As our church service ended today, we called everyone to the front of the building. After clearing off the platform, we arranged ourselves — 87 of us — into a coherent whole. Everyone’s face was there!
Why?
We have partnered with missionaries in Japan. They work with two churches. As a part of being more personally involved with each other, we will exchange our picture. Some are planning on visiting Asia in the next while and will stop in Japan to just say “Hi.” Others are working on setting up a short-term missions trip to Japan. We are also hoping to get the pastor from the one church to come visit us.
With all of these thoughts, the easiest thing is to get the group together when we are all there! The invitation was given to end the service by coming forward instead of heading out the back door. The children joined us and soon the platform was full.
Where are the pictures? Still in the cameras of the photographers. In keeping with sharing the work of ministry, three people took pictures. We will gather the digital pictures this coming week. The plan is to forward them to Japan within the week.
Amazing what email and the digital camera can do to bring us closer together!