Yesterday went very well, and we ended the evening with dinner at our friend Muthu's house. We enjoyed the meal with his family very much. It was so good to hear about all of the amazing work that is going on through this family in Trichy, and we were greatly encouraged in our ministry in Pittsburgh as well. Julie brought some gifts for the kids. They were excited!
We are still getting used to sleeping here in the new environment. Our room is very comfortable here at the school, and we have a completely different urban chorus here in Trichy than we do in Pittsburgh. There are roosters, dogs barking, and lots of other interesting noises. We're slowly getting adjusted to the time change, though.
Our group has been learning so much! I am very impressed with this group of students. Many of them sacrificed so much to be able to come to this class. I ate lunch today with a young man who took a three day train ride from the northeast part of India to be here. The group is eager to learn, and they are really doing well. This morning we talked about learning the history of our cities. I shared about some of the history of Pittsburgh and Homewood. It turned out like this:
Then, I had each of the students map out the history of their own cities. It's impossible to develop incarnational ministry strategies for cities if we don't first seek to understand the uniqueness of each context. Here are some of the students at work:
In the second session of the day we plowed into 2,000 years of global Christian history of incarnational ministry. Despite language barriers and the complexity of some of the content, this incredible group really grasped the material. After the lecture, the students were asked to select two Christians from the past 2,000 years of history who have been influential in terms of incarnational ministry. They reported their results to the group.
During the evening session we discussed recent historical events that have led to rapid urbanization and a shift of the center of Christianity from the global north to the global south. We examined this history in order to develop incarnational ministry responses in India. The students came up with many strategies to reach India. This is a group of world changers!
Tonight we visited a new construction site that is being built for staff and the local outreach efforts here in Trichy. We were excited to tour the space and to pray for the holy ground that God will use to transform many lives in the years to come.
Finally, tonight I had the chance to take a tour of different parts of the city of Trichy. I met many new people, and I was so impressed at the ministry that is going on here. It really is a transformational work as a part of advancing the kingdom of God. Please pray for Julie as she has been sick most of the day and she was unable to go out with us tonight for the tour of the city. Other that that, please continue to pray for us that the teaching would be helpful in equipping these amazing leaders that we are partnering with.
We are still getting used to sleeping here in the new environment. Our room is very comfortable here at the school, and we have a completely different urban chorus here in Trichy than we do in Pittsburgh. There are roosters, dogs barking, and lots of other interesting noises. We're slowly getting adjusted to the time change, though.
Our group has been learning so much! I am very impressed with this group of students. Many of them sacrificed so much to be able to come to this class. I ate lunch today with a young man who took a three day train ride from the northeast part of India to be here. The group is eager to learn, and they are really doing well. This morning we talked about learning the history of our cities. I shared about some of the history of Pittsburgh and Homewood. It turned out like this:
Then, I had each of the students map out the history of their own cities. It's impossible to develop incarnational ministry strategies for cities if we don't first seek to understand the uniqueness of each context. Here are some of the students at work:
In the second session of the day we plowed into 2,000 years of global Christian history of incarnational ministry. Despite language barriers and the complexity of some of the content, this incredible group really grasped the material. After the lecture, the students were asked to select two Christians from the past 2,000 years of history who have been influential in terms of incarnational ministry. They reported their results to the group.
During the evening session we discussed recent historical events that have led to rapid urbanization and a shift of the center of Christianity from the global north to the global south. We examined this history in order to develop incarnational ministry responses in India. The students came up with many strategies to reach India. This is a group of world changers!
Tonight we visited a new construction site that is being built for staff and the local outreach efforts here in Trichy. We were excited to tour the space and to pray for the holy ground that God will use to transform many lives in the years to come.
Finally, tonight I had the chance to take a tour of different parts of the city of Trichy. I met many new people, and I was so impressed at the ministry that is going on here. It really is a transformational work as a part of advancing the kingdom of God. Please pray for Julie as she has been sick most of the day and she was unable to go out with us tonight for the tour of the city. Other that that, please continue to pray for us that the teaching would be helpful in equipping these amazing leaders that we are partnering with.
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