Sunday, January 25: We arrived in India three nights ago. The
flights all went fairly well with no big delays or missed planes. We are
fighting the jet lag battle once again. The night before last we went to
bed at 4 pm and although we had occasional times of being awake, we did not
get up until after 3 am. Last night we made it until 8 pm and got up
around 5 am although we both were awake for several hours in the night.
Little by little we will adjust.
It is cool here, for India that is. It
will reach 80 today for a high. We need a light jacket in the morning but
the Indians are wearing full winter gear. This is by far the best time to
visit.
Today we begin training, this time mostly
listening to preaching through the book of Colossians and making comments for
growth and improvement. Not all the participants will be able to come,
some because travel is restricted in places because of elections, some because
of illness.
Yesterday we went to a Church of North India
service. It was all in Hindi so we did not understand much except what our
translator summarized in notes. But it was clear the speaker never
interacted with the text. It was a special unity Sunday and the speaker was the
national director of the India Council of Churches. We later were invited
to sit and talk with him and other "big wigs" in the pastor's office. Who
knows what may come of such conversations arranged by the Lord.
Thank you for praying,
Al
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