Mustard Seed Christian Church held it's first service on Dec 20th! It was a great success! There were about 30 people who attended the service - add that with our team, and the room they rent in the sports bar was maxed out!
The room where the church gathers
The team worked hard to prepare the room for the service - including fixing the problem of the nasty smell remaining from a party the evening before in the same room! They covered the room with Febreeze and all was well! Two teammates played Christmas music as guest arrived. Mike, our team leader, preached in English while a woman named Megumi translated. His sermon focused on the idea of being "rescued", using a life saving ring as an object lesson. He covered Jesus coming to earth, celebrated at Christmas, and how his life and death gives us the opportunity to be rescued from our sins. The ring has been cast and all we need to do is reach out and grab it.
Worship Band
Hanging out after the service
Everyone stuck around for about 30-45 minutes for coffee, doughnuts, and hanging out. Since the service, at least two people have contacted someone from the team saying they would like to know more about accepting Jesus! We are praising God! We are very proud of how hard our teammates worked to prepare for this service. They passed out about 1800 invitations! We know God has a plan and knows exactly what He is doing. Thank you so much for praying!
We will be there the next time the church gathers to meet! Woo-hoo! We leave this thursday, Dec 31st! More on that later. Thanks again for your prayers!
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