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January 24, 2005

A 'never-mind' Church

In mid 2004, a Presbyterian church was built in Colonia Los Robles a suburb Palenque where our Bible Institute locates. In this part of the city almost every habitant is from Chol background making a community among more or less 100 families. There are already a couple of churches around: Presbyterians and Pentecostals. However, another church was suddenly added to the town but a very tiny small church (4mX6m). Two elders-Juan and Miguel-are the key founders. Their families of 20 people get togather almost every night singing and praying. Sometime they invite a preacher over from remote villages.

Saddly, no neighbors at all attend their services because these two elderly men are very rude and vulgar. They seemed to have lost in gaining any respect on their ecclesiastical authority, at least. Rather, locals make joke out of them on their personal lifestyle, personalities, and parenting style, etc. Anyway, this church has been built exclusively for their families (its building size proves it), and the two fathers are likely 'never mind' persons in leading a people of God or their own families. 'What would be God's missions out of this church?' questions my mind.

Posted by nanana at January 24, 2005 09:14 PM