Sunday morning we awoke early to make the drive to the church we were going to visit. It’s in the middle of the city and is surprisingly large and modern. Our leader described the nature of the Discovery Program, and we sang some songs (I tried to hide in the back) and a few of us gave their testimonies. We repeated this all morning in a few different services. During the youth services, one of the team who is Indonesian shared about how God has called her to ministry with a focus to encouraging the youth of Indonesia to serve God. After lunch with the Pastor we went on to a College Student fellowship the church supports. The program was basically the same, and I shared from Eph 2 with the youth pastor of the church interpreting. After the fellowship we took a train back to Jakarta. We had a wonderful time visiting the church and spending time with some Indonesian students from the area who joined us for the weekend. These students, some going to secular schools, some to Christian were amazed that Americans would come to visit them there. Like many Indonesians, they tend to idolize the west and the Bule (what they call us) and hold us up as examples of how things should be. So, all of us coming there impressed on them the idea of serving God, wherever He calls.
this past Sunday
