Today was an off day for construction, but it was another wonderful day! I think the worship service this morning was an eye opening experience for our students. We traveled up to Union this morning to worship with their congregation. There was approximately 200 people crammed into their little building and it was amazing! The students witnessed 2 different cultures with 2 different languages come together to form one church and be a part of one body. Our students have been blessed to take part in bi-lingual services at West Orange, but this was different from that. Cary gave the message, which of course was amazing! He translated himself, which was cool to witness.
At the conclusion of the service, Esteban, their minister, had the families that our team had already built houses for come up front. It was a wonderful experience to see their appreciation and know that our team played a role in serving those families through God. After the service was over, we all had an opportunity to interact with the children and adults of the church.
We spent the rest of the day at the Valley of the Angels, where our students were able to shop for souvenirs. Mommas, I hope your baby boys bought you something!
A message from a student:
It is crazy to see how much God works when we just move out of His way. Today we were able to worship with our "Hermanos y Hermanas" on the Union mountain, talk about being in love with our Creator. When they opened their mouths to sing God's praise it was awe inspiring. Though we haven't a single clue what in the world their language means, it dropped my jaw to see those who had nothing sing praise to the God who was their everything. When we let language not matter, God moved in us all. That is a message I look forward to mixing into my daily walk. He is TRULY moving on that mountain and within us. God is GOOD, ALL the time!
-Chase Countryman
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