Church in Samora

Since I got here, I've been attending different churches in the area; partly this was to experience as many as I could, and partly because the church in Samora wasn't meeting on Sundays yet. However, as of last Sunday, the Samora church is officially having public Sunday services! For a while now, they've been meeting on Thursday nights at the Rust's house, but no more; now they have a public place to meet! It's so exciting!

Such a bustle of activity went on at the house Sunday morning, making sure that we had everything we needed. And we arrived at the hotel early (I think Jon was a little nervous :-) ). They've rented a nice little meeting room, with plenty of space for growth. It didn't take too long to set up, and then people started to arrive! It was a small group this week - the regular 2 families that have been coming on Thursdays, and a family visiting from another church to show their support - but we all have high hopes of visitors in the future!


Several months ago Jon and Marilyn asked if I could play the piano for the congregational songs, which I agreed to though I was certainly nervous about it. Thankfully though, I only made a few mistakes. :-) It helped that, for such a small group, they sang louder than I expected.


Marilyn and Tammy took the children to another room for their own class. This is the first time the kids have had a structured class time while their parents are in church. That considered, they sat still as well as could be expected for the verse and story. Only Daniel did the motions for the songs, but the other two at least paid attention! They were pretty happy when they could commence with playing though.

It was a short service - 2 hours including set-up and tear-down - but everyone was encouraged. Discussing it over dinner at the Rust's, we're all excited for next week!

I posted additional pictures of the church service here if you want to see more.