Church Ministry

Yesterday we had an opportunity to minister to some Gypsy children and a youth group at a church in Medias.  We played a number of games with the children including “Duck, Duck, Goose” or “Ratsa, Ratsa, Goozka.”  The kids really and enjoyed it and so did we.  We also sang everyone’s favorite Christian song, “Higher, Higher.”  At the youth group we sang a few worship songs and played some games in the courtyard of the church like “Hot Potato.”

Today we went to two churches.  This morning we went to a traditional Pentecostal church in another village.  The girls had to wear scarves on their heads and the men and women had to sit on different sides.  Kaitlyn played the guitar and Emily, Meghan, and Sean sang with her.  John shared a testimony afterwards.  Brandon gave a very good sermon about unity in the church.  The people at the church seemed to enjoy it.  This afternoon we went to a Baptist church.  It was also very traditional and the men and women had to sit on opposite sides.  We sang some songs and Brandon gave another awesome sermon.

We’ve really been connecting well with the people at the base.  Right now they have several people doing missionary work all over the world.  It’s very awesome to see people in other countries sending missionaries to the uttermost bounds of the earth.  The people at the base really enjoy life and make sure to put God at the center of the lives.  They take time out of every day to stop what they’re doing and pray and meditate on the Lord.  They also like to have fun and laugh.  They really like to watch movies.  The other day we showed them Wall-E and today we showed them episodes of The Office.