Today is Tuesday. It's pouring rain, with lots of thunder and lightning. God's sound and light effects in real time! ' Let it rain - Holy Spirit Rain Down - Love Rain Down on Me' I don't know what I expected, but I didn't expect this. I have a private room (thanks Steve) and we share a kitchen where lots of delicious food mysteriously arrives for us. This is not helping my training routine at all! Also the rain is hindering my running.
I got to play saxophone at a bible study last night for a struggling church that Betania is helping. The Romanian language is beautiful, and even though I couldn't understand what they were singing, I know the Spirit was there. We did Joyful, Joyful and How Great Thou Art. music truly is the universal language. Everything was fine until the questions started coming about church discipline. "What do you do when a church member marries an unbeliever?" Sheesh! How about love them both with the love of God? That's essentially what Pastor Rich said. It seems they kicked the poor women out of the church who couldn't find a good man her age in the church and married a man from the Romanian Orthodox Church. Then they got rid of the pastor. He didn't perform the ceremony but went to their house and prayed for them. Now they are without a pastor and without an opportunity to minister to the newly maried couple. Being objective has its advantages. Now I need to look at how I treat people who don't fit my preconceived notions of what christianity should look at.
Music Camp International was a blast! Connie Fortunato has a great team assembled. She has incredible energy, but what realy impresses me is her patience. Amazing how she juggles teaching this many kids (about 185), the staff, the symphony, and all the logistical demands. I got to help teach recorder to four different groups of kids. I worked with the alto recorders. With one group we breezed through the material and were bored, so I started playing two recorders at once in harmony. That was too much of a distraction to the other group, though, so I stopped. Near the end of the mass choir rehearsal Connie asked me if I wanted to play the flute while they sang "This Little Light of Mine". I couldn't run fast enough to get my flute! Then I remembered, 'no running in the hallway'. I loved playing with them and they all seemed to enjoy it.
Well, gotta run to rehearse for service tonight.
Peace and love from our Father above, Tony B.
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Tony! Wow! I am so glad you were able to go to Romania. I am excited that our friends there get to see freedom in worship through you. I know it changes me when you let yourself go in worship while playing your sax, so try to have a few opportunities to do that there! Love you all and thanks for all the posts!
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