Sunday Morning Services

A total of 97 people attended services today. There were 57 adults, 14 teenagers, 13 children, and 14 visitors. Two of the visitors were members from another congregation. Three of them are members from Nicaragua who are considering membership in our congregation. The rest are studying with us during the week. The contribution was in the neighbourhood of 329 dollars. Attendance to Sunday School was large.

The Sunday School teacher was Carlos Ulate. We are studying a series from Truth for Today, Let't Get Serious About Love. We began studying today The Greeks Had A Word for It. There was a lot of participation. We concentrated on the word eros. Aboundant explanation was used to give the biblical idea of eros. A lot of single people present. They really needed to hear a positive approach to sexuality. It was aboundantly explained that God is not against it. However, His conditions must be met for eros to be enjoyed. The most important condition to be met is agape.

In the Worhip Service, the singing was led by Olman Brenes, a qualified song leader. Olman has an excellent baritone voice. He is a faithful man of God and family man. When he leads, the church does sing, because he commands a lot of respect. Today we started using the new songbooks. This is a compilation done by Raquel Ulate. The members are being asked to acquire their personal copy at the cost, two dollars.

The Lord's Supper was conducted by Roberto Ulate. Roberto and his whole family are still faithful after being baptized in September, 2008. Roberto did a great job. He is learning very quickly. Joshua, his son, led the Contribution prayer.

The announcements were given by Luis Montero, a young man who is very faithful, recently elected as part of the Youth Group leadership committee. Luis has a natural gift for public speaking. He is presently unemployed, doing odd jobs. We really wished he had the opportunity to get a college education, but he can't because he has to take care of his younger brothers, while his two older brothers work to make a living for the family of five. Their father died threee years ago and their mother married another man who didn't adopt them.