Tuesday the 25th
This is the first time I have had access since last Saturday evening. I don´t have much time so excuse my typing. I will have access again Starting Thursday evening pretty regularly.
My host family, as I said is the Mission pastor. He is married, 40 years old to a beautiful lady named Sandra. They have a 15 year old boy named Benjamin. All of the host families along with the host church, including the congregation, has basically rolled out the red carpet for us.
I have a bedroom and personal bathroom for myself during my stay with the host family. Once I unloaded everything they said what would I like to do. I said that whatever you would normally do I will follow. I was going anywhere until next Thursday. Next thing I knew we we out and about. Djama is the mission pastor over all the missions and cell groups. We spend Saturday evening going to 4 different cell groups eating and talking until after midnight. Cell or small groups here are very engaging and beneficial to the people.
Sunday was an emotionally charged day. They have 4 services at the church. 2 in the A.M. and 2 in the P.M.. The 1st service was more traditional but not high church. The second service was more towards contemporary. The 3rd service was more towards what I would call a more modern praise and the 4th service was all out praise(they called it getting funky). The 1st service was a little over and hour long and each service got longer. The 4th service was over 2 hours long. I had no idea it went that long until I looked at my watch. During the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th services they had a rededication time of prayer that people could go to their knees at their seats or go to the front and be prayed over. Each service also gave the salvation message. The 3rd service 12 people gave their lives to Christ. In the 4th service their was 42 people that ask Jesus into their lives. The energy level of that service I have never experienced before. There was people up around the front of the church a half hour later talking with designated people to council the new believers through their decision.
After church, about 10 o clock we went out to eat to an all you can pizza place. You walk into this place, sit down, and they bring every kind of pizza by you that you can think of. Name it and it was on the pizza. From file Minyon to ice cream. From fruit to vegetables. Their was not a piece I didn´t like. My best was the minyon and the other was chocolate ice cream with strawberries.
We left the resturant about 12:30.
More to come got to go!
My host family, as I said is the Mission pastor. He is married, 40 years old to a beautiful lady named Sandra. They have a 15 year old boy named Benjamin. All of the host families along with the host church, including the congregation, has basically rolled out the red carpet for us.
I have a bedroom and personal bathroom for myself during my stay with the host family. Once I unloaded everything they said what would I like to do. I said that whatever you would normally do I will follow. I was going anywhere until next Thursday. Next thing I knew we we out and about. Djama is the mission pastor over all the missions and cell groups. We spend Saturday evening going to 4 different cell groups eating and talking until after midnight. Cell or small groups here are very engaging and beneficial to the people.
Sunday was an emotionally charged day. They have 4 services at the church. 2 in the A.M. and 2 in the P.M.. The 1st service was more traditional but not high church. The second service was more towards contemporary. The 3rd service was more towards what I would call a more modern praise and the 4th service was all out praise(they called it getting funky). The 1st service was a little over and hour long and each service got longer. The 4th service was over 2 hours long. I had no idea it went that long until I looked at my watch. During the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th services they had a rededication time of prayer that people could go to their knees at their seats or go to the front and be prayed over. Each service also gave the salvation message. The 3rd service 12 people gave their lives to Christ. In the 4th service their was 42 people that ask Jesus into their lives. The energy level of that service I have never experienced before. There was people up around the front of the church a half hour later talking with designated people to council the new believers through their decision.
After church, about 10 o clock we went out to eat to an all you can pizza place. You walk into this place, sit down, and they bring every kind of pizza by you that you can think of. Name it and it was on the pizza. From file Minyon to ice cream. From fruit to vegetables. Their was not a piece I didn´t like. My best was the minyon and the other was chocolate ice cream with strawberries.
We left the resturant about 12:30.
More to come got to go!
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