The World Day of Prayer service was written by Christians from Slovenia and at the Salvation Army service in Goldthorpe today, we had Slovenian food to celebrate the theme ‘Come – Everything Is Ready’ (based on Luke 14:15-24) It’s wonderful to consider that God invites us to a wedding banquet and offers us a place at His table!
Continuing the food theme, we were also invited to draw pictures of our favourite foods:
We joined in lively children’s songs, including Doug Horley’s ‘God’s Love Is Bigger Than A Burger’!
Slovenia in Eastern Europe declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 and has a rich and varied history. During the communist years, Christianity was persecuted and Christians were often imprisoned or had restricted access to jobs. Now, there is freedom of religion, but Islam continues to grow and there are still many difficulties for Christians.
Alison and many of the volunteers dressed in Slovenian clothing:
The theme of the service was celebration of God’s invitation to all to become children of God. It was lovely to see children there singing, dancing and joining in craft activities:
