Friday, March 20, 2009

we are together

i'm back in south africa at hands hub, and it seriously feels like seeing close family and friends again.

so many things have changed during the three months i've been gone -- new faces, new office structure, new meetings -- but it's been good knowing that some things never change; we'll always be brothers and sisters.

"we are together" is this year's theme for conference. carlos says it all the time -- "estamos juntos." we've been ingraining this concept since the beginning of conference, but this morning was the first time i think i've really experienced it.

praise and worship.

for one second, i glanced back and looked at the people i was worshipping with.

representatives from nigeria. zambia. mozambique. swaziland. zimbabwe. south africa. the congo.

volunteers from canada. the states. the uk. australia. germany. holland.

it gives me chills whenever i think of this image or whenever i'm in large corporate worship settings, and i'm always reminded of one thing.

one day,

...at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
- Philippians 2:10

3 comments:

Jeanee said...

great verse to go with your entry.

It also reminds me of that song, "One Voice."

Unknown said...

must be nice back at masoyi....please give my regards to carlos and the snyman's....

i guess it's fitting you'll be staying at "hannah lodge"...such a great place....i still can remember having my morning coffee and watching giraffes eating off in the distance....

Jeanee said...

you need to update.