June 30, 2019
Joanne Tanner
With arms full of gifts of fruit, and slowly walking up the aisle, the women’s group of the church sang, “Welcome, welcome, Pastors, Joanne and other visitors, we have a small gift for you.” The people of the church welcomed us so nicely. The children, youth, men’s and ladies groups all sang a song for us. Pastor Casseus delivered a powerful sermon based on Ephesians 5:16 “Redeeming the time because the days are evil.” Twenty three people, young and old, accepted Christ as their Savior and were baptized that day. Such a vibrant congregation!
At the end of the service, the entire congregation stood, faced us, and each individual prayed out loud, their own prayer, as they held their hands out toward our group. What powerful praying! With tears in my eyes, I felt SO blessed. I had a feeling I would LOVE to attend that church every Sunday!
After church, a very delicious meal of rice and beans, chicken, and salad had been made for us. These wonderful brothers and sisters in Christ really know how to worship! They gave out of their heart’s desire to celebrate our visit and to glorify God…and can they EVER SING! It was a beautiful day worshiping with the congregation at the Church of Christ in Carissade, Haiti.
