Cultural Worship

Sunday nights are my favorite times here at FPO. Last night was Latin America night. We were "squished" into a room half the size that we normally meet in. We were greeted at the door with hugs and kisses, which I could have done without. There was lots of music and celebration. We were fortunate to have many Spanish speakers here, so all the lyrics were in Spanish and the whole service was in Spanish with a translator. My favorite part of worship was when we sang Shout to the Lord in Spanish. It reminded me of my second mission trip to Mexico when we sang that same song very often, except in English. Now I know a lot more Spanish than I did then. Mexico was my first taste of international missions, so singing Shout to the Lord in Spanish was sort of like being reminded of how God gave me a passion for foreign missions! Next week we'll be in a worship service where men and women will be separated again, and there is a specific dress code including head coverings. It should be interesting as well.