We went to worship this morning with Pastor TinaJonoa (literally the name Tina and John put together) in the
capital city. He started the church ten
years ago and today the 800 members are about to celebrate the full opening of
the church (pictured at left). The only
section that wasn’t quite ready was the pulpit area. There was a makeshift pulpit area in place
today. I preached on the need for
solidarity in the midst of people who were against us or oppress us. I never mentioned it, but the thought of a
hardline government was just below the surface.
As I said before, all is politically calm at the moment, but there is a
capacity for that to change in a moment around here. The service began at 9:00 am and ended at
noon. Three hours! You St. Andrews folks, what do you think? Up
for it?
Afterward, we went to Pastor Laurent’s for a great lunch and
then went back to the seminary to print our boarding passes. I’m in the hotel room and waiting for Pastor
Laurent to finish his worship service and pick us up.
It has been a good trip.
I’ve thought about you often on the trip. For reasons that will still be revealed over
time, God has Kelly and me on this trip.
There will be a Mission Sunday on August 26 at St. Andrews. The Costa Rica, Honduras, and Madagascar
teams will sponsor the event. We’ll
probably have more thoughts about what God was up to then. I’ve missed being home, of course. I’m not sure how people who travel constantly
do it. I miss my wife, family, friends,
and church family when I’m gone.
Will post this, go to Pastor Laurent’s, and head for the
airport about 11 pm. It’s wheels up at
2:00 am. Touchdown in Tampa Monday night
at 8:30 pm. Looking forward to being
back with you. Pray for our trip back. I
prefer my travel uneventful and am praying for exactly that.
Thinking of you.
1 comment:
Godspeed, brothers! What a great trip. Your journal has been a constant encouragement to all... well done.
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