Since arriving in Bangladesh we've been going regularly to two different churches with our hosts. They are both very different to each other and have contrasting styles of worship, but both have been of equal importance to us in our spiritual growth whilst being here in Bangladesh. 
The first church we go to on a Friday morning is the AG church. As you walk into the church building you're welcomed by so many friendly faces, most of which are familiar to us now. In the congregation there are about 200 people.Bengalis come and so do westerners who are working here and there's a real sense of everyone being in one family, despite the differences between the cultures.
It's an English speaking service and the worship is very lively.
Most of the songs are either well known chorus's or Hillsong songs, so all of us really enjoy it and feel right at home. At AG, apart from attending the normal service, we are leading one of their kids' church classes for the 5-7 year olds, and we also go to their youth group called 4him on a Saturday night, which we find really encouraging and helpful as it's like a bible study and it gives us a chance to reflect on what gods trying to teach us.
The second church we go to in the afternoon is Dhaka International Christian Church (DICC). This church is there to support expatriates who have or are currently working in Bangladesh and the congregation is made up of a variety of internationals, from English, American, Australian, Indian and Swiss. As a congregation it's a lot smaller than the AG church, despite the fact that it has a bigger membership. This is because a lot of its members live all around Bangladesh and because they don't live in Dhaka they don't always attend the services. On a week to week basis though there are usually around 60 people, so over time we've got to know the familiar faces there. There aren't really any Bangladeshi's but its a nice family church and like at AG, being there we often meet some really interesting people who are truly passionate for God. 
At DICC we are involved in their kids' church work too, and we teach a class of 12-14 year olds. Occasionally with our hosts, we also lead worship at the church. The worship there is more traditional and so when we lead we try and sing a few more modern songs. Because the church is so international, leading worship can be quite a struggle sometimes, because it's difficult to find songs that everyone knows, but we manage to do it and most of the time people seem to enjoy the services. At both churches the sermons are always very scripturally based and helpful and all of the people are very welcoming and friendly. In February, the churches kids' churches join together and go on a camp outside of Dhaka. This year we're helping to lead and are in charge of leading some wide games, action songs and helping with the craft workshops. We love going to both churches and feel that it's an important part of our action team week which we couldn't do without. 
