Public speaking is not one of my strong points, so you can imagine the anguish I felt preparing for the sermon this morning.   It feels good to have that over with!This city has one fellowship for foreigners that is sanctioned by the local government.  For  complicated reasons we have no admin or pastoral staff, so everything is arranged through our volunteer elders — including arranging speakers for Sunday morning services.  Obviously with a continuous flow of guest speakers we can’t do much to control quality, but hey — we’re the only place in town; we control the market!  :)Honestly, the place is filled with wonderful devout believers here from all over the world.  They are not attending for quality, they are attending because we all need community.  We all need a place to refuel on the Word.I probably reaped most of the benefits speaking today — my heart is full from the 12+ hours of preparation in the Word.  John 5:16-30 has become one of my favorite passages.