I wish I had pictures to show you right now. We attended two worship services. The first one was with the Sonrise School kids and their style of worship muffles the 11am service in main sanctuary (author's perspective yet admit I could be wrong). Lively music with electric piano, drums, dancing and singing. At one time, some of the kids came to where we are and got two of our best dancers dancing like pros. After we left there, some went straight to the Cathedral in Ruhengeri for a Rwandan traditional service. Others had to make an emergency run back to our Guest House where we were staying and when we arrived, were escorted to the front of the sanctuary and sat in chairs directly in line of view of Bishop John - oops. A little later on, he recognized my presence with traditional hello nods.
It was also baptism day, food and other item donation day and when Bishop John gave his sermon, he allowed his brother Francis, who is now ordained, to translate the sermon for us. The service started around 9:30 or so and didn't stop until close to Noon. The children's choir sang, a small sermon and prayer for the kids before they left for Sunday School, toe-tapping and dancing African worship music interspersed between readings and prayers. Except for the sermon and a few announcements, the service was conducted entirely in Kinyarwandan language.
The bottom line for the sermon based on Exodus 23:13-end of chapter and Exodus 11:18-end of chapter called on us to come to Jesus as we are with all we have to be changed and transformed and to treasure your relationship with Jesus Christ from right where we are to where we are now and where we are headed in the future.
It was a fun morning and worship here in Africa (esp. Rwanda) is none like home.
God's blessings to you this fine and glorious day.
Sally
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