July 25, 2004
Joy at FFB Lutheran Church
In the evening it was a different kind of joy! first, it was a special service organized by FFB Lutheran Church just because we were around. I was quite impressed and suprised to listen to a "German Gospel Choir" - "Sing and Pray". And I don't think that is common at least from my limited experience with the Lutheran Church in Bavaria! They sang quite a number of songs throughout the service and involved the congregation in two .
Petra translated very well for me and I managed to do a 10+ minute "message" sharing about lessons learnt from starting BLC and making some connections with Matthew 28 Great commission text with they had given me. I managed to share a little on Malaysia. I only had 10 minutes ... so it was quick! :-)
Of course, it's always good to share a gift with our hosts for the evening! Small gift but with a big heart :-)
Daniel Ma From China came up next to share about Christianity in China.
I managed to sing a Malay song of worship "Kaulah TuhanKu" and later was happy to teach some of the choir members after the service.
I remember Dr. Philip from the Summer School telling us that we'll see a different picture of Lutheran churches compared to Neuendettelsau and indeed it was quite different. But, I trust God worked in the hearts of all who came!
More indepth reflections later .... must get ready for the Sunday combined outdoor worship later ...
Posted by sivinkit at July 25, 2004 02:04 PM