I'll be posting some photos of today on my Facebook page soon. Today was our last full day in India, and we made the most of it. We drove three hours from where Jose and Sarah live to a village called Satara. We saw the ministry of a man named Ramesh who started an agricultural outreach three years ago. He is reaching many people now. It was so good to see his ministry model which is very contextualized to the region. There are 1,700 villages in that part of rural India, and he believes that this model will be able to reach into many of those places.
I had the chance to share at the school in Satara. I had to use a translator this time, but it still seemed to land pretty well with the students. They are so eager to learn. Afterwards we spent time with the new friends that we made, having lunch, touring the sugar cane farm, seeing scorpions, and Julie even helped to prepare a meal for a wedding that was planned for the next day in the village.
It was a long three hour ride home, but in the evening we relaxed with pizza. I have to admit it is kind of nice to have some American food (Dominos) every once in a while. The kids had a dance party in the house for us tonight. It's been so nice to not only get to know the ministry and outreach efforts that are going on here in India, but also to be able to get to know the people that we are supporting. We feel like we are a part of the family here. We are also greatly encouraged by the faith that everyone lives on here from day to day. It is very inspiring.
We leave to head home to Pittsburgh tomorrow evening, and we should be arriving in Pittsburgh on Thursday evening. At this point in our adventure, we're definitely looking forward to being home. We miss all of our friends and family, and expecially our girls. We miss everyone at North Way, and we can't wait to share about what God has done on this trip to India. We'll see everyone soon!
I had the chance to share at the school in Satara. I had to use a translator this time, but it still seemed to land pretty well with the students. They are so eager to learn. Afterwards we spent time with the new friends that we made, having lunch, touring the sugar cane farm, seeing scorpions, and Julie even helped to prepare a meal for a wedding that was planned for the next day in the village.
It was a long three hour ride home, but in the evening we relaxed with pizza. I have to admit it is kind of nice to have some American food (Dominos) every once in a while. The kids had a dance party in the house for us tonight. It's been so nice to not only get to know the ministry and outreach efforts that are going on here in India, but also to be able to get to know the people that we are supporting. We feel like we are a part of the family here. We are also greatly encouraged by the faith that everyone lives on here from day to day. It is very inspiring.
We leave to head home to Pittsburgh tomorrow evening, and we should be arriving in Pittsburgh on Thursday evening. At this point in our adventure, we're definitely looking forward to being home. We miss all of our friends and family, and expecially our girls. We miss everyone at North Way, and we can't wait to share about what God has done on this trip to India. We'll see everyone soon!
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