Sunday afternoon

So it is Sunday afternoon here. I went to church and it was fascinating! The people are very enthusiastic singers! The youth and the men had Sunday School classes in the same building with cement floors, so you could hear a lot between them, and both groups sang heartily so there was an interesting blend of songs!

This picture is before church began. Almost all of the women and children sit on the left side and almost all of the men sit on the right. By the time the service started it was basically full.

All of the singing both in church and Sunday School was a capella, and to introduce the song the leader would sing the first line or two as a solo, then we would all begin. Almost everything was in pigeon although we sang "It is well with my soul" in English.

I preached and was translated. It was a great privilege. I hope it was of some value to the people.

Tomorrow my students begin preaching in class. It should be very interesting. They are preaching from the book of Jonah. We will certainly have heard plenty about this reluctant prophet by Tuesday afternoon!