The Lord's Supper at Supper

Last night was a truly special experience for me here in Melbourne. I attended a dinner with Pst Yudah and his wife Anna at the home of two sisters, one 96 years old and the other 88. They have lived together for well over 60 years. The elder sister had been married (her husband is with the Lord now) and has raised 3 sons. The younger sister had chosen not to marry and had assisted her elder sister in raising the 3 boys. They now have numerous grandchildren.

They attend Melbourne Praise Center and have attended it long before it became Melbourne Praise Center, when it was simply known as the local congregation of one of the Churches of Christ, which it still is.

It was amazing listening to the stories of their adventures. They even went "caravaning" in Europe for 18 months back in the 70's! The wisdom and the sweet spirit was refreshing to me. But I heard the sadness in their voices and saw it in their eyes when they spoke of the spiritual condition of Australia. I'm sure that elderly Christians in America, Canada or in European countries feel much the same way. They kept talking about how they are praying for their nation, praying for their city, praying for their grandchildren and more... They talked about how appreciative they are that God brought this predominantly Indonesian congregation together with theirs. They are so grateful and they love their Indonesian Pastor and Church mates.

We partook of the Lord's Supper and had a time of prayer at the end of the evening. Pst Yudah and Anna have been visiting them regularly because they haven't been able to come to service for some time due to frail health. I wish that more Pastors and lay people would have the kind of committment that I see in Pst Yudah and Anna to be there not only for the current generation, but to still be there for the Saints who are continuing to pray in their later years as we fight for the advancement of the Kingdom of God together!

The Church is not only an army. It is a family. A beautiful family of brothers, sisters, kids, grandkids, grandpa's and grandma's. United in Christ with one Father. Let us cherish this blessed family and not let our love fail or grow faint.