We went to church this morning - Peruvian style, a shade over three hours long but it certainly didn´t feel like it. Church was a huge marquee with billowing sides holding around 1500 lively worshippers. Imagine the heat inside. The worship was led by a team of musicians and singers and while we didn´t know many words we certainly clapped along. Worshipping God after all comes from the heart and our hearts were certainly full of praise and worship this morning.
We were delighted to be worshipping in this church today because 11 formerly sponsored children were graduating from the Compassion programme. It was a joyous occasion. The senior pastor (one of 18 pastors - necessary because of five services per Sunday), made an appeal for folk to come forward and accept Jesus as their Lord. To see so many people (who clearly possessed nothing) come forward and receive the most precious gift in all the universe was a real blessing.
We were treated to lunch with the pastor and the graduates and had time to reflect on the occasion. The smiles and joy on the faces of everyone we´ve met who are involved with Compassion in their respective projects, and particularly the graduates today, is a real encouragement and reinforces that what you, the sponsors are doing is life transforming.
We heard today that all our sponsored children who made the trip from all over Peru to meet us on Wednesday have all arrived safely home - praise God.
Tonight we fly to Chiclayo for two days. Please pray for protection for us all as we travel and because we are moving into a new area with a totally different set of challenges.
Alastair.
We were delighted to be worshipping in this church today because 11 formerly sponsored children were graduating from the Compassion programme. It was a joyous occasion. The senior pastor (one of 18 pastors - necessary because of five services per Sunday), made an appeal for folk to come forward and accept Jesus as their Lord. To see so many people (who clearly possessed nothing) come forward and receive the most precious gift in all the universe was a real blessing.
We were treated to lunch with the pastor and the graduates and had time to reflect on the occasion. The smiles and joy on the faces of everyone we´ve met who are involved with Compassion in their respective projects, and particularly the graduates today, is a real encouragement and reinforces that what you, the sponsors are doing is life transforming.
We heard today that all our sponsored children who made the trip from all over Peru to meet us on Wednesday have all arrived safely home - praise God.
Tonight we fly to Chiclayo for two days. Please pray for protection for us all as we travel and because we are moving into a new area with a totally different set of challenges.
Alastair.
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