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Well, out at the farm, which is 3 miles from the closest church, we have enjoyed a small worship service on the past 2 Sunday mornings. \u00a0Wherever 2 or 3 are gathered…<\/p>\n

\"blog<\/a>The thing is, if you are such a small group, you are likely to be the one sharing the message, as I did this morning.<\/p>\n

An interesting side note – I am a fairly tall woman, and I could not stand up straight under the thatch of this church shelter, so I sat as I shared that morning. \u00a0The custom here is \u00a0to stand when you pray or preach, so I was definitely out of the norm. \u00a0The guy leading the service actually asked God to forgive us because I was sitting instead of standing. \u00a0What do you think? \u00a0Was it a sin?<\/p>\n

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