A Good Night

So one of my employees, Asiki, out of the blue invited me to dinner last night. He also invited George, Aboi, Muli,David and Gloria, Pastor Edward and his wife Rose, and Pastor Kenneth. I didn't find this unusual coming from a America were we have people over for dinner all the time, but apparently in Sudan this is something new. The pastors all thought they had been called because something was wrong!

When Asiki explained his reason for having us come he said, "I am calling this a 'Coming Together Dinner" and just wanted to have Christian fellowship with all of you. He then proceeded to tell us the schedule for the evening. 1.Fellowship , 2. Eating, 3. Word from God, 4. Worship, and 5. More fellowship. At first I thought this was strange to have a "schedule" for a dinner party but ended up appreciating it. The dinner was amazing and the fellowship even better. Throughout the night verses came to mind like in Acts, "They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." We talked, laughed, ate food, read the Word, and sang praises to God. It was one of the truest forms of fellowship I have ever been apart of. I think that's how church was originally designed to be like.

For me it was like a burden was lifted off my shoulders during that night. I finally got a few hours of rest from constantly thinking about work and all the stress, duties, and tasks that accompany it. It was my evening of rest, my Sabbath, if only for one night.