The Wi-Fi That Runs Through the Walls
In 2018, a small church in Christchurch, New Zealand, shared a building with a Korean Presbyterian congregation. They worshiped at different hours, spoke different languages,...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on John 17:20-26.
In 2018, a small church in Christchurch, New Zealand, shared a building with a Korean Presbyterian congregation. They worshiped at different hours, spoke different languages, and rarely crossed paths. Then the earthquake recovery dragged on, and both congregations lost their weekday meeting spaces. The pastor of each group, neither speaking the other's language fluently, sat down with a translator and a shared calendar.…
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