Today was a very busy day. Ruth Ann, Jean, Kate, Karen and I went to Pastor Izani´s church for morning worship. We were warmly greeted with a kiss and hug from every member as they entered the church. Finally, the service began. If we had any questions about following the service in Spanish, they were quickly erased. The service was very similar to ours back in the U.S. One of the highlights of the service was when Jean and Kate led everyone in singing ¨Holy, Holy, Holy,¨ first in Spanish, then English, then Batak. The second highlight was when everyone in the congregation walked around kissing each other on the cheek and saying ¨la paz del Señor.¨ The third highlight was when everyone at one time was able to stand in a circle around the altar for communion. Although the congregation is small, our circle ended up being quite big. After the service, everyone went to the fellowship hall where we had coffee and coffee cake.
When we left the church, we went to Deborah and Raul´s where we had lunch with them and their family. The table was filled with wonderful food, and our time was spent laughing and talking and enjoying this opportunity to get to know each other. Afterwards, we went to Patricia and Juan´s for coffee and an afternoon snack. Again it was a time for laughing and talking and getting to know each other.
Finally, the day ended with us attending an older IELCH congregation in Osorno. This church was built around 1863. It was quite large and beautiful, and it was a more traditional congregation. Still Pastor Salgado and the members of his congregation were very warm in welcoming us to their evening service. Overall, this was a very memorable day.
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