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We rode to church with the Grings family and arrived early so Dan could set up tarps and sound/video equipment in order to show photos from his recent trip. He and one of the deacons had gone to a village in the interior where a new church is being planted.
First everyone assembled together to sing praises.
After the singing, we went to Sunday School. Daniel went to class with his friends Timothy and Anna. No matter how often Daniel tries to be inconspicuous here in Congo, it never works. He is easily spotted in almost any crowd.
David went to the men's class. Emily and I went to the women's class with Christine. Some of the ladies and I recognized each other from my visits to Christine's Bible study group, which was fun. They had been inviting me to visit their church and I think they were pleased that I finally had done it.
Some of the smaller children went to class with their moms. They were curious about the mundele visitors and watched us constantly.
The worship service was in Lingala, but otherwise it was very similar to a service in the U.S. except that it took longer. The Congolese culture is not as time oriented as ours. A twenty minute sermon is unheard of.
There was Scripture reading, prayer, and music - lots and lots of music.
Dan preached, then shared about his trip. I was wishing I knew Lingala because the congregation seemed to thoroughly enjoy his sermon and his story. I did get part of the "English version" from Christine.
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