We had a great time at our church on New Year Eve. At 9.00 pm folk gathered for a barbecue. There was plenty of food for all of us and plenty left over for the weekend.
At 10. p.m. we all gathered at the main hall for our Watch night Service. Many testified of God's goodness during the past year. It was great to hear testimonies - it's like old times, people thanking and praising the Lord. Nowadays that testimony period during the meeting seems to be missing in many of our Churches.
There was silence and at the stroke of 12 midnight, we all burst into cheers and shouts of laughter as we greeted each other "Happy New Year." I'm glad I belong to The Salvation Army and the family of God. Never a moment of regret.
After the service, the youth of the Corps held a retreat under the leadership of Marcus Moo. His wife Maureen was there to be the mother of the group seeing to all their physical needs. I was very impressed with their commitment to the Lord. The group began their retreat at 1.00 a.m. on 1st January and this went on till 5.00 a.m.
They resumed their retreat the next day and I was invited to join them from 1.30 - 3.30 p.m. I was very impressed by their enthusiasm and their desire to grow the church particularly among the youth. The retreat lasted till Sunday - they were physically exhausted. Thank God for our youth. We need to pray for them.
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