10.25.07

Not sure i have an update in me tonight. things are good. we're all
kind of in a groove with our projects (sharon teaching baking class,
lauren and anna with sewing class for teens, jennie and i on
powerpoint, anita teaching leaders, debbie and randy planting maringa
seeds/trees, jeff doing electrical work providing much needed light in
dimly lit places, cathy loving on people and being absolutely embraced
here, deb g stepping out and becoming more and more of her shining
self). most end tomorrow then the team goes to Beira for final
souvenier shopping on saturday - without me cuz i have the worship
team seminar in the morning.

i had a good initial meeting w/the worship leader, Edmundo, today to
talk through possibilities of what i'd speak on. need to sort it out
w/God tomorrow. pls pray that i'd really know His plan for our time
and just cooperate w/what He wants to do. i don't think it will be
instruction as much as it is encouraing them in the things he's
teaching and modeling like living a life of worship and some basics
about our leaderhsip from the platform. i also want to spend some time
talking about that worship is more than singing our praises to God,
that He wants to speak back to us and how to make place for that in
our time, particularly through the instruments and how to navigate
that with your worship leader. i'm not expecting to change any
methods, just open them up a bit more as i bring what i have
experienced and can offer.

they also have just acquired a new drum set and are eager for me to
teaching them how to play it, so we'll see how the time goes. i do
plan to pull in a lot more of the traditional drums as we workshop on
listening for God. it's strange to see them trying to do a more
western style on sundays. they do not for their evening meetings - or
at the church plants in the bush - it is all singing (gorgeous
harmonies) with sometimes hand drum/s and tonight at meeting they had
one guitar and voice leading from the middle of the group of us in
chairs. so beautiful, and pure. the Lord's presence is so strong it
always takes me a while to break out of it when it's over :) ahhhh....

and on that happy note. until tomorrow. pls start praying for our
transitions and for people's future plans here. these things are
already pulling on us.

much love,
jen