IBM begins!!

We officially opened the doors of Mallasilla Bible Church yesterday! So much work, prayers, and preparation has gone into this Sunday morning and we saw God working throughout the service. We had about 60 attending, including children, and enjoyed a wonderful time of worship and hearing from God's word. Edgar chose to speak on Christ's purpose here on Earth and how He was the physical manifestation of God to us. Everything went smoothly, having set up the home we are meeting in the day before. It is as if this house was designed to be a house church, even though the owners didn't know when they were building it that God had all this in store! We comfortably seated all who came and were even surprised to have several different individuals and couples attend whom we never though were going to show up! It was neat to see how God had opened thier hearts to all of us and brought them in support, even though they don't seem interested in God or church.Vianka, an IBM member, and I stayed up late the night before to make a huge cake to share in a time of fellowship after the service, hoping that many would stick around and chat. It was a good time of mingling and enjoying this new church body God has formed in Mallasilla.

After lunch, Scotty and I layed down to rest for just a couple minutes. A couple minutes turned into a couple hours and we found ourselves struggling to move from the bed! I think all the anticipation that culminated that morning finally caught up with us and our bodies and minds needed a good sleep! Thanks be to God who has allowed us to start His church and is guiding us in all that we do- we are excited to see what the next few months and years hold for the IBM!