'Thank you so much, you've made us all so welcome & we really appreciate your prayers. We're praying for you too!'

'Thanks!! Amazing place & location. Thanks for all your help. Really enjoyed the weekend. Keeping you in our prayers.'

'Thank you for serving & loving us over the weekend – you've been an amazing encouragement & example!'

These are some of the comments left by the student group we welcomed to the WEC UK Headquarters earlier this year.

They had their own programme but WEC staff were able to explain our ethos and principles through displays, activities and one-to-one conversations. Our aim was to share our missionary vision and explain how they could be involved.

John Bagg (UK Director) took part in one of the students' sessions but many other WEC staff were able to encourage the students by serving and meeting practical needs.

Our desire in events like this is to enable groups to achieve their own goals for their time with us. But our primary purpose and passion is to present cross-cultural mission. We want to challenge visitors so that they will be inspired to pray, encouraged to share what they have heard – and be willing to go where God leads.

We hope to repeat the positive experience we shared with these students. As our redevelopment plans become practical reality we look forward to welcoming more groups, churches and individuals and making the headquarters an effective Centre of Influence.