Ministry reaches out

AURORA - The song was “Wade in the Water,” which was originally a “coded slave song” or a short tune that runaway slaves used to relay hidden messages to one another with.

As the choir, which was situated a few feet away from Cayuga Lake, sang the first verse, a few raindrops fell on the congregation. Apparently, God received this choir's message, because by song's end the sprinkle had turned into a full downpour.

The choir and congregation in question were at the United Ministry of Aurora and were gathered at the small amphitheater behind the church on Main Street for the culminating Sunday service of Chautauqua-on-Cayuga, the church's second annual three-day outreach program.