This morning we were picked up at the hotel at 9:30 for the 10 AM worship service at Pastor Andrew’s church, about 10 minutes from the hotel. It is held on the 4th floor of a building, sharing the 4th floor with 2 other churches, a dance studio, and a casino! The church quickly filled up, most of the attendees young people. There was a time of worship, including 2 Christmas carols, followed by a responsive reading of scripture. Then the children came in and sang two songs for the church. They were totally adorable! I then was invited up to bring the morning’s sermon. Pastor Andrew did an excellent job of translating! After the message, there was a time of taking communion, which they do each first Sunday of the month. The entire service took about 2 hours.
Then, lunch was served and a second service began at 1 PM. This time, Pastor Ed preached. He had to compete with a LOUD worship band at the church that was meeting on the other side of the wall! The service was shorter than the earlier one and everyone left at about 2:30.
It is a really energetic church, with a great emphasis on evangelism and training leaders. In fact, the week following our leadership seminarrs, they will have a 5-day outreach to Bhuddists. I was impressed with the involvement of so many college students during the course of the service.
I loved being there today and am looking forward to the seminars, beginning tomorrow. This evening, Ed and I walked around the streets of this busy city, finding a restaurant where we enjoyed a nice dinner. I am thankful to be here.
i have included a couple of photos from this morning.
Keep praying!
David
Annalee loved the pictures of the kids!