Day ?: Total Exhaustion

I think this is day seven and total exhaustion might be the best way to describe how I feel right now! I don’t think I have ever preached this many times in such a short span, 9 times in 6 days not including the day we touched down and Monday. In spite of it I [...]

Drive, Drive, Drive

                   Drive.  That was the theme for the day.  We left at 8am and our ‘funniest picture’ of the day happened right off.  The picture on the left is a political advertisement.  It shows the leader of India at a table with such notarieties as Obama,Clinton,Castro and even Prince Charles.  Unfortunately, people believe that stuff [...]

Kids Day

                 Grace is Pastor Samuel’s daughter and it was her birthday today.  To celebrate, we took all the kids to a huge park.  It was a really fun time and we played on all the swings and slides and everything a kid needs to have fun.  As the kids warmed up, they spent [...]

Worship Dance

Worship Services in India often include drama and or a worship dance.Here is a worship dance performed in one of the evening services! Worship Dance from Big Timber Church.

India – Day Four

An Attempt at Describing Things India is an incredible place to visit! I consider it a blessing to be here. At the same time there are just things that are hard to process. The sea of humanity is never ending. The vast divide between the wealthy and the poor is also extensive. Every morning, with [...]

India: Day Three – Saturday

Pastor’s and Ministry Workers Conference:Some traveled from as far as three hours by bus! This morning we ate breakfast with a widow and her daughter. Two years ago she lost her husband and was suddenly unable to take care of herself and her daughter.  Through the ministry Pastor Samuel has she receives monthly support, enough [...]

What do you do when your senses are overwhelmed?

Imagine the non-stop sounds of cars honking, bells ringing, cattle, goats, chickens, motorcycles, and music blaring. There is the smell of raw sewage in the air, mixed with the smell of the incense so many of the Hindus use. There is also dust and diesel smoke in the air.  There are so many people and so [...]

India: Day Two

Shopping Trip Earlier Jay wrote about our shopping trip so I will spare you the details of it with the exception of telling about a couple of the young kids we saw working atthe fabric store. I noticed one of the kids was standing very close to me for a long time but when he [...]

India: Our First Day on the Ground

Our first full day on the ground has been eventful and in some ways exhausting. Thirty-six hours in airports and airplanes with 5 flights tends to take it out of a person. And watch out for the fruit in the yogurt. Actually it wasn’t a piece of fruit, it was a pepper that looked like a cherry [...]

Our India Flights Are Booked!

Four years ago a group of men from the Big Timber Evangelical Church went to Bridge City, Texas with the purpose of helping another church recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Rita. In the process they met Pastor Samuel Karunanithi, a native of India and the Pastor of Living Word Church. In 2006 and [...]