Sunday Update
Interesting day today. At the breaking of bread, one of the men pointed out that Christianity is pretty much unique by virtue of having hymnbooks. We are to be a singing people, for he have so much to sing about! He went on to suggest that we sing one of the greatest of our hymns, "To God Be the Glory".
A nearby Bible College came with a special program. They seemed like nice kids and their singing was appreciated. Afterwards, we had a meal for them and for our own College and Careers group. A number of people from the assembly brought casseroles. What I really enjoyed was the chance to just help out a bit with serving the food and cleaning up. Several people just pitched in and in 90 minutes we had fed 70 people and gotten cleaned up.
While doing some dishes, I talked to a fairly new Christian who was inquiring if our annual Easter Conference is the same way (lots of fellowship and food) and I was happy to tell her it was! Sometimes we lose sight of how special times like Easter Conference are. Our Conferences are a great time of fellowship. They are a great time to catch up with old friends. And they are all the more special when people drive for a few hours to come visit us.
I have happy memories of driving up to New Liskeard for the Men's Conference. It was great to catch up with old friends and enjoy the ministry. Likewise the ladies always put on a great lunch and as a special touch made available paper bags filled with a packed supper for those who would be travelling considerable distances to get home that night.
Of course, talk of conferences is likely to be theoretical for us. Karen is due April 7th, so unless the baby is a bit early, we won't likely be able to attend too many of the sessions.
A nearby Bible College came with a special program. They seemed like nice kids and their singing was appreciated. Afterwards, we had a meal for them and for our own College and Careers group. A number of people from the assembly brought casseroles. What I really enjoyed was the chance to just help out a bit with serving the food and cleaning up. Several people just pitched in and in 90 minutes we had fed 70 people and gotten cleaned up.
While doing some dishes, I talked to a fairly new Christian who was inquiring if our annual Easter Conference is the same way (lots of fellowship and food) and I was happy to tell her it was! Sometimes we lose sight of how special times like Easter Conference are. Our Conferences are a great time of fellowship. They are a great time to catch up with old friends. And they are all the more special when people drive for a few hours to come visit us.
I have happy memories of driving up to New Liskeard for the Men's Conference. It was great to catch up with old friends and enjoy the ministry. Likewise the ladies always put on a great lunch and as a special touch made available paper bags filled with a packed supper for those who would be travelling considerable distances to get home that night.
Of course, talk of conferences is likely to be theoretical for us. Karen is due April 7th, so unless the baby is a bit early, we won't likely be able to attend too many of the sessions.
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