Sunday, September 12, 2010

First Sunday in Serbia

'Our' 1990 Yugo parked by entrance to
UMChurch/parsonage Padina
Leaving morning service at Padina
     "Dobré ráno! Ako sa máte?" How wonderful to greet old friends,  to give and receive smiles, handshakes, hugs and kisses.       The bond of Christian love/fellowship is a wonderful thing.We attended morning worship at 9:30 in Padina, afternoon worship at 2:30 in Kovacica and evening worship at 5:00 in Padina.  (The 2 towns are about 7 or 8 miles apart.)  All services had twice as many women as men in attendance.  Total attendance was about 15 in Padina and 26 in Kovacica.

     The morning text was I Thessalonians 5:25, "Pray for us."  Paul thought that he needed prayer, and that "common" people were able to provide it.  Appropriately enough, this was followed by a prayer time with the majority of the congregation praying out loud, one after the other.  In the afternoon Daniel shared from  Revelation 3:14-18, reminding us of the danger of being only lukewarm.  The day finished on a note from John 6:30-40 concerning the wonderful gift of Jesus, the bread of life.  

Visiting after the 5:00 evening service at Padina

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