This verse captures what I have seen this week. Everywhere we went, we saw churches who were praising God and enjoying what the people of the church provided. Their goodwill in most cases was just their commitment to assist in the field. Some missed work (and pay) to join us. They then were able to see how the Lord was adding to their fellowship and how many of these new people were being saved.
The picture below shows a scene that is nothing short of surreal to me. We were eating lunch today at our host church. After the meal was over, we usually sat back and waited until around 2 to head back out to the field. The main reason we wait is for siesta time when businesses and homes close for a couple of hours around lunch.
This scene was what happened after we finished eating.
What you see is 2 police officers reading from their own Bibles. They were being led in an impromptu Bible study by Nitin Christopher, one of our team members. He's a seminary student at Dallas Theological Society and felt led to teach these new Christians about sexual purity. They are young handsome men, who before this week were certainly engaged in things of the flesh. At the end of the table are 2 women who are living with their "husbands", really their live in boyfriends.
You can't put words to what was happening at that table. Andreas, the police officer on the right, is reading the Word out loud for all the table to hear. These officers and sisters were being discipled to and were given true life application from a caring brother. The questions they had were amazing, such insight and desire to learn.
Where else will you see this picture? I doubt you would see this very often at home.
The Lord was adding to the fellowship (the church) those who were being saved.
If you have joined us in prayer over this trip, for lives to be changed and for hearts to be opened, this picture is evidence that your prayers are being heard.
Matt
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