This Sunday (coming) we will be Celebrating God through Culture. We have a number of people from different nations including, Zimbabwe, Fiji, Tonga, Cook Island, South Africa, Australia, India, Samoa, China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, America, and of course Maori and Pakeha New Zealanders.
Some of us will get dressed up in 'traditional' clothing and then we'll worhip together in all the styles represented. We may even try and wrap our tongues around each others languages. Following that we'll participate in that most important of cross cultural startegies - FOOD!
This (The Meeting House - The Salvation Army, Mt Albert) is an awesome place to be. We get the opportunity to experience God through the eyes and lives of so many different worldviews. Many of our church members have such amazing stories: stories of pain, confusion and frustration and yet they continue to celebrate a God of grace and faithfulness.
So it's with this church that is experiencing the thrill, (and chaos) of living lives intent on being transformers in our community that I get to worship on Sundays. (I bet you wish you could join us!)
