Crazy thought, for all of us. Feels like it was just last week that we stepped off the plane into this new land. But we're coming down to the final week and time really has been flying by! I can speak for us all when I say, we're trying to soak up every last minute while being here.
Anyway, I left you off where we had just gotten back from a kids camp. That was last week. We spent the week doing all different kinds of ministry. Ronnie had the idea of reaching out to the other backpackers and travelers which is great because people who often spend a year traveling are looking for something, some type of adventure maybe, but we know that they are really just searching for Christ. So we spent a day doing that, We spent a day at the Deaf school hanging with kids and doing programing there. We also spent a day doing another after school program, and visiting the Hospital again. These were places we had gone before, so it was nice to see some faces that were familiar to us.
That really brings us to this weekend. We went on an unexpected journey. We were told it was going to be an hour drive and a hour hike through the jungle. Leeches and snakes and all! I think the first thought going through some of the team members minds was; 'ah, busy work!' because it seemed like we were just trying to fill the time. Come to the end of the weekend, I would say it was the best 3 days we've had and we probably did the most ministry during this time too.
We stayed at a school, a single lady pretty much ran the whole school by herself, she also adopted 6 kids. This lady is a absolute inspiration to us all, she truly has given up herself to God and is clearly trying to be more like Jesus. We had a kids part on saturday morning for 50 of the school kids, of whom were so very excited for us just to be there. Then we did house visits of local christians in the area. I personally found this to be amazing, just being able to bless the Christians in the area. Not many words even needed to be said as the 7 of us would sit in their small houses, but we all were blessed by knowing each other and knowing we had the same father. Sunday rolled around and the lady who runs the school also runs a church. The girls ran the service as us guys hiked another 2 hours to another church where we all shared. The girls continued on after church and hiked about 2 hours to another fellowship. Then the team met up at a house fellowship in the evening hours where we shared once again.
Honestly, this was an amazing weekend. Hard at times, but easy to see the fruit that is produced by just praying for others. Now, we're headed down the mountain, doing a week of ministry there, probably more kids ministry and hopefully visiting a bible college. Then on a train to Kolkata where we'll be for a day, then back to Brisbane!
J
Anyway, I left you off where we had just gotten back from a kids camp. That was last week. We spent the week doing all different kinds of ministry. Ronnie had the idea of reaching out to the other backpackers and travelers which is great because people who often spend a year traveling are looking for something, some type of adventure maybe, but we know that they are really just searching for Christ. So we spent a day doing that, We spent a day at the Deaf school hanging with kids and doing programing there. We also spent a day doing another after school program, and visiting the Hospital again. These were places we had gone before, so it was nice to see some faces that were familiar to us.
That really brings us to this weekend. We went on an unexpected journey. We were told it was going to be an hour drive and a hour hike through the jungle. Leeches and snakes and all! I think the first thought going through some of the team members minds was; 'ah, busy work!' because it seemed like we were just trying to fill the time. Come to the end of the weekend, I would say it was the best 3 days we've had and we probably did the most ministry during this time too.
We stayed at a school, a single lady pretty much ran the whole school by herself, she also adopted 6 kids. This lady is a absolute inspiration to us all, she truly has given up herself to God and is clearly trying to be more like Jesus. We had a kids part on saturday morning for 50 of the school kids, of whom were so very excited for us just to be there. Then we did house visits of local christians in the area. I personally found this to be amazing, just being able to bless the Christians in the area. Not many words even needed to be said as the 7 of us would sit in their small houses, but we all were blessed by knowing each other and knowing we had the same father. Sunday rolled around and the lady who runs the school also runs a church. The girls ran the service as us guys hiked another 2 hours to another church where we all shared. The girls continued on after church and hiked about 2 hours to another fellowship. Then the team met up at a house fellowship in the evening hours where we shared once again.
Honestly, this was an amazing weekend. Hard at times, but easy to see the fruit that is produced by just praying for others. Now, we're headed down the mountain, doing a week of ministry there, probably more kids ministry and hopefully visiting a bible college. Then on a train to Kolkata where we'll be for a day, then back to Brisbane!
J
