Last Day of Conference
Today we finished up our conference and bid many of the pastors farewell. For some it was a short drive home but for many it will be a long, uncomfortable and dangerous journey. We are praying for their safety and their energy as most will be leading their congregations tomorrow. After we said goodbye we ...
Seeing the City
More pictures of India can be found here: Today we toured the city of Kolkata and found that today is the start of a 3 day celebration of Diwali (doo-VALL-ee) also known as “the festival of lights,” The city is really getting into this holiday as they are putting lights up all around the city ...
The Slums
Today we visited the slums. These pictures can in no way reflect what we experienced. Right in the middle was a school. These kids are considered lucky to be able to go (there were many more outside who were not welcomed in). They loved to be touched and have their picture taken.
Change in Plans-Big Blessing (from Melanie)
God’s plans are always better than ours, and that is the best way to sum up my reflections on today. When I woke up I was still upset by the reality that our trip to the leper colony had been cancelled. I had really looked forward to that and wondered what God would have in ...
Rono’s Day of Serving
The first thing you do is roll up your pant legs. Not because an unmerciful sun bears down on you in Calcutta in June. It’s because you are soon sloshing in water while working at Premdan, the Mother Teresa center for the elderly, near one of the Calcutta’s endless slums. My shift was Monday.
