Last week Rob Kluge and I were in Escourt attending the Natal West District Synod. I always let somebody else preach the Sunday I arrive home from Synod as I have very little time to prepare. What I really enjoyed was being a part of the congregation on Sunday and not having to lead anything. It somehow looks different from the other side. If I was a newcomer I would have felt I had arrived at a very warm and engaged congregation. I would have said, "These folk have lived into their vision." What I mean by that is our vision "Everyone alive in Christ, serving him with heart, head and hands" was being lived out on Sunday. It was evident that so many members of the church were involved, not just in the Lay Witness team but in preaching, worship, teaching children, arranging flowers, participating in prayer, not to mention what happens during the week. I felt proud of Hilton Methodist Church. I look forward to becoming a New Member :-)
