Saturday night, we had our first ever English language service at Immanuel Baptist. It was great. The band was wonderful and my buddy Note did a terrific job with worship. Seth sang "When God Ran," which moved some to tears. We are focusing on grace the first four weeks, so I spoke a simple message on that subject. We had about fifty there, which was a fine start, I think.
We have formed four teams, or 'families,' which will share responsibility for putting together the weekly service on a rotating basis. My group gets to enjoy what the others put together for a few weeks now.
Kind of a double header this weekend, as I also preached at the main service Sunday. There, I spoke on Ephesians 4 and Paul's command that we be angry, but not sin. This was in light of the events of the past weeks here. It seemed to be very well received.
On the walk to church, I came across what I assume was a peace march, led by a group of monks and then Buddhist nuns...
After church, of course, back to the slums. I was pleased to see that some parents had helped their children post some of their coloring pages from the previous week. Little victories add up!
The last Sunday of the month is a little party, with extra games and snacks. Party day today!
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