My Favorite Part of Church
The church service in the village is quite a bit different from the services in the States. There are no instruments other than rhythm instruments and when the offering is taken, they dance and sing as they bring it to the front of the sanctuary. Some of the differences are taking some getting used to and others I have loved since the first time we went.
Here is one of the latter. At the start of the service, the children come in from Sunday school. The boys come in quietly and take their seats, but the girls, starting with the youngest, line up and come in dancing, singing and playing instruments. I can’t really explain why, but there is something about seeing the women of the church enter singing praises to the Lord that is pretty awesome.
