Blog written by Megan Tampte
"Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ". - Ephesians 4:15-20
Today we sang, danced, and gave thanks to God at church with the people of George. Our group of ten split into three different groups to attend three different church services. We were warmly welcomed by bright-eyed, smiling children and joyful, friendly adults. A typical church service in Zambia is three hours long and filled with dance, music, prayer and praise. The Zambian people are vulnerable in their worship. They do not hold back, they give God their entire heart and soul as they worship. The people of George live in poverty. They have huts for houses, they walk miles to church, they are largely unemployed and can't afford food. Yet, as we worshiped with them today, they joyfully thanked God for everything. The group I was with was able to visit the General Store that was funded with money raised by the students of CPC who visited this area a year ago. The store is located very close to the church we attended; the profit will be used to fund the local feeding programs for vulnerable children. WOW! It was fun to see what our church has done to help the people of George. A young man who was an employee of the store asked that we pray that the store grows and becomes profitable.
Please pray for the people of George, and for us as we continue our journey.
"Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ". - Ephesians 4:15-20
Today we sang, danced, and gave thanks to God at church with the people of George. Our group of ten split into three different groups to attend three different church services. We were warmly welcomed by bright-eyed, smiling children and joyful, friendly adults. A typical church service in Zambia is three hours long and filled with dance, music, prayer and praise. The Zambian people are vulnerable in their worship. They do not hold back, they give God their entire heart and soul as they worship. The people of George live in poverty. They have huts for houses, they walk miles to church, they are largely unemployed and can't afford food. Yet, as we worshiped with them today, they joyfully thanked God for everything. The group I was with was able to visit the General Store that was funded with money raised by the students of CPC who visited this area a year ago. The store is located very close to the church we attended; the profit will be used to fund the local feeding programs for vulnerable children. WOW! It was fun to see what our church has done to help the people of George. A young man who was an employee of the store asked that we pray that the store grows and becomes profitable.
Please pray for the people of George, and for us as we continue our journey.
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