what a whirlwind we have been on since Friday! Took a late overnight train to Hyderabad, slept a couple hours, got up and went to church, slept a couple ore hours; spoke at a village church; and toured two girl's homes, Sarah's Covenant Home and School of Apostolic Ministry construction site...oh, yes! We left Hyderabad on Saturday night and took a sleeper bus to Ongole.
Monday night we boarded another sleeper bus and came too Vizag where we have been teaching today at one of the Covenant School's of Worship here.. We teach again tomorrow and again travel all night to another city to do the same thing over again. In all we have 4 more cities to teach in. For two people our age it is a bit hard.
Our sleep has been haphazard at best! The students are very receptive and for that we are very grateful! It is just very tiring...I am reminded of Mark 6:30-31. "The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, He said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place to get some rest."
We also are called to pray for nearly everyone we meet. At a church the other night I think we prayed for nearly 40 people. That involves laying hands on them and praying for their needs and they have so many needs.
The other day I tried to share a couple of humorous stories with you and kept losing my blog. I will try again to relate to you what happened Friday afternoon. We were resting in our room in a small village and getting ready to travel to Hyderabad. We were laying down when we heard something in our room. Mike had already seen signs of a rat and we jumped up and ran out of the room. One of the women called her son to come in and check it out. I was in the kitchen of the home, in my robe and didn't have my glasses on. Out comes this young man holding a gray object up by the tail. I screamed and grabbed onto the lady nearest to me. Everyone laughed as he had a gray stuffed toy by the tail.
There really was a rat, but he got away!
With nearly two weeks left to our trip, I would be amiss to not say....this is very hard and we need your prayers. You cannot imagine the filth, the noise, the demands of keeping up a schedule like this. We have had hot water most of the time, but hotels here are not at all on the par with the ones we are used to in other parts of the world. I read today that India is one of the dirtiest countries anywhere. There is trash everywhere and the sewers are right outside the stores and homes...usually covered by cenment...sometimes not and it stinks. Cattle and water buffalo roam the streets in the largest of cities. At night they just lay down by the median or side of the road to sleep.
I think I may overwhelm you if I say much more so I'll quit for tonight..Keep praying for us. Mike has had some diarrhea a couple of times. We both have these little read spots (some kind of bites?) that concern me. They don't itch though.
We miss all of you. Love each of you!
Monday night we boarded another sleeper bus and came too Vizag where we have been teaching today at one of the Covenant School's of Worship here.. We teach again tomorrow and again travel all night to another city to do the same thing over again. In all we have 4 more cities to teach in. For two people our age it is a bit hard.
Our sleep has been haphazard at best! The students are very receptive and for that we are very grateful! It is just very tiring...I am reminded of Mark 6:30-31. "The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, He said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place to get some rest."
We also are called to pray for nearly everyone we meet. At a church the other night I think we prayed for nearly 40 people. That involves laying hands on them and praying for their needs and they have so many needs.
The other day I tried to share a couple of humorous stories with you and kept losing my blog. I will try again to relate to you what happened Friday afternoon. We were resting in our room in a small village and getting ready to travel to Hyderabad. We were laying down when we heard something in our room. Mike had already seen signs of a rat and we jumped up and ran out of the room. One of the women called her son to come in and check it out. I was in the kitchen of the home, in my robe and didn't have my glasses on. Out comes this young man holding a gray object up by the tail. I screamed and grabbed onto the lady nearest to me. Everyone laughed as he had a gray stuffed toy by the tail.
There really was a rat, but he got away!
With nearly two weeks left to our trip, I would be amiss to not say....this is very hard and we need your prayers. You cannot imagine the filth, the noise, the demands of keeping up a schedule like this. We have had hot water most of the time, but hotels here are not at all on the par with the ones we are used to in other parts of the world. I read today that India is one of the dirtiest countries anywhere. There is trash everywhere and the sewers are right outside the stores and homes...usually covered by cenment...sometimes not and it stinks. Cattle and water buffalo roam the streets in the largest of cities. At night they just lay down by the median or side of the road to sleep.
I think I may overwhelm you if I say much more so I'll quit for tonight..Keep praying for us. Mike has had some diarrhea a couple of times. We both have these little read spots (some kind of bites?) that concern me. They don't itch though.
We miss all of you. Love each of you!
God bless you guys for your heart to serve. We will keep you in our prayers.
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