My time in India is drawing to a close, we're now past the halfway point. I am looking forward to going home and seeing everyone, but I know this is an amazing opportunity here. Although I'm certain not the only opportunity ;)
This week we got to see a few cool touristy things amongst our ministry. We helped at yet another VBS on the monday, and met and prayed for the pastors. We did a few prayer walks around our local community as well as the fisherman village. We even got to play cricket with some of the kids. On Wednesday we also got to go and see an old temple from the time when India still had kings. We saw the old Kings bath, stone wall carvings and a giant rock that they claim the "Butter God" sat on.
From Friday to Sunday we have been helping out at a local crusade. Its pretty cool. They have a giant open air stage and they sing funny high energy Tamil songs interspersed with prayer by guest pastors. Then they have a guy speak for a (long) while, and usually we leave partway through because its late. Apparently he performs miracles though, which is sweet. We got to perform one of our skits on the stage, in front of I dont know how many people. We invested a lot of prayer into the services and I know they were effective. I just hope anyone saved can truly walk in Gods grace and know their life is changed.
On Saturday we also got to go and visit the supposed tomb of St Thomas the Apostle, one of the 12 disciples who was the very first missionary to India and was martyred there. There were a lot of Catholic relics there, and it was really interesting to see. And Kyle even bought some holy water for 30 rupees!! Now we can really bless people :)
It was a good, although kind of disorganised week because a lot of things were cancelled and moved around. I'm hoping this week we might get to visit a leper and gypsy colony which we were supposed to go to this week.
As always, I thank you for your prayers and ask you continue to pray for us as were over here. Whether you believe, see or know it or not, your prayers are making a difference!!
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