(PAINTING THE INSIDE OF THE CHURCH)
Today we worked on the kitchen in the morning, and after lunch some of us moved to the church where we also were going to be painting. I really like the way the church is built, though the lack of windows and roof (the roof was like a tent) would make it difficult to heat in the cold Chicago winters. The building itself is a simple one, which is what draws me to it. Not a lot of money thrown into fancy stained glass windows or giant steeples, just a concrete floor, block walls with a lot of window openings, and a canvass roof being held up by poles in the middle. It could be that in my subconscious mind I knew that a church could only be like that in a climate as warm as it was. That could have aided in my appreciation a bit too I suppose.
At lunch we had a discussion with pastor Pasquel about the structuring of his church and the ways they do things. It was really cool to hear Pasquel talk about the church and became quite obvious he doesn’t organize things the way he does because he read it in a book, or copied off another church, he does things the way he does because God told him it should be that way. He is also careful with new believers in the church, by making sure they know what Christianity is about before they are certain they want to be baptized and become Christians. New members go through classes, learning about the church and teaching of Jesus. There seems to be great follow up with the new believers and great encouragement for them to get out there and serve in the community or in the church as Jesus himself showed us.
It was a good experience to hear about Pasquel’s heart for the people in his church and community, and his heart for God and following His will. He is definitely a man that backs up what he says with his actions. It was interesting to hear about the steps of faith that church has made and how they have become what they are. A lot of hard work and sacrifice has happened in the past 3 years to make that church what it is, and I can tell you, God’s not finished growing it yet.
Today we worked on the kitchen in the morning, and after lunch some of us moved to the church where we also were going to be painting. I really like the way the church is built, though the lack of windows and roof (the roof was like a tent) would make it difficult to heat in the cold Chicago winters. The building itself is a simple one, which is what draws me to it. Not a lot of money thrown into fancy stained glass windows or giant steeples, just a concrete floor, block walls with a lot of window openings, and a canvass roof being held up by poles in the middle. It could be that in my subconscious mind I knew that a church could only be like that in a climate as warm as it was. That could have aided in my appreciation a bit too I suppose.
At lunch we had a discussion with pastor Pasquel about the structuring of his church and the ways they do things. It was really cool to hear Pasquel talk about the church and became quite obvious he doesn’t organize things the way he does because he read it in a book, or copied off another church, he does things the way he does because God told him it should be that way. He is also careful with new believers in the church, by making sure they know what Christianity is about before they are certain they want to be baptized and become Christians. New members go through classes, learning about the church and teaching of Jesus. There seems to be great follow up with the new believers and great encouragement for them to get out there and serve in the community or in the church as Jesus himself showed us.
It was a good experience to hear about Pasquel’s heart for the people in his church and community, and his heart for God and following His will. He is definitely a man that backs up what he says with his actions. It was interesting to hear about the steps of faith that church has made and how they have become what they are. A lot of hard work and sacrifice has happened in the past 3 years to make that church what it is, and I can tell you, God’s not finished growing it yet.
THE CHURCH, INSIDE AND OUT:
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