Ah, food.
Anybody for a game of cricket?
Baptism: what a beautiful witness/sign of God's grace and forgiveness and the church's role in compassion and edification
And finally, just floating on the river. Good day.
6/25/2008
baptisms!
This last Sunday was a special day in the life of my local church here in Mussoorie - Baptisms! We all first met at the church building for worship (and also to congregate everybody together before trying to venture off the mountain as a group). The chosen baptism location was in Dehradun (an hour and half drive down, except during tourist season when traffic is nuts ... oh wait, that's now). So the church hired a bus that holds 44 passengers which is why we fit slightly more than 50 people. There were also personal cars and motorbikes. Anyway, so we left church to head for Lacheewala, a park with a river - beautiful setting, lots of people. Long story short: nine people were baptized, fun playing in the river, and great chicken biriyani (a deliciously flavorful Indian rice dish). And then back up the mountain we went.
Ah, food.
Anybody for a game of cricket?
Baptism: what a beautiful witness/sign of God's grace and forgiveness and the church's role in compassion and edification
And finally, just floating on the river. Good day.
Ah, food.
Anybody for a game of cricket?
Baptism: what a beautiful witness/sign of God's grace and forgiveness and the church's role in compassion and edification
And finally, just floating on the river. Good day.
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Reading this day's entry makes it sound as though you are having a GREAT time and you will have culture shock coming back. Fortunately you have a wonderful support group in SA with fellow EMI'ers.
The river there looks cleaner than those in Texas! But what is that white stuff on the river bank?
It has been an amazing experience, especially living every moment (almost literally) within a community living out the greatest commandment - love God, love people.
I am not sure about clean. We staked camp downstream from the massive crowds. The water was cool and relatively clear. We still all took a bath when we got back though. The white stuff: concrete sides. They built up the walls of the river inside the park and put a gravel bottom in. It was pretty shallow.
Thanks for your continued encouragement, Ruth. See everybody in a few weeks.
Wow! Good times! It reminds me of "bathing" in Indonesia fully clothed. That was as close as we had got to a bath for quite a few days and were going to get! LOL! :)
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