A Church Service, a Feast, and Merriment

Merab, Gela, Zauri, Uncle Paul, David, and I went to two Church services last Sunday in the region of Ajara. Here are some pictures of the second service. There were about 30 people present, mostly children and youth. Merab and Gela both gave messages. The messages were about trusting Jesus. Merab spoke about how Simon Peter had been fishing all night long and had caught nothing. When Jesus met him in the morning Jesus told Peter to go fishing again. Peter, being a professional fisherman and knowing that it wasn't peak fishing time, probably couldn't understand why Jesus (a carpinter) was telling him to fish at that particular time. But Peter said something like "I will do it only because you tell me." And then Peter ended up catching so many fish that the nets started breaking.

So, here are some photos.

The room where the service was taking place

Paul addressing the congregation (Paul, were you preaching?)

Adults and Youth

Youth
The Tamada or Toastmaster (after the service)

I can't believe I have uploaded this photo.

This guy was teaching me a Georgian dance.