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| Kyakabuka ECZ |
During our time here in Zambia, it has been our privilege to be able to worship each week at the Kyakabuka ECZ (Evangelical Church in Zambia) Church. The building is about a 15min walk from our Mukinge home, and the congregation is a real mix of ages and backgrounds.
A typical church service starts at around 1030hrs, and usually begins with a couple of congregational songs - sung in Kikaonde, the local language. We then have a break, while the church choirs take their turn to sing. At present there are 4 choirs within our church of about 100 people, with the children's choir being the sentimental favourite.
While these times belong to the choirs, the congregation is still quite involved, with many of the ladies letting out high-pitched trills in agreement with the praises being sung. Sometimes we even have an impromptu dance, as usually one of the older church members gets out of their seat and merges with the choir to join in the celebration.
Following the times of singing, the announcements are undertaken by the church secretary. This is our opportunity to catch up on all of the news, and also for any new people to stand and introduce themselves to the church. At the conclusion of the announcements, the children head off to Sunday school, and the preaching begins. The sermon is given in Kikaonde with an English translation, or vice versa, and is preached by one of the senior men in the church, as unfortunately we are currently without a pastor at Kyakabuka.
We have greatly enjoyed fellowshipping here and are really going to miss our Zambian church family.
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| The entry |
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| The new church sign |
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| The children's choir |
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| The Sunday school room |
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| The packed Sunday school room with children of all ages |
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| Toby meeting and greeting at the end of the service |
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| Following the service everyone will single file out of the front door and shake hands with everyone |
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