We love our church family here! I often don’t take the chance to share about our church as there are many other things going on. But our church is a big part of who we are and what we do. So, here is a small peek into our church.
Our church is full of people from many different nationalities. So this year the youth led a culture service. Where each culture presented something and then we prepared food from our country for everyone to taste.
We celebrated a variety of countries
It was fun to watch different songs and dances
The food at the end was also amazing
I love how kids are important at our church. They work hard to invest in the kids lives and also reach out to kids from different neighborhoods. I teach the 8 to 10 year olds and enjoy the chance to teach them God’s word. The highlight of this each year is always the kids camp. This year as well we had a talent show for the kids to raise money for camp. It was so fun to see all their different talents on display.
The kids all enjoyed talent night
Kids Camp, as always, was a big hit this year
I am always encouraged to see kids studying God’s word together
This year we have enjoyed starting up some events for junior highers. What a joy it is to get to know those kids more and invest in their lives. We do a study once a month. We also have had some fun events like a trip to the beach and a movie night and overnighter.
Our group of boys
Soccer is one of their favorite activities
We do lots of crafts and games as well
Another event we have each year is the sports day organized by our youth. At this event we distribute Christmas boxes to disabled kids. Then the day ends with a soccer match between the marrieds and the singles.
This is one of my favorite events of the year
I love seeing everyone together competing and having fun
The last few years giving out the boxes to disabled kids has also been a highlight
It is a great day of fellowship and service
Christmas and Easter are always big occasions at our church. It is always a highlight to spend this time together in fellowship and celebration on these big days. Our celebration often involves presentations by different age groups as well as a shared meal and worship.
Our kids always prepare something to share during the celebrations
Even the adults share in the fun too
Our women gather together twice a month to study God’s word, we are in the book of Romans. They also do a lot of visits to each other during times of grief and celebration. Each year we try to do a retreat for a few days and this ranges from a small group to a shared larger group with multiple churches.
This year our retreat was a big gathering of 9 churches
it was an amazing time together
We considered it such a blessing to live and work side by side so many different believers. We feel as much a part of this church here as we do our sending church back in the states. Everywhere we go we praise God for the family of believers he places around us and the opportunity to be in community with them.
May we never forget the blessing it is to be part of the family of God
Nor forget the value of gathering together and encouraging eachother
Thank you for this glimpse into your lives there and the wonderful report of the Church in your area. I love it!
What a great encouragement to see God at work on the other side of the globe! A good reminder that there is no place we can go where God is not there! Hallelujah! We thank the Lord for what He has done and is doing through your efforts!
Thanks Andi for continuing to bring us right in to your life. Thank you as always for being so honest in your communications.
Andi you do such an amazing job with this blog update. This entry was so wonderful and shared so much of life there. Just made me want to be a fly on the wall to see it. 😄