King Jesus

The front of the church, which was actually half way down the long warehouse building, had a simple decoration - just the words "Jesus Reigns" in bold red paint, clearly demonstrating their mission statement. This photo was taken in the morning when we were both asked to bring a greeting together with anything particular we felt God saying to us to share with them. The young man next to Adam is translating into Portuguese. Again, this was a new experience for Adam, but he coped with it very well. Later, Adam was asked to preach in the evening at a new church, which has recently started. It is mostly young people and his message was a real encouragement to them. They are meeting in a building which is still being built. We know that building will be finished off with plaster on the walls and glass in the windows, but it is quite normal for buildings in Africa to be used well before they are properly finished.

This is a church in the community we visited with Iris. The walls are bare blocks. There are no window frames and most of the roof trusses were made of tree branches, tied together with string or wire. The pastor built this church on the land behind his house, and has now started another project to build a school next to it. As happens in other parts of Africa, someone has a idea and they just get going with it. They don't wait until they have saved enough money to complete; they do it in stages, often moving onto the next thing before the first one is complete!