Easter Sunday
We celebrated Easter Sunday morning at our Hope Community Church, held in our Community Center. We had decorated the room a bit to represent the joy of the Easter morning. One of our worship teams (11 children from our Village) helped lead in worship. The message focused on the book of John; Mary's encounter with the risen Jesus when he said her name and she recognized Him.
We had about 105 people in attendance, and only 18 were adults. In addition to our children from the Village of Hope, it was so moving to see all the children arrive from the Green Compound/Village. These children had to walk about 2 miles to come to church. Many of them were carrying younger siblings on their backs. After the service, they just wanted to stay around and be part of anything that might continue to happen.
As I look out on these young faces, I wonder what seeds are being planted in their lives. How will their lives be different because of what we are doing here in our Village and as we reach out to them? I believe that there will be fruit borne that we will never ever see but that God has planned for so many of these children.
The Lord is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!
We celebrated Easter Sunday morning at our Hope Community Church, held in our Community Center. We had decorated the room a bit to represent the joy of the Easter morning. One of our worship teams (11 children from our Village) helped lead in worship. The message focused on the book of John; Mary's encounter with the risen Jesus when he said her name and she recognized Him.
We had about 105 people in attendance, and only 18 were adults. In addition to our children from the Village of Hope, it was so moving to see all the children arrive from the Green Compound/Village. These children had to walk about 2 miles to come to church. Many of them were carrying younger siblings on their backs. After the service, they just wanted to stay around and be part of anything that might continue to happen.
As I look out on these young faces, I wonder what seeds are being planted in their lives. How will their lives be different because of what we are doing here in our Village and as we reach out to them? I believe that there will be fruit borne that we will never ever see but that God has planned for so many of these children.
The Lord is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!
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