{"id":5596,"date":"2019-05-16T11:03:43","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T10:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=5596"},"modified":"2019-05-16T11:42:15","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T10:42:15","slug":"blessing-ceremony-for-our-local-churchs-new-prez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2019\/05\/16\/blessing-ceremony-for-our-local-churchs-new-prez\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessing ceremony for our local church&#8217;s new prez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Sunday we went to Berberati in order to join in the celebration as the new president of our local church was officially blessed and established in office, they call it \u201cinstallation\u201d in French.\u00a0 It was good to see so many old friends who we don\u2019t normally see.\u00a0 Since many people were dressed up (Roy borrowed a suit and tie from Benoit and a shirt from Luke!), it was very entertaining to see all the new styles, one of them being these interesting hats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5601\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"381\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez.jpg 381w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-254x300.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5598\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-2.jpg 363w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-2-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5621\" style=\"width: 347px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-prez.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5621\" class=\"wp-image-5621 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-prez.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-prez.jpg 337w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-prez-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even the trees got dressed up!! LOL!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The morning was divided into two parts; first a regular church service with hymns, prayers, sermon, and offering.\u00a0 During the offering we were amused to see sugared peanuts and soda pop passed out to the \u201cinvitees\u201d, ie, the officials, committee members, dignitaries, us 3 missionaries (Roy, me, and Anton from Sweden), etc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5602\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-5.jpg 337w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-5-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the special music numbers was a group of pompom girls, which is now a common thing at special occasions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5599\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1193\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-3.jpg 1193w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-3-300x183.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-3-768x467.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-3-1024x623.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1193px) 100vw, 1193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The sermon surprised me; the pastor boldly challenged all of us to allow the spirit to lead us and not be concerned about ourselves but to seek unity and reconciliation. \u00a0We had the country President\u2019s right hand man at the ceremony because of various connections, and I appreciated the pastor\u2019s courage as he spoke about the higher ups skimming money into their own pockets rather than seeking to build the country\u2019s unity.\u00a0 After the sermon and the offering we moved into the installation part of the morning.\u00a0 Everyone wanted to get pictures and recordings, so the moderator had to ask several times for the paparazzi to back away so the ceremony could continue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5597\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-1.jpg 450w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5600\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5600\" class=\"wp-image-5600 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-4.jpg 450w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-EEB-prez-4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kids up a tree to get a good view of the proceedings<\/p><\/div>\n<p>More songs and sermon and speakers sharing, a time to give gifts to the new prez, and a time for the bigwigs to sign the \u201cbook of gold\u201d.\u00a0 The writings, basically words of encouragement, challenge, and blessing, were then read out loud.\u00a0 This new president seems to have a solid reputation and he is a warm and friendly man, wise and strong in his faith.\u00a0 \u00a0Please pray for him as he faces the challenges of leading a church in these trying times.<\/p>\n<p>We were then fed a delicious meal and after we made sure all the books and sundry items we had brought from Gamboula for different offices and people were given, we piled into the truck and headed home.\u00a0 A long but very good day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=5596&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Sunday we went to Berberati in order to join in the celebration as the new president of our local church was officially blessed and established in office, they call it \u201cinstallation\u201d in French.\u00a0 It was good to see so &hellip; 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