Sunday: Worship

Thankfully we did not have breakfast duty and since breakfast was served till 9am, many took opportunity to sleep in. At 9:45 we began the journey to church in Harlem (around 120 St by Lexington Ave). I had asked for a good large African American church to attend and this was recommended to us. Of course, we had to find it on our own, and with a little detour at the beginning and a little more at the end (my map sent us a few blocks in the wrong direction) but we made to the church just in time for the service.

When we entered we were asked we had a confirmation letter to attend as a group. We didn't, so we were sent to the balcony. (The church gets lots of tourist visitors like us and surprisingly many left just before the sermon. We stayed till the end.) The service lasted 2.5 hours and the message which was at the end was 1.25 hours long. The beginning was songs, then a child dedication, prayer, a choreograph dance, a choir song and announcements (recorded on video) and the message.

By the time we left the church building it was 2:30. We had a bite to eat and then walked from 120th Street to 81 st to the Museum of Natural History. This lead us through some parts of Harlem, and then 5th Ave and Central Park. Because the Museum was closing in an hour, we could enter for free. We saw a few of the galleries of this massive Museum. It closed at 5:45. We then took the subway back to NYSUM, getting there by 7:00pm. We had pizza for supper.

A full day experiencing God's revelation in Word and Creation.