Ben Vindo!!! Welcome to Africa!

Praise God for giving us safe travels through five airport transfers and bring us to here Saturday afternoon with both B.O.B bags of luggage. The very next morning we had the opportunity to thank God in church, and what a church service it was!. Worship was joyous and lively line dancing lead by the student pastors accompanied by African drummers and the waving of capalanas. It went on and on until our clothes were plastered to our bodies and God received a fragrance of our worship sweet to Him, BO to us :) In this culture the teaching is conveyed by singing and everyone participates in an African church service. The widows sang, the students pastors sang, the children sang, we sang. With many Hallelujah Amens! people gave testimonies, they repented, and praised God for whatever He had done in their lives.  One woman from the village who had been barren came to this church and was prayed for, and stood up with the baby God had given her and asked for the ministers to name the baby. He received the name Lazarus John the Baptist Elijah-a lot of name to live up to!   All of this kept three people busy translating from the local tribal language, to Portuguese and then to English. Church here isn't a service, it's and event!