Stella, Jacqui, Val and I have spent our time today visting a family who live in the favella near to the church with which we are partnering.
Once again we have experienced the most overwhleming hospitality which challenges our Western-mindsets to the very core of our beings. Here, nothing is too much trouble and 10 people turning up for a visit was far from consuming for the family. I think that we have a sense now that our ministy is one of encouragment, laughing, loving, blessing and being blessed.
For some Divine reason the combination of 10 people in a strange house speaking two different languages (which sometimes struggle to translate), a communal time of photograph sharing and some glasses of Coke seems to be the perfect combination for a riotous time where we share together the presenced of God!
Mindblowingly amazing, humbling, challenging and faith-building and so much more....wow!
Pictures: children in Pepe programme (middle), our favella (top), home of Danizinha Ferreirinha with her baby son Douglas (bottom).
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Certainly an experience of a lifetime! I continue to pray for you all, particularly that today will be even better!!
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ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about the hospitality....it is really humbling....
Also I really understand what you mean about the time of fellowship despite the language difference.
I think it brings home the fact that where 2 or more people are gathered in the name of Jesus then He is there....
They dont have to be reading the word or praying particularly....but the presence of God is there just in the fun and laughter.
Its so wonderful to hear how you guys are getting on.