Community Choir Promotes Friendships and Love

On the right are the two sisters who were reconciled through the ministry of the choir.

By Jackee Raught

We started a community gospel choir in Amsterdam in September of 2008. The choir is open to anyone interested in joining. This puts people in contact with the gospel every week through singing, memorizing and learning the gospel message. It also gives an opportunity to develop relationships and build trust with people who would otherwise never go to church. We have had more than 75 people participate in the first three seasons. Of those, there has been a mix of Christians from various churches and non-Christians who just love to sing and want to be involved in a choir.

Last year, one of the choir members said she believed in God but didn’t see the point of church and all that religious stuff. However, after the first concert she said she knew why God wanted her to join the choir in response to a postcard she received in her mailbox. She had been estranged from her stepsister for more than four years, and her sister “just happened” to come to the concert. They were reconciled right during the intermission. And now this year both sisters are singing in the choir together.

This is just one example of what God is doing through this unique ministry. The best testimony is when asked what they like best about the choir, the majority of the members say the people, the friendships and the love.

 

Doug and Jackee are AGWM missionaries to the Netherlands.

 

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