Friday morning (our Sunday) I returned to the Lighthouse Church of Kuwait, a thriving, loud, singing congregation located in a complex that houses 22 church buildings and as many as 22,000 people during worship times. I really enjoy this vibrant crowd, mostly made of Phillipino, SriLankan and Indian Christians who are definately on fire about God.
What I mostly enjoy about it is the music, and the fact that I can just sing and not worry about playing the music. There's a group of very talented musicians who know how to rock a song (appropriately of course)
It's somewhat humbling to sit in a congregation where I'm in the minority (as far as skin color) and know these people (many of whom are maids and service people) are singing and giving and truly happy to be there.
In a stroke of marital generosity (and maybe curiosity) David came with me and BFF to the service on Friday morning. They had a special blessing for teachers and asked all of us to come forward. It was most of the "white folks" in the congregation. We were prayed over and had our heads annoited with oil. Fairly cool..hey when you're in the classroom, you take all the help you can get!
The minister's theme was "You are in Kuwait for a reason" and we have been placed here to do great things. As if I didn't feel enough pressure in the classroom! It will be interesting to see how those reasons are revealed.
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