This morning Mike preached. Well after the pastor preached. And then they wanted me to preach too. And Rick. We both declined, the service has to end somewhere. Yes, church services are much different!!! I love the signing tho, it’s so alive and passionate. I enjoy the dancing, they have such good rhythm!!! The main thing that caught my attention today in church was the “watch tower magazine” right beside the Bible. This is a Christian church. The pastors (and people) have had so little teaching that they can be easily confused with all kinds of religions and sects. I learned that the Jehovah Witnesses have a printed press close by (apparently in most countries), which would explain how this got there. But it broke my heart to see these people with so little knowledge of the Bible and of their God that anything goes. Education is so needed in these parts of Africa, in the “bush" as the local missionaries refer to it. The other thing that struck me was the fact that the man said how many wives they had when they introduced themselves... You just wouldn’t run into that at home (at least not common).
This afternoon Mike and I made monster cookies. YUM.
This evening we went to a BBQ (called a “bry” around here) to visit with a team from South Africa who came to see the ministry here. They flew with Mercy Air to here and we had a time of sharing about who does what ministry here. It was very informative for us to attend and helpful in getting a big picture of the SAM ministry.
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