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Crossing the Divide

May 27, 2013 by Joel and Andi

Yesterday was African Mother’s day.  Usually the ladies of the two churches in town gather to celebrate together, but this year they decided to head out to a village church and celebrate with the women out there.  It was a sacrifice for many as they left their comfort zone and tried to cross multiple barriers to connect with other believers.  They gave up the relaxation of home to enter into another world.  As everywhere, there are many things that divide people here: village life vs. town, language groups, education level and cultures and family back grounds.  These are never easier barriers to cross, but yesterday I saw those barriers being crossed.  I know that God was smiling as He saw his people uniting together.  It was powerful beyond words…Glory to God!

We drove 2 hours to visit this small village church
Life here is very different
The day began with separation...The women from the village on one side and the women from our town on the other side
Yet as the day went on those barriers began to come down
Pretty soon they were dancing side by side (one woman from the village with one from the town)
Yes, we ALL did (or attempted)
We sang together
In three different languages
Heard truth from God's word in Two languages
Prayed for each other
And of course shared a bowl of food together
It was only the beginning
But it was an exciting beginning worth rejoicing over
I am praying that God will continue to work in this small church and help them to grow.

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Comments

  1. Stephanie Dias says

    June 3, 2013 at 6:18 pm

    I loved the pic of you dancing! It’s encouraging to see nationals breaking barriers too! Daniel just back from a Bolon village and it was so obvious who whose from town and who was from the village. The poverty was astonishing. I didn’t notice that in your pix. Everyone looked so well dressed! Du courage…thanks for sharing 🙂

  2. Auntie Becca says

    May 28, 2013 at 12:23 am

    Andi!!!!! Look at you tearing up the dance floor!!! You go girl!!!!

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