Reflections from SEGi Students

On 4^th October 2009, a group of 5 students attended our Sunday Worship Service. They were Suraya, Maphoka, Esther, Anjil and Eunice. Except for Eunice who is our member, the rest have never been to our church. As part of their university assignment, they came to observe and do a report on our church. Below was how they reflected and wrote about our church.

Our visitation was warmly welcomed by two ushers who gave us a church bulletin. From the bulletin, we can clearly see this church focus very much on God’s Word and building lives strong in the Word, Worship and Witness (WWW). Worship comes in different forms depending on how the church service proceeds. The emotion from the congregation was very distinctive to us and singing was an important tool of expression. We found the music and lyrics sung were very uplifting and filled with meaningful prayers. We understood that the preaching of God’s Word is for inspiration, instruction and impartation.

The people at Amazing Grace Church show tremendous devotion throughout the service and there was a positive message to spread. We found the song “Faces without Races” very encouraging especially when youth want to do something positive with their lives and talents. It does not matter whether they are young or old; they were all side by side giving out their prayers and praises to their Lord. There was no racial discrimination among them as they worship the same God.

Visiting this church showed us that a Sunday gathering is not boring but interesting and educational. We were stunned to see the pastor because of our preconceived idea of a religious man with long robe and a bible. We were amazed to see how versatile their pastor was and we could see how devoted he is as a pastor. All the events that we saw during the service were literally different with the ones that we had imagined in the back of our mind.

Suraya, Maphoka, Esther, Anjil and Eunice