Easter Service with photos!

1 Peter 1:3
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead"... (NIV)

 

Christ is risen. He is risen indeed!

 

Happy Easter! This morning I went to Nzoundou Chapel with a carload of people including Pastor Jean Clement, one of the Hospital Chaplains. It was so good to have a Pastor along so he could give the Easter Sunday message and also so he could give communion. The little village rarely has the visit of a Pastor. 

 

 

There were 65 adults and children present in church. That is about twice the number of people who routinely are there on a normal Sunday. 

You know that there are some people who only

attend church on Christmas and Easter. 

There was a lot of good singing, an excellent message with an invitation and some who expressed a wish to follow Christ. 

After the message, Pastor Jean Clement gave communion. He had brought the communion cups and I had brought bread to represent the body of Christ and yes....  Raspberry Crystal Light to represent the blood of Christ. I've seen many drinks used for communion including orange soda. The importance is the meaning behind the symbol.

 

These kids were playing in the middle of the floor during the message. So cute. All the many kids in the chapel were well behaved and lasted the almost three hour service. There was no nursery.

 

Pastor Jean Clement is willing to go with us to Nzoundou other weeks which is great. Because he is one of the Hospital chaplains, he does not have a particular place to minister on Sundays.

Today's  Positives:

1. My Easter celebration started last evening with a Potluck dinner with all the Expats who work at the hospital. We ate and then had an Easter Hymns. It was great with many different languages as we were from the U.S., Canada and four different African countries.  

2. The service at Nzoundou Chapel was well attended and the message well received. We even had a Pastor with us where usually we are lay people holding the services.

3. A number of people accepted Christ today as well as others who came back to the Lord.