The temperature is starting to creep up a little again, but a pleasant 20 at night. I am staying at the YWCA, which is an easy place to be - no cooking facilities, but food provided has its advantages. In this multifaith country the Institute for Development Education, the partner to whom I am assigned, sponsors some interfaith gatherings. It's a four-day event. I worship at the local Wesley Methodist Church whose hymnbook is dated 1930 and most hymns are 18th century.
People are quite friendly there.
It's part of a three point charge. It was a good opportunity to hear a series of papers and know what some church people and others are thinking. I was able to renew old friendships there and to see that the Laughing Jesus poster from an earlier visit by Lois Wilson is still in the chapel. It was also good to experience different worship including classical Indian liturgical dance performed by a Catholic sister. I have enjoyed two U.C.C. visitors, Jim Ball from the D.W.O. Education for Engagement Committee and Moon-Ja Park who was at ECC for the decade meeting.