faith hope and love: Minguu-Sunday

Today was beautiful...i think Sunday is my favorite day of the week.

fellowship...singing...laughter...people...

i really love people.

over the past 10 months i have met so many beautiful people. they have come in many different shapes and sizes and colors, but all beautiful. a variety of traditions, ways of doing things, eating habits, languages, beliefs...

last night my leader came and said that we were expected to share a message at the church we were visiting this morning. our contact had called 5 minutes earlier. i said i could...

church was so beautiful this morning...it was alive, and vibrant, and passionate. i ended up speaking at a youth service, which was a fun opportunity. they're really in love with Jesus...

afterwards they escorted us to a little office where KFC chicken sandwhiches, coke, and fun little indonesian desserts awaited us. beautiful hospitality.

immediately after we finished at church we went into our own backyard neighborhood and finished the last day of a 3 day mother and child healthcare seminar. i love the 3rd day. today the women took what they learned to the streets. they chose people they wanted to visit and taught them something they learned over the past couple of days. they took us to see a woman with a newborn, and like pros they taught on breastfeeding and cord care. they visited other moms teaching them about good nutrition and dehydration and fever care...it was alot of fun.

later we stayed to pray for the family that let us meet in their home. they're a christian family living in what they call a "fanatical muslim" neighborhood. their house is actually a 2 minute walk away from where we live. mrs. lani especially is really lovely...she made us feel right at home and made loads of fried indonesian snacks for all of us each day. then after all of the women would leave she would bring out more plates with more special snacks. she doesn't speak a word of english, but her actions spoke love and hospitality and welcome...