How Great is Our God!

How great is our God! While we often identify occurrences in life as "coincidences," I believe there is far greater purpose and intention to these "coincidences." The school in which I am studying Arabic is an international research center for researchers around the world interested in studying the Maghreb region, in which Tunisia is located. Rebecca met an American woman at the center on Thursday who is teaching English in Tunisia. We "coincidently" bumped into this woman at dinner Friday evening and we sat and visited with her. (Her name is Jordan). Jordan mentioned in passing that she is a Christian, so I asked her if she had found any Christian churches in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, where we are living. Jordan said that she had just heard of a Angelican church with services in English. We attended this morning, and, boy, was it wonderful!

The predominant population in Tunisia is Arab, and the predominant religion is Muslim (98%). The church we attended was predominantly people from the Sub Saharan region of Africa, as well as Asians, Canadians, Americans, etc. Worship was powerful and the Spirit of the Lord was evident in the church. Being that we are in a Muslim country, I certainly did not expect to find a church, much less a church so free in worship! The people of the church were so warm in their welcome. It reminded me of the warmness of the Ghanaian people when I was in Ghana last year. I am filled with God's spirit and refreshed for the upcoming week. Hopefully we can get involved in some of their ministries as a way to learn more about Tunisian culture, as well as be with brothers and sisters in Christ.

Jordan is renting a room in a convent near our hotel and invited us to use a room in the convent to study. We have been studying in our hotel rooms, which gets quite boring. The room in the convent is spacious and has free access to the internet. What a blessing!!! Jordan is also helping me with my Arabic, which is, of course, another blessing. God is so good!! Who am I that He should be so mindful of me?!

I have taken pictures that I would like to share with you, but, unfortunately, am unable to upload them to the blog. I hope to figure out a way around this soon. Until then, may you be filled with God's abounding peace and joy this week. I love you, all.