walk from my front door. If you've never tried them, I will describe them for you: small spongy dumplings saturated in treacle sauce. Oh yeah. An Indian classic. Only truly excellent curry houses serve them. This, for me, was A Good Sign.
Walking down Mile End Road today was quite an experience - the pavement lined with market stalls selling clothes in the most dazzling colours, the East London Mosque, the lunchtime call to prayer, a Muslim Aid fairtrade cafe. What should Christian mission look like in a place like this?
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