Oh Happy Day!

Tonight we had a visit from the Emmanue’-EL Apostolic Gospel Academy [check out their website] – it was the final event in our Month Of Music.

Here’s their official picture as used on the posters

and here are the choir sitting in the pews beforehand

however, once they got up to sing, they were so full of vitality and movement, that I couldn’t manage to get a photo in focus properly!

 

…the lady doing the signing for the deaf was amazing!

They sung a number of songs in Zulu, and others in English, including “Soon and very soon we are going to see the King” and “Oh Happy Day”

A number of the choir gave their testimony and told wonderful stories of how they had been healed from sickness and freed from drug addiction through the power of Jesus.

It was a great evening [but very loud- my ears are still ringing ]

 

We were thrilled to have quite a few visitors too – including Scott and Anjanette, our missionaries, who are back from Peru for a few months on home assignment.

It has been a day of mixed emotions here – in the last 48 hours, two elderly ladies from our fellowship have died. Both were very special – real characters and good friends – I will miss them. Whilst we are confident that they are singing [and probably dancing] in heaven now, we are sad for their families – and quite a few other members are ill in hospital, and causing concern.

Soon and very soon
We are going to see the King
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
We're going to see the King

No more cryin there,
We are going to see the King
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
We're going to see the King

Should there be any rivers we must cross
Should there be any mountains we must climb
God will supply all the strength that we need
Give us strength till we reach the other side.

Soon and very soon
We are going to see the King
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
We're going to see the King

Great memories of Kathy, and Phyllis – who are with their King now!