This morning, although being a Saturday, it is the Sabbath in Nepal and I had the honour of sharing the message with the local Corps.
Utilising a message that I had prepared a few years ago now, I shared how a bag of M&M’s can be used to experience Ministry Moments in our lives, which we can:
- Rejoice in the Lord;
- Allow Him to Reveal things in our lives and the lives of those around us;
- Reflect on issues and concerns that affect us and;
- Relax in Christ as His yoke in light.
This is the first time I have ever had a translator translate my message as I presented it which was interesting. Even though I had a full set of notes which Hari could use, he spent the majority of the time concentrating on what I said and how I said it. Which made me really concentrate on not only my diction but also the speed in which I spoke.
After I had preached MJ, Heather & I shared our rendition of the song ‘In Christ Alone’, which was very well received. A number of the congregation wanted copies of the words of the song as it had moved them & they themselves wanted to learn it. They also thoroughly enjoyed my message and a few of them also wanted copies so that they could get it translated into Nepali.
After the service and morning tea we took the Officer’s out for lunch, as it had not only been MJ’s birthday during the week it had also been Manun’s. The food served was absolutely delicious and the service was outstanding. Well worth another visit if we get time.
The rest of the afternoon was spent relaxing and letting lunch settle.
In the evening we headed out for a light dinner, and was greeted by the instrumental version of the song ‘In Christ Alone’ at the cafe. So we hummed along!
Later that evening Heather & I stayed up to watch the 1st of the Rugby World Cup 1/4 finals – Heather got a myriad of comments on Facebook from family, friends and colleagues as I got talked into wearing a Springbok jersey as they took on Wales.
Into the early hours of the morning the All Black’s took on France and produced a masterclass to stifle all the negative press that they had received throughout the group stages. Heather only made it to half-time – If they can play like that next week against the Springboks even she agrees that they (the Springbok’s) haven’t got a chance.
So come on boys, back it up twice more and show the world why you are ranked #1.
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