Random Thoughts from India

I'm sorry for the lack of posting! The internet situation is pretty crazy. Things take a lot longer when you're in India. We finally have one computer hooked up, but the connection will sometimes come and go.

Now that I'm done with my excuses, let me share a little with y'all! I've been here for 7 days now and while it doesn't feel like we've done much, I feel like I've learned quite a bit already. I'm beginning to learn the streets a little so that makes it more fun. J, R, and I can go "out on the town" and not get too lost! Haha We are supposed to have a language lesson sometime soon. We have also begun learning the geography of India. I think I'm going to know that better than the USA. Pretty sad, I know!

Cool things:

• The workers at Pizza Hut will dance for you if a large group of westerners come in! So fun!
• I finally found a couple of punjabi suits and a few shirts that I can wear with the pants I brought!
• I think monkeys are the coolest things and I've been able to see a couple roaming the streets!
• We were set loose with the intention to share Jesus on the streets of Delhi and watched God totally orchestrate our paths, conversation, etc. We didn't know that we were doing the right thing while we were in the midst of it, but when we started reflecting afterward, we could definitely see God's hand in it all!
• Delhi has an underground metro train type thing! I totally didn't expect that.
• As I said earlier, we're beginning to learn our way around Delhi
• We saw fireworks and heard what sounded like high school band music from far away. C and L told us it was a wedding and we wanted to see, so we walked to it and the guard at the gate insisted on us going inside. We were totally not dressed for a wedding (sweating, dirty pants, baggy shirts), but they were excited to see white people there so they insisted on us going in. We didn't stay long because we felt really out of place and if we had stayed much longer, somebody from the family would have found us and taken us to the very front to sit in seats of honor.
• "Life Together" by Bonhoeffer is a really good book! I think I'm actually gonna finish it! haha

Prayer Requests:

• We saw The DaVinci Code tonight. I'm not sure what my thoughts about it are yet, but I will let you know when they come...if I can. The saddest part was listening to all the Indians around us saying "oooh" when pieces of "truth" were stated. This will be a very good conversation piece in sharing the Good News with people here. They are very much into the DaVinci Code. Pray for the hearts of the people as they are already blinded by thousands of years of false teaching. Pray that we can be bold, bright examples of what a follower of Jesus really looks like.
• Spiritual strongholds - 1 Cor 4.4 *Correction* 2 Cor 4.4 has come more alive to me since I've been here than ever before.
• Unity for our team - We are really beginning to open up as we hang out and talk more in depth.
• Guidance for C and L as they work out details for our time here. That we would get good deals. Prices are bumped up a lot because we are westerners.

More updates will come as we do more and when we know specific dates of travel. As soon as the internet works properly and I can use my computer, I'll get some pictures on here! It's 2:30 am...I'm gonna get ready for bed now!

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the prayers! You are instrumental in the work going on here!