Friday Nights

On Friday nights we have prayer and praise at church. When I first came to this gathering late last summer, we were averaging a dozen or so. Now we are up to thirty. Interestingly (and tellingly) most of the regulars on Friday night are also the people on the slums team.

We actually have two complete 'services' each Thursday. We start at 7:00 p.m. with an hour or so of prayer and praise and then have a one hour Bible lesson with Ahjan Winit. Currently, we are working through II Samuel. After a half hour break outside to visit and have snacks, we go back inside the Sunday School room where we meet for another half hour or so and another message. I speak here the first Friday of every month. We usually break up and head home sometime between 11:00p.m. and midnight. I often wonder how many of us in the US would welcome four of five hours of worship and Bible study each Friday night? It is actually a great experience. After a week of 'regular life,' it can be like taking a refreshing shower.