mussoorie. dehradun.

So much has happened in the span of three days!! God is heavy at work here in India.
We shared Sunday at the church of the organization we worked with in Mussoorie. We started with the sunday school kids and the youth group. We taught them the dream story from Daniel and they seemed to really enjoy it! The kids were so well behaved and eager to learn. The extent of their knowledge of Christ is overwhelming! These children know so many songs and scripture by heart- far more than I did as a small tyke.

The overall experience at the church was remarkable. Our new friends are literally fighting to know Jesus and The Most High God. They walk miles to get there and enjoy every ounce of it. We were told that most of the members have come to Christ through miracles of healing and you can see that mustard seed of faith.

After the service the women opened up their shop of goodies for us to go through and oh, the treasures we found! I mean, sincerely beautiful handmade purses, clothing, bags, jewelry, pillowcases, blankets etc. Needless to say we went to town. As the women were thanking us for buying so much, tears filled their eyes. The few things we bought , which by American standards were super inexpensive, will help the livelyhood of their entire family! I wish I could accurately describe how blessed we felt to take part in that.

After the service, we headed down to Dehradun to start our kids program in a school for slum children. The couple that started the school are just absolutely delightful. They are the most precious, gracious servants of Christ. The work they have accomplished in the area is positively groundbreaking. Not only did they start a school in the slum, but they have worked tiredly to make changes in the slum like paved roads and a womens empowerment program.

It goes without saying that the children at the school are unbearably cute. Everyone on the team had the best day! We were shaking hands, drawing pictures, signing autographs, signing arms and just plain old playing. We shared a story from Daniel and followed it up with games and the children were just thrilled. The joy in their face is makes all the work worth while. You can see Christ shining through these little kids, and most of them, if not all, go home to completely Hindu families. We were told that none of the 5,000 people inhabiting that slum are Christians, so we must pray fervently that these Children break the chain. And we can see the progress. We can see the fruits of God's work!!! There is hope for these beloved children of God.

That is just a glimpse into the last three days. We were able to tour the slum but I will save that for another time.

As a team everyone is doing well. Just minor head colds but we are pushing on. God has been, well, COOL. Really! He has absolutely prepared us for every single thing we have encountered. We ask for prayer for endurance to keep up our energy for the children.

Also, an update on the B team:

They are safe so many many prayers have been answered, They are traveling in very difficult areas but we hear they are on schedule. They were able to attend church at a Home Church a few hours away and said there were all sorts of neat things to be seen there. We got to meet up for dinner this week as they headed back to Mussoorie and their spirits are still high. Please pray for protection on them. Cover them in your prayers!

Until next time Friends... Namaste! ::Greyson