Our first experience with the trains wasn’t so glamorous. (SEE STORY HERE) We ended up on a 16 hour cross country “van” ride that seated 7, but there were 9 of us. This time we had tickets for an overnight train from Bihar to Varanassi. It was a big scramble to get on the train. The stop…
We spent a lot of time teaching and training some students at a next door youth hostel in the state of Bihar. It was a wonderfully enjoyable time. Many friends were made, along with many memories. We had the opportunity to learn to sing some worship songs in Hindi. We…
It took a little while to get adjusted to India. In another newsletter I had reported feeling like people were suspicious of us, or had a watchful eye. In reality though, it was more of a curiousity. We are a family of 7 of white skin folks and with two of kids with blonde hair. Where we were staying…
Have you ever just looked around in wonder at how this tiny, microscopic virus, that has spread like wildfire, managed to close the world? I have certainly wondered that. But I also wonder and look forward to seeing, how God is going to use this virus for his purposes and…
By Jakin
After coming to Nepal, I found that there are some different sounds that you hear. In Kathmandu, as well as other cities in Nepal and India, there is garbage pickup, but there is not a set day for the pickup. Instead, a person walks around the city blowing a shrill whistle. This whistle…
The environment is a little different here compared to Nepal. There is a reason that India is #10 on the world watch list for persecution. There is more of a suspicious eye towards foreigners and more vigilant defense of the Hindu faith. One of our team members…
Do you remember the TV show Quantum Leap? The TV show ran for about 5 years in the late 80’s and early 90’s. The premise of the show was this man, Dr. Sam Beckett who developed a time traveling machine. He was able to go back in time, but not as himself, but showed up…
As required in the state of Bihar, if you stay in the state more than 15 days you need to report to the police station and register your presence with them. I went with my friend to the police station with all seven passports for a talk with the head of police. As we were walking…
We have been learning so much about traveling and what you need to do to get from point A to point B. Unfortunately this means that your best intentions and well laid plans don’t always work out. It has been an adventure to say the least….. here is some of the fun we have…
We have some BIG GOALS and prayer requests for 2020. God is leading us to believe him for bigger things in 2020. We are trusting that he will allow our teams to increase from 12 to 20 and increase our team members from 100 to 400. We are also believing him to increase…
