After coffee and orientation, we were able to get about
three hours of rest before time to leave for the evening worship service. It
was a wonderful time of celebrating our Lord with brothers and sisters in
Christ!
Day 2 - our day started with a time of devotion at the church with the team from the church and our American team. Pastor Joel led a very encouraging lesson on the Prodigal Son with a view on the older brother's perspective.
We then went into the neighborhoods passing out
invitations to the church services. One street encounter led to a home visit
where four family members made a re-dedication to The Lord! It was certainly a
divine appointment as the family was struggling with the father's battle with
cancer. Many tears were shed as hearts were broken before God.
This family joined us in the evening for the service! For
the second night in a row, the church was full. Thankfully they have rented the
adjoining space which will allow the church to have a larger sanctuary as the
church continues to grow.
Another visit resulted in a woman making a decision to
follow Christ for the first time! She had been very angry at God because her
husband had died from a heart attack four years earlier. The Holy Spirit moved
through the reading of scriptures by the team and she finally agreed to lay her
brokenness at the feet of Jesus and surrender her life to the Father.
But God was not through. During the evening service, a
young woman came forward to give her life to The Lord! What a joy it was to see
this young church plant embrace a new believer and our team was excited to be
part of God's plans for this community!
