Today we were privileged to have our Divisional Leaders Majors Ron and Robyn Clinch as our guest leaders. Robyn led worship with energy and enthusiasm and sensitivity as well. Ron used John 10:1-10 to urge us to live adventurously with and for Jesus. At the end of the address one of the newer members of the congregation knelt to pray with a salvationist at the Mercy Seat. Praise God!
It was an average size congregation. The significant factor was that a quarter of the congregation had only commenced attending since January 2006. The interesting factor for Major Ron was the spread of nationalities amongst these new people; Malaysian, Greek and Morroccan and Chinese with the Sudanese family absent.
Our previously very white anglo-saxon congregation has changed significantly and I don't even think we've noticed. God has brought these people to us and has helped them to fit in, despite our many failings.
Now if only people would stop aging and being sick and have other interests, the corps attendances might actually increase. I guess that's all in God's hands.
Yesterday I wrote a long catch up post that has completely disappeared. Hopefully this one survives!
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