Sharing our hymns and songs
World Mission Weekend is coming soon -- January 26/27! We'll celebrate our partnership through songs, prayers, and stories at all services. One of the truly amazing gifts of this partnership is the sharing of our hymns and songs. When we worship in Tanzania, we may be unfamiliar with the Swahili language and many customs, but in every worship service we hear a few familiar hymns -- the tune of Faith of Our Fathers is used for part of the liturgy. Or a hymn familiar to us like What a Friend We Have in Jesus is sung. As we travel from village to village on our packed bus, our partners sing and teach us some of their traditional songs. Asante Sana, Yesu. Iyo Neema. Umoja . Our travel groups are always asked to sing, and our partners have seemed to enjoy learning some of our traditional American songs. In the highways, in the hedges, I'll be somewhere working for my Lord. Walk together Children, Don't you ...