You will never believe what I found at church today....well before I tell you, let me give you a back story on my time at church at home and here....
I have been a member of two churches my entire live. I have never church hopped or been someone who went to all kinds of different churches. I was raised at church called McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church...wow, that's a long name!
I loved this church, I have great memories from it. I started going there when my family moved to Oklahoma when I was in 3rd grade. I left this church sometime after I started college. So I spent a huge amount of time there, and I loved it! And then there is the church that I was saved and baptized in, First Southern Baptist, Del City....another long name, and I loved this church so much. My friends are there, it was at this church we realized we were called to missions and I really really just loved being there. Ray and I spent 6 years at this church. It is a great place!
So as you can see I'm not to experienced in going to different churches, so that brings us to our last 4 months here. And I hated going to church here. Sorry, but I did. I can't help how I felt about it.
When Sundays would come, I would get a pit in my stomach, and I didn't want to go. Let me also explain that church services here last right around 2 hours, and there is no nursery for your kids. Some churches have Sunday school for the older kids, but that didn't help us out to much because my older ones are the ones who sit there, not my little guys. I needed something for them.
I can't express to you what it is like to hear worship music that you can recognize the music but but you can't sing along. I can't sing in Romanian yet! There have been times at church here that I have cried because I felt like I couldn't worship or do anything. I didn't know why we were at church and I thought I might as well stay at home. For me there was so much I had to learn. I had to find other ways to worship and not depend on my church for that. But I missed my church, words can't express to you how much I missed my church. I know some of you may think...get over it! But it is really hard, so you get over it!
So we church hopped here looking for a place we fit in, and I just couldn't find it. We went to the International church a few times, and that was great. But even there I had to leave the room with Benjamin!
So after saying all of this, here is what I found at church this morning....a pleasant surprise! What did you think I was going to say?? Anyway...this church had a class for all my kids, and all my kids loved it! Even the little boys. They did cry when I dropped them off, and I had run out of the room and shove Benjamin back in. But there was a window in their room and I checked on them about every 20 minutes and they were having fun. Plus they gave them chocolate cookies, so who wouldn't like that.
So end the end I guess I really found 2 things at church this morning, pleasant surprise and a new church home! But don't get me started on what I saw outside of the church with a friend of mine.....
I am so happy you found a place where you kinda sorta fit in.. and chocolate!! you must tell what was out side the church!!! I just LOVE reading your blog! oh the stories!!
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