And the Rain Came Down!

Our service Sunday afternoon reminded me of a scene from Moby Dick and I was Captain Ahab tied to the mast in a driving rain that was wetting my pants as I preached! How was that? Wetting your PANTS?

We held service at Marcia’s house because without Alexandre we cannot use the school building. Marcia’s house is small and the front of her garage is open to the street.

Service began at 4:00 and the clouds threatened a heavy rain. That threat became a reality as I began to preach. I mean that it began to RAIN SIDEWAYS! Right into the garage where we were trying to hold service. People scrambled for the little cover that there was. It thundered and the lightening flashed! At one point I looked down at my feet to notice that I was standing in a stream of water that was coming from the back yard toward the front of the driveway. It was one of those unforgettable moments that often happen in a new church plant.

I spoke from Mark 10 and Jesus description of marriage. We had a good group with visitors from New Life Baptist and our folks we had 32 total with 20 of those our regulars from the Habiteto.

Below is the group we had Sunday morning in Sunday school.

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