For our Sunday services, we had only the members making up
the Meadowood congregation plus Lordy and myself – ten in number. I brought the
lesson for the first hour which was aimed at encouraging the brethren to
continue standing for the truth and depending on the Lord to help them overcome
opposition and trials. Lordy brought a lesson on modesty in dress and conduct
for the second hour and I led the singing.
We started at 10am and ended well
after 1pm. All of the members stayed together at the Salunga’s house throughout
the afternoon as we were able to associate and discuss throughout the day. At
6pm, Lordy and I visited the institutional group that Ronnie and the others left
for their evening gathering. After a very casual period of singing and a talk
given by the preacher, we were able to visit with many of the people and
invited all to come study the Scripture with us. By all appearances, Bible
study did not seem high on their agenda, but we hope some might come.
.JPG)
Our Monday night study was a time for the members to ask
questions of concern in the work and study. We tried to answer each one from
the Scripture and all seemed to benefit from the class. The session lasted over
three hours with a good variety of topics that manifested good study and effort
by these brethren. They are good examples of the fact that rapid growth in the knowledge
of the Scripture comes when we try to teach others. This will be a difficult
work and will require patience, but these brethren seem determined to put forth
the effort over a long period in order to bring others to the Lord and work
together as a sound congregation that upholds the pattern of doctrine and practice
authorized by Christ.
