Day Two

We had a full Sunday meeting today for the CO's visit. Fuji (our only native brother) interpretted both talks and the closing prayer into Hmong.
There were 33 in attendance: The 13 previously in the Hmong group, 10 of us desperately hoping to start the Hmong classes soon and 10 visitors.
Brother Luka (the congregation photographer) had us all gather around for pictures.
Our comments went pretty well! I was surprised I had the courage to open my mouth and speak.
For the first time today my brain thought "What have we done?"
We are serving in a foreign language field, preaching to people in a language we don't speak, giving assignments in a language we don't understand and then I realized. We will never be missionaries but this is a pretty good taste of what it must be like.
I am so impressed with the willingness of our missionary brothers and sisters. Leaving family and friends, moving to a foreign contry with strange cultures, preaching in a language you don't know to people who do not speak your mother tongue. I always wanted to be a missionary and this is my little chance.
Realistically my health is too poor to travel out of the country anyway, we have been offered a wonderful opportunity to get a taste of Missionary work without having to leave home.
We have received our first assignments for meeting this week. It will take so much work to prepare our comments. I will be going in service with the Hmong group as an official member for the first time on Tuesday.
Will let you know how it goes!