Last night I attended the “Watering Hole,” a men’s ministry at the new church my family has started attending. There was an informal talk with a pastor from Uganda with whom the church has a ministry partnership. It was very interesting to hear about the struggles of men and families in Africa. Many of them are the same struggles we face here in the U.S.
At the end of the evening, the Ugandan pastor gave all us guys a blessing in his native language. We all stood with arms open to receive his blessing. It was a deeply moving experience. I of course couldn’t understand the actual words of his language, but I understood in my spirit the love and power of his blessing. This is what the Church is all about — people of different races, languages and nations worshiping together and blessing each other in the peace and unity of the Spirit.