March 15, 2009

  • The singing of "Press On" went very well, and from what I heard from some people in the congregation, it was a blessing to them.  Which is what we in the choir prayed for.

    Wonderful sermon!  Dr. Kitchens is preaching on Isaiah for several weeks.

    After the service I went to the monthly Ta Ethnae lunch, hearing from someone who had gone to India last fall and gave a report on Mission India, and from one of the pastors who went to Ethiopia to help give a training course for pastors (and the wives of the men who went did the same for the pastors' wives....there's no concept of women's or children's ministries in Ethiopia).  The situation in India is increasingly dire, with Christians undergoing severe persecution in many areas, including having a $250 "reward" being paid out by a radical Hindu group for murdering a pastor.  Last year 60 pastors were killed, but the goal of Mission India is to add another 900 pastors this year.  In spite of the persecution, the Church is growing by leaps and bounds there. 

    Prayers are necessary, however, to help sustain such growth.

    Listening to Smetana's "Moldau" while waiting for "Food Network Challenge" to start.  My once-a-week television watching!