At some point during the last week, we were wondering if any people would come to the thanksgiving celebration at the church in Lozova. We invited many people but many said they are too busy with harvesting, making wine, etc. But praise God, today it rained the whole day and so no working in the fields was possible, it was an ideal day to come to church! Around 80 people came this afternoon and we saw even several people who had come last Sunday for the first time to church. The celebration included several songs, some poems recited by the teenagers, a preaching about how God blesses us and takes care of us. We all were motivated to not just give thanks 1 day a year but on a daily base for all He gives us and escpecially for His Son. At the end of the service we prayed together and than it was time for fellowship, hot tea and coffee (as we dont have yet heating in the building the hot drinks were received as a real blessing;). May we all be thankful towards Him!
zondag 8 oktober 2017
Een regenachtige dankdag / A rainy thanksgiving
Vorige week tijdens het uitnodigen van mensen in het dorp om naar de speciale dank-bijeenkomst te komen, begonnen we ons af te vragen of er wel iemand zou komen. Bijna iedereen die we uitnodigde, zei dat ze te druk waren met oogsten, wijn maken etc. Maar prijs de Heer, vandaag regende het de hele dag en was het dus niet echt mogelijk om op het land te werken en dus een ideale dag om naar de bijeenkomst te komen. En ongeveer 80 mensen waren vanmiddag gekomen! Er waren zelfs ook weer een paar mensen gekomen die vorige week voor het eerst naar de kerk waren gekomen. De bijeenkomst bestond uit enkele liederen, een paar gedichtjes voorgedragen door de tieners, een preek over hoeveel God ons eigenlijk zegent en de vraag hoe vaak wij Hem bedanken. Iedereen werd gemotiveerd om niet slechts 1 dag in het jaar maar iedere dag de Heer te bedanken voor alles wat Hij ons geeft maar bovenal voor Zijn Zoon. Aan het eind van de dienst hebben we samen gebeden en daarna was het tijd voor een praatje met elkaar en een warm bakje thee of koffie (aangezien we geen verwarming hebben in het gebouw, werden de warme dranken als een ware zegen ervaren;).
At some point during the last week, we were wondering if any people would come to the thanksgiving celebration at the church in Lozova. We invited many people but many said they are too busy with harvesting, making wine, etc. But praise God, today it rained the whole day and so no working in the fields was possible, it was an ideal day to come to church! Around 80 people came this afternoon and we saw even several people who had come last Sunday for the first time to church. The celebration included several songs, some poems recited by the teenagers, a preaching about how God blesses us and takes care of us. We all were motivated to not just give thanks 1 day a year but on a daily base for all He gives us and escpecially for His Son. At the end of the service we prayed together and than it was time for fellowship, hot tea and coffee (as we dont have yet heating in the building the hot drinks were received as a real blessing;). May we all be thankful towards Him!
At some point during the last week, we were wondering if any people would come to the thanksgiving celebration at the church in Lozova. We invited many people but many said they are too busy with harvesting, making wine, etc. But praise God, today it rained the whole day and so no working in the fields was possible, it was an ideal day to come to church! Around 80 people came this afternoon and we saw even several people who had come last Sunday for the first time to church. The celebration included several songs, some poems recited by the teenagers, a preaching about how God blesses us and takes care of us. We all were motivated to not just give thanks 1 day a year but on a daily base for all He gives us and escpecially for His Son. At the end of the service we prayed together and than it was time for fellowship, hot tea and coffee (as we dont have yet heating in the building the hot drinks were received as a real blessing;). May we all be thankful towards Him!
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