Monday, March 30, 2009
I was able to understand on a spiritual level what Pastor Ahlmeyer has often taught us about - "the Holy Christian Church" and the "Communion of Saints." What a joy it was to pray the Nicene Creed and the Lord's Prayer with them. Different people from very different parts of the world praying in different languages came together in one voice to praise and worship our God.
To stand with this congregation as Pastor Marky Kessa distributed Holy Communion made me feel honored and so blessed to share this precious sacrament with them. At that moment we were all the same - children of God, each one shaped and molded by His hands, every soul created for His purpose - to bring him glory. No doubt our heavenly Father was pleased to have His children from Peace communing with his children in Haiti. I know he felt the joy that each one of us felt to be there.
The choir was exceptional. Their voices were strong and trust me the poor quality of the video above doesn't do their voices justice. Nor can you see the joy on their faces. What you can see are the choir robes that Peace donated to Pastor Marky's church. That is one thing I've had members of Peace ask me since I've returned. It obviously means a lot to them knowing those robes are being worn each Sunday as the choir in Jacmel raises their voices to God.
This was a special Sunday for the church is Jacmel. It was their anniversary and a special meal was prepared for everyone in attendance. A line of people was started from a large table outside the kitchen (a separate building from the church) and containers with food was passed to everyone inside the church. When that was finished another line was made from the kitchen building and drinks were passed until everyone was served. We had a wonderful meal of beef, rice and beans, plantain and potato salad made with beets. You could tell by the smiles on the women's faces that they were delighted to be able to serve everyone this very special meal.
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