Another Day, More Grace

Friday was another picture perfect day in Atticall, not a cloud in the sky to be seen.  We began the day with two men for our adult tea, which was an answer to prayer, since typically it’s all women.  Three more of our regular women followed as the morning progressed, which was wonderful to see them again.  Stephen read the story of the woman at the well from John 4 and a local priest who was visiting prayed to conclude our time.  Our teens played some water games with water balloons, which turned out to be quite a blast (yes, pun intended).  

On Friday evening, after playing a super fun game where everyone except James (who won) got red spots on their face, Daniel taught out of Luke 18:9-14 and Luke 19:2-10. He explained how the tax collector Zaccheaus was justified (or made right with God) while the self-righteous, religious Pharisee was not and how Zaccheaus is an example of how a person is made right by their belief and confession and how works follow after this.  The gospel message was clear and we can tell from our discussion groups that the girls are learning about Jesus and what it means to believe in their hearts and confess with their mouths that Jesus is Lord.  We are praying that the Spirit will make it clear to them to move forward in faith. Grant shared his testimony and how God has worked in his life.  Grant also played the djembe (an african drum) to You are My Vision while Rachel sung and Matt and Joel played guitar.

Tomorrow we begin the Treasure Hunters children’s ministry.  Please pray that we have a good turn out and that the children in this community would learn and hear more about Christ through the ministry of our team.

Joel and Trish Matasovsky