We are currently staying with a Kiwi family about 2 hours
north of Auckland in the county’s most northerly city Whangarai (try and
pronounce that :p). Shirley offered us the opportunity to go to church with her
on Sunday. She said it was not like normal church and that it would be an
experience as this is how the kiwi’s do it. A bit apprehensively we said we
would go (we didn’t know Shirley’s daughter would be taking us out the night
before) even though we are not religious.
And what an experience it was! We walked in to an old night
club where a band was playing a song that could be from the charts, and people
dancing. In the front there were two young guys having a fantastic time who,
Shirley later told us, were the pastors. Everyone looked like they were having
such a good time and there was no pressure to join in or to worship. Everyone
just wanted to be there. After the song had finished the two pastors led some
talks that were actually quite interesting and the second talk grabbed my
attention particularly as it reminded me of my dissertation. He began talking
about the second coming of Christ and how many churches teach about the
warnings. He complete turned their teachings on their head and analysed the
bible in a different way that proved to be really interesting.
The service ended with the band playing some music and it
really was breath taking how everyone came together to celebrate their beliefs.
It felt like a family.
Ciao for now
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