To keep me from walking into something unexpected, Shane explained that the church he attends here in Australia is not like what I go to in the states. After researching the group, I decided against going. I tried to find a more suitable congregation to worship with, but all seemed ok were over an hour away by car, and I didn't feel comfortable taking the car on all kinds of highways.
Shane came home in the afternoon and took me to Safety Bay, a small community situated on a beautiful bay front with a small beach and all kinds of cool shops along the street. We bought ice cream and just walked around for awhile. The weather is much better today than yesterday, but it still tried to rain on us. After a short run back to the car, we were on our way back to the house.
I honestly couldn't bring myself to tell Shane I didn't want to go to church, and it turned out better than expected. The lesson was good and thought provoking, but the congregation chooses to use a band in worship. I will never understand how the loud music that drowns out the praise being given to the Lord is preferable over a group of Christians just singing their hearts out together. Why are instruments even thought to be needed? I know I didn't worship, because if something is being done that you believe is contradictory to the scripture, then how can it be worship?
SavHannah and her mom, Leanne, invited Shane and I to their house for dinner, and that's when we realized we hadn't eaten lunch or dinner! They had a Mexican type chicken dish in the crock pot for everyone to wrap up in tortillas and... You guessed it, sweet tea. They all think it's funny how excited I get over sweet tea...
Some girls from a mission group are staying with the Crabtree family, and we all had some interesting conversation about American politics, abortion, and I don't even know what else. The topic was just jumping all over the place!
All in all, it was a good day, and getting to know people is always exciting!
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