Day 4

Unfortunately, I wasn't feeling too well yesterday so I was not able post a blog. I am feeling a ton better today, so I figure that I'd better get you up to speed about what happened on Sunday.

Let's just say that church here is VERY different than church at home. When I first walked in, I was overcome by the sound of the whole congregation singing at the top of their lungs. Everybody was dancing and praising the Lord. Something that I think is really neat is how nobody cares if people are looking at them, or what people think about them, all they care about is praising the Lord.

When the choir (which is AMAZING by the way) was finished, pastor said that it was time to greet each other. Everyone started going up and down the rows hugging each other, and saying how thankful they were that we were at church. It really made me feel welcome.

Another unique aspect of the service was when everybody was praying. Everybody was praying in a different language! It was almost like a hum throughout the church of people praying and thanking Jesus for all he has done for them.

After some more beautiful singing, Pastor Kumalo called us up to the front the church so that the congregation could give us a " proper South African welcome". That was amazing! Left and right, people were singing, dancing, and clapping. Pastor Kumalo was even dancing!

The children's choir started to sing next. The children's choir is made up of students from St. Peter College. They sang two songs. One was about how we are all a part of God's body, and the other song was about asking God to bless and protect the children. It's amazing to me that at such a young age these kids have such amazing voices! At the end of the service, they even got an encore!

After the service was over, the ladies who make all of the food for the preschool and college put on a huge feast for everyone! From what I heard, the food was delicious!!!

Sunday was such a fun day!