This morning we were at the Nazarene Church in Point Fortin where Rev. Dexter Daly is the pastor.
Pastor Dexter has been our host leader here in country for the week and it has been a pleasure to make his acquaintance and be friends. Much of the success of our trip is due to Dexter’s energy, networking, and leadership. I have noticed that the churches with which we have had contact are very open to collaboration and cooperation.
Worship music was loud and joyous, even as the guys worked to make the sound system work properly. The worship leader’s voice carried the day as the instrumentalists caught up with her and the congregation’s singing. It was a delight for me to see how it all worked together with all the effort.
The church service included a presentation by an outstanding choir singing about the last week of Christ’s life from Palm Sunday to the Resurrection.
Peter followed up with a sermon about Jesus interaction with Peter in John 21 asking him “Do you love me more than these”?
The church provided us with a wonderful lunch, cooked by some of the church members. This gave us the opportunity to get to know some more of the church folks. I sat with John and Marilyn. John is part of the church’s leadership and works full time as a vocational school instructor and administrator.
This evening we made a presentation at the Open Bible Church in Lot Ten. There were lots of youth as well as adults. It reminded me of youth rally meetings of my youth all so many years ago. They sang that song: “Praise ye the Lord/Halleluiah” where they divide up the group: one side singing Praise ye the Lord, the other half answering Halleluiah each half competing for who can sing the loudest. Then at random times the Pastor shouted, “Attitude Check” and everyone would jump up with “Praise the Lord” as the answer. I don’t even remember when and where I was in a group that did this—but I was and I did.
Youth and adults alike were interested in involving themselves in distribution of the Reach for Life book and gathering youth into groups and leading Bible studies. The church in Trinidad seems to be youthful, progressive, and ready to work as they follow their leadership. There seems to be a strong emphasis on discipleship and scripture.
We have two presentations to make one at each of two schools. One is at 8, the second at 9. The afternoon we are Sham’s parents’ home for relaxation and dinner.
Trinidad, West Indies, 11 PM
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