Our teams participation started with Paul Huck giving his testimony. He did a great job in making it real to the people there. One man at the end of the service even stood up and told everyone how Paul's testimony convicted him of areas of his life he was not fully giving to God. The man said after he heard Paul speak that he had to confess his sins and give every part of his life to Jesus. That in itself was just great to see how God was working.
Jon Hill followed with giving a really good sermon on Light vs. Darkness and how even as Christians we can be tempted by darkness, but that we need to constantly look to Jesus as our light and that God's word is a lamp unto our feet. Jade then came with an offertory violin piece "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross". Before she played she explained the words of the song in which many of the people responded with "Amen", or "Alleluia".
The last part we conducted was leading the church in a few 'American' songs: "All in All", "Heart of Worship", "Open the Eyes of My Heart", and "Blessed be Your Name". The first three songs fit very well with the message and were not the original songs that we planned to share. So the Spirit led and we thankfully followed. The people here knew "Heart of Worship" and "Open the Eyes". So here we are, Slovaks and Americans, singing the same song but in two different languages, to a God who understands both. It was really a spirit-filled time with the people tonight.
Many of the congregation members at the end said how they were encouraged and challenged by what we shared. They gave us many thanks. I just wanted to say, don't thank us, thank the Lord for the way he orchestrated the evening. It truly was a God thing. May He receive all the glory for what was done in both the Slovaks' lives and ours. I hope you are encouraged by this story, as the team was encouraged tonight. Praise the Lord!
-Brant
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