Bilingual Worship

This week we have a group of 25 able bodied and ready to serve people from a church in Missouri down here for a missions trip. Last night at our church, La Fuente, there was such a great sense of family and togetherness between the local members and the team from Missouri. After a moving message on Unity through Christ, one could see small groups of Ecuadorians & Americans break off to pray for one another, get to know each other, have a worship jam session together & to practice speaking in different languages. It truly was an amazing sight to see as different groups worked through the language & cultural barrier to get to the real reason of being there and the real reason of unity- Christ.

The best part of the night was after communion when we all sang "Here I am to Worship" in whatever language you wanted. The beautiful blend of Spanish and English lyrics was incredibly moving, but not as moving as it was to feel and see the power of the Holy Spirit working within everyone present. We all, regardless of our nationalities, backgrounds, situations & languages, were at the same place, at the foot of His Throne being reminded that our identities have been forever changed from enemies of God to His Beloved Children.

It has been such a blessing for us to have a team come down ready to serve in any way God has prepared. Their attitude for being here is also very humbling. They know that they are not God's gift to Ecuador & that God is already at work here and didn't need them to come down to continue His work. They are here to minister, encourage, serve & love not only to the Ecuadorian but especially to the missionaries here as well. Their purpose here is to encourage whoever God brings into their path & they are doing an amazing job at that already and it's only day 4 with 3 days left to go! I am so thankful for what they have done so far, how they have blessed us and are currently blessing the people in the Jungle with their remaining time. It is so refreshing and renewing to be in community with our brothers and sisters from all around the globe as we, together with one mind and Spirit, work towards one purpose- God's.