As you can see from the picture, the church was small. The faith of the people however was anything but small. I came away from the community with a sense of God being first in their lives, as it should be in all of our lives. I think the pastor's house is off to the right of the church.
Hopefully this will give you somewhat of a view of the inside of the church. I was astounded when I heard someone playing an electronic keyboard. I guess I was expecting something a little less modern. It just goes to show the emphasis that is placed on their worship of God. And music is a big part of their worship service.
The first hour of worship is mostly songs and music. My eyes began to well up with tears when I heard one of the first songs they played... "Senor, mi Dios, al contemplar los cielos, El firmament y las estrellas mil. Al oir tu voz en los potentes truenos Y ver brillar al sol en su cenit..." Of course you may recognize it better as "O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder, Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made; I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy power throughout the universe displayed..."
No matter what language it is in, the proclamation is still the same... How great Thou art, O Lord my God. How great Thou art!
As the pastor was preaching, a little visitor came into our midst. It was commonplace for the local congregation at this church but I can honestly say that until that day, I had never saw a chicken in church that wasn't lying on a serving platter.
For the evening service, both Greg and Todd preached a message to the congregation while Doug translated them both. Thanks, guys.
Between the morning worship service and the evening worship service we had an opportunity to play with the children. Todd was teaching some children to juggle, both individually and as a group. Greg was teaching some fighting stances. Claire was teaching some children to dance. I was passing a ball around with a few of the children. And of course, you have to have a piñata.
We will definitely miss them and their bright smiles.
