"We had a great day yesterday in Dapaong. It took nearly two hours to get there - very bad road and one badly blown tire. It was so much like a church service in the interior of Brazil - people all very happy, good loud singing, several special numbers, a fantastic little choir - all with a strong African flavor. The worship time was led by a woman 9-months pregnant and she kept holding her stomach but didn't let up once on the beat. They had two big bongo drums and lots of rattles to fill out the sound. It was great.
The nursery was a mat spread on the floor with a couple sleeping children. Others were strapped to their mothers' backs. The men sat on one side and the women on the other. I preached from John 3:16 and Tim Neufeld translated into French. Then Pastor Laure translated to Moba, his tribal language.
At first I thought I'd use Psalm 23 but after seeing how they don't take care of their sheep and goats at all - they just run wild in the streets - I decided against it since it would take too much time to explain what a good shepherd and sheep are supposed to look like. I finally decided to use John 3:16 - phrase by phrase." -Pastor Randy
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