An amazing day of worship

As Eric said in the previous post, "wow"! We've been to some pretty incredible worship services today. Eric told about the one. Then, at 2 pm we headed to the river for a river baptism service. That was quite an experience! Most of us had never been to one in person. The people came from the three churches - Kamyanitsa, Perechyn and Uzhhorod. Actually, a few were Joseph's kids - those he's been working with in the soup kitchen. He was extremely happy. Sergei (from the Uzhhorod church) and Vasily (from the Kamyanitsia church) performed the baptisms. They said they only do this once every two years, so it was quite an honor to be here when they were doing this. This first picture is of Sergei preaching before they were baptised.

This next picture is for Mike.

I like the look of joy on this young woman's face. Sergei and Vasily are there to welcome her and the others with open arms.

Then after that service we went to the Kamyanitsa for another worship service full of testimonies (including another good one from Stan) and praise. Maria, in this picture - seated in the middle, shared about her son coming to know Christ. her son had shared his testimony earlier. Both were very powerful.

And finally, we had dinner at the Kamyanitsa church. This is where the real relationship building happens! Vasily and his wife Alla served it, along with the help from Vova's mother Anya. Great food, great fellowship. Great team!