Silencio Community Church

Yesterday we visited Silencio Community Church in south Tenerife, about one hours drive away from the ship. We were invited by Ken & Caroline Cumming, who used to go to our home church in Luton too. Silencio is a British community, with British shops, restaurants, bars and other businesses and even an Iceland Frozen Food centre which sells frozen traditional British food (even bread). The church does a great job in ministering to the ex-pat population, especially to those in need such as the young homeless and alcohol or drug dependent and those caught up in the sex industry. The churches also do a lot for the sick and bereaved, as the ex-pat population there is significantly older than average. During the service, many people gave their testomanies about how they had been saved during 2007 or about how God had helped them through a particularly hard time, and how they are looking forward to what God has in store for them in 2008. Have a look at the church website - www.silenciochurch.org for more details. After church Ken & Caroline took us to a British cafe and treated us to lunch of roast beef and Yorkshire puds. Wonderful! Thanks Ken & Caroline! Olly