My goal in writing this was to keep you all informed and less confused about what I was doing. Well I have failed on both accounts. But not intentionally mind you. I have learned in India how to go with the flow. The reason I have not been in contact more is because electricity here is speratic as is cell service. Water in the pipes comes and goes as well but that has nothing to do with me sending e-mails. I felt I owed you more of an explanation and that's the best I have. I appreciate all of you who have kept up with this blog even though it is not updated as often as I would like.
On the confusion side of things we went to Kahti Pani today (if you notice my spelling of places changes from phonetic to the correct spelling after I have visited...) that is about an hours walk away. I think I messed that up in my last post. I so enjoyed the visit today. The village is all composed of one family who actually come from a different part of India originally. When the team first started visiting these families they were told to come back whenever they wanted but they were not allowed to read a Bible. Then one day a family member asked if she could have a Bible and the rest of the village wanted one too! None of them are Christians but there is definitely great hope there. Today we visited 3 different homes (that means three cups of chai, and you have to drink it all or it is rude.) At two homes we read the story of Nicodemus and Jesus in John 3. It is an interesting story to consider when thought about from a Hindu perspective. The second home is the home of Pyle a 15 year old who is devouring her Bible. Her mother told us that any spare moment her daughter has she reads the Bible. How amazing is it that a 15 year old with no other Christan connects, except this once a week visit, is reading the Word? Please keep her in your prayers. I did some nursing as well. There is one member of the village who has high blood pressure so J&J try to keep an eye on it. I took her blood pressure and then the rest of the Pioneer team was wondering what theirs was! I am happy to report that everyone was healthy as far as bp's were concerned. We also picked peas. Yes, peas. The goal of the Pioneer team here is to build relationships in order to bring others to Christ. This means doing whatever needs to be done to build trust. So we picked peas in the fields. At the end the women insisted on giving us some. This is a huge compliment in Hindu culture. The people in Khati Pani have some of the best fields around and agriculture is their livelihood. Please keep this village in your prayers that the spiritual seeds that are being planted would continue to grow.
Tomorrow and Friday there is not much planned. We can't do much in town because of elections. People who are loyal to certain parties all close down their shops when votes are cast and when they are counted, which is pretty much the whole weekend. It's also a bank and post office holiday. I don't fully understand it so for us it just means no bazaar. We are going to scope out a government hospital tomorrow because we have heard a lot about it and J&J have never been there. I will let you know what I find out.... We will just be taking it easy before we leave on Saturday morning for Kanajack with Rani (J&J's Hindi teacher).
It is starting to hit me more and more everyday how soon I will be leaving Moussoori and India. I think its going to be harder then I orginally thought. I miss my family at home (I am not just saying that!) but am falling in love with the people and culture here. More and more with everything I expierence. Jana and Joni have been more then amazing gracious hosts. These women so exude the love of Christ in everything they do. To top it all off they are funny, we get a long so well. That is such a blessing. Please pray for me that the transition will be as smooth as possible for me as I come back to the States.
A short blog today. That's what happens when you blog twice in 24hours! I hope all is well with you wherever you might be.
Fact of the day: I had water buffalo for lunch. It was made by one of the team members and was amazingly good, partially because it was flavored with beef seasoning! Its the first red meat I have had in India. But it is technically illegal. Water buffalo are a relative of a cow and it is a law that you are not allowed to kill cows. But Muslims still sell it here and not much is done to punish them!
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