It was amazing to see them actually using literacy in the church! It's one of the whole goals of what we're doing - encouraging the life of the church through translation and literacy projects. 
They didn't have any of this horribly irritating keyboard music, but instead, just used the drums and gourd shakers that they have used for centuries. It was beautiful music, and you could tell that they were all really into the songs and the music. Even though I had no idea what they were saying, it was beautiful to listen to. I felt very privileged to be sitting in their mud and thatch church worshipping together with them.
Before we left, both of us were also invited back to preach sometime in the church. Now that's a task a certainly DO NOT feel equal to. But perhaps I would take them up on the offer to speak with the Sunday school or the youth group sometime...
2 comments:
I love that they invited you to preach, can you imagine that happening at most North American churches? "Sorry but...you took linguistics not divinity, you're a woman, you don't speak the language well, you're not the same denomination, you weren't identified with leadership potential and/or pastoral gifting, you didn't provide references, the church is booked until January, it's too complicated to carve out 10min from the service, we're currently going through Romans and can't break the series..."
...But there they just wanted to be encouraged from God's Word from another mature Christian servant.
(I'm honestly not bitter, was just laughing at our Western tendencies and enjoying the spontaneity and openness possible in a small setting like that!)
Hee, hee! It's true, Amy. Great post, Tanya.
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