January 2021

06/01/21 12:39

Christmas Eve Service went well. It was outside with a sheet as a screen and harp and piano played in the church room in front of an open door off the back yard. We had squares/rectangles/trapezoids marked off with a candle in each and each family unit had to stay in their area but could move around inside it. Masks were worn the whole time and we only were allowed to hum. (click the picture to go to the photos.)
A tent was set up and I gave a devotional from 2.Cor.5 in which Paul wants to leave this tent and go to be with the Lord. We are not the tent but what is inside the tent. Max, our co-workers son and our “grandson” helped by going into the tent. We could not see him but he was still there. He was more important than the tent. The application was God came to earth and took on a tent which did not change his God-ness but he looked like all the other tents until he taught and acted. And the German saying: “Main thing is good health,” is not true. We can repair the tent but the main thing is our relationship to God.
One man from the church came reluctantly and was glad he did; he even complimented me on the devo. We had 8 outsiders (including the woman and daughters and a woman who was depressed and we had had over several times).
We also heard from two neighbours that they were with us. They could either hear us or one could see the projections and the music.
It rained until 2 pm and then stopped; we started at 4 pm. Although it was cold it was dry.

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