i decided when i came to swazi that i will attend the churches in the rural areas when we are ministering there, but the rest of the time i want to go to an english speaking church allowing me to really receive. so i’ve been attending the potter’s wheel in mbabane every sunday.
this last sunday pastor kevin ward was teaching on the father’s heart. now i’ve heard a lot about the father’s heart… we taught on it at every dts with ywam, and one of my old pastors spoke and taught on it frequently. of course i heard some new things and gained a little bit more understanding of the father’s heart. but i think the best part of the whole service was the very end…
the pastor publically asked his parents for forgiveness for all of the times that he ‘has not fully shown christ through his life’. then one of the men from the congregation came before the entire church body confessing and asking for forgiveness for being unfaithful to the chuch body and to his wife. every man in the church stood to pray for him and to stand with him, to hold him accountable and to continue to love and pour into him. he then told his wife again how sorry he was and how much he loved her infront of the church body… she responded with tears and outstretched arms.
i believe that the humility in these two men to stand before the church brought more healing and understanding of the father’s heart than any teaching ever could!
