Freedom!

Freedom of worship at Bweya Community Church

....such a beautiful thing! Can't say I've ever danced

during Sunday morning worship in the USA!

Deana was deeply humbled with an invitation to 

minister in the children's ministry at BCC.

It's the little things in life we take for granted in 

the US...but a toothbrush is an extremely necessary

"little thing".  Thank you to Dr. Wilkinson!! (Local 

dentist in Winston-Salem)

This was a long drive behind the long horns!

Abbey and the boys are an amazing team!

...& they were loving their bracelets, made by

 Chloe Ledford.

Young Vincent is the newest family member at our

children.  Anyone interested in sponsoring?  He is 7 

years old and was cuddling in Deana's lap within

the first 5 minutes of meeting us.  Poor lil fella needs

an extra dose of TLC.  ---and did I mention he's in 

dire need of a dentist, Dr. Wilkinson???--seriously!!

This "kid" has lost his mind if he thinks

 he'll ever get the keys to this car. HA!

Eddie (our driver) LOVES to invade police escorts

(or ambulance)....always looking for an opportunity

to bend a few rules.

We've had an amazing day--and our cups continue overflowing as we head to bed. We started our day with morning with worship music at Gaba Community Church (the Mother church of Bweya Community Church) and then made our way to Bweya Community Church.  We were warmly greeted by the congregation and offered a permanent bench.  

The freedom of worship as we sang and danced was like an unexpected cool breeze on a hot African day. Interacting, singing, dancing...totally abandoned; uninhibited... I was finally "home" again. We in the West, are missing out on so much by with-holding our worship...our outward expression of praise.  

Pastor Gerald preached today and in his Psalm Sunday message, he encouraged everyone to understand the celebration of Easter.  He said many people are found celebrating, yet lacking understanding of WHAT they were celebrating.  Jesus requested his friend to go and fetch a young colt, untie it and bring it to him.  He instructed, that if anyone questioned  what he was doing, to simply tell them that the Lord has requested it.

People were lining the streets of Jerusalem, laying down their cloaks as Jesus passed by riding on the colt.  They were expecting and celebrating what they assumed to be the Kingdom of God being ushered in. Instead, Jesus knew he was entering Jerusalem to be sacrificed.  Rather than focusing on the "Kingdom of God", as the people assumed, Jesus was focusing on the freedom (the untying) of the young colt...He was focused on "freedom".  Christ came to offer freedom!  Freedom from our sin, our shame, our past, our failures...FREEDOM!  The people who lined the streets of Jerusalem, completely misunderstood what they were celebrating!

So...today, we celebrated...F-R-E-E-L-Y celebrated!

Sarah-