On Sunday I went to a Christian church here in Cotonou. The church was in English translated into French. One of the women that we went with actually spoke at the service, which I wasn't aware of until we got there.
The church service lasted for 3 hours! It was in this open area, well it had a rough and cement walls and white plastic chairs but that was about it. They worshiped like I have never seen people worship before, it was incredible. They sang, danced and were not afraid to worship. They were very inviting to us.
The kids who were tired would sleep on a mat in the back. There is this one girl (the one in the red dress) who saw me and came up to me. I ended up holding her most of the service. She never smiled but she always came back to me and wanted me to pick her up and hold her.
Afterwards the 9 of us met with the pastor who is originally from Nigeria and he spoke to us. He told us that we were doing great work and sorts.
How awesome. Hopefully all of us can do that one day. I am so proud of you!
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