On Monday, some of the girls traveled to a women’s training
to encourage them in their walk while the others met with our friend G for lunch and a bible study.
….Meanwhile, the guys had a great time spending the day at Tincha Falls
with our friend H and driving through the beautiful countryside.
The next day, the group had lunch with a Christian friend who runs an
elderly home for the elderly. We had the opportunity to hear more about his
ministry, and of course, had some delicious lunch and chai!
Finally, on
Wednesday, the team took a day trip to Ujjain, an ancient city that is
considered one of the seven sacred cities of Hindus and attracts millions of
Hindu pilgrims from around the country. We started at the Mahakaal Temple, the most famous temple in the city created for Mahakaal, which translates to “Lord of Death.”
Afterwards, we visited the city's holy driver and drove to another famous temple where we got to learn about more Hindu "pooja" (worship) practices:
After our Ujjain day trip, some
of the girls attended a women’s bible study, while the rest of the team went to
meet with the students from the local English coaching school as we usually do
each week. However, when we arrived, we were met by a surprise! Rather
than meeting with our usual group of 10-20 students, we were greeted by badged escorts who brought us into a packed auditorium filled with English students
and seated us in the front of the room. We
were introduced to cheering students as “American diplomats” and proceeded to
lead a Q & A session and small group discussions on American culture,with students
asking us about topics ranging from our impressions of Indian culture to commentary
on the US defense budget. The night ended with an enormous dance party set to Bollywood music and the team being swarmed by students asking for pictures,
Facebook requests, and phone numbers. It was definitely the height of our American
celebrity status!
How can you be pr@ying for us?
- Please pr@y for the people we are seeing regularly and for all who we will meet in our final week here!
- Please pr@y for the unity and energy of our team so that we might finish strong in pursuit of God's vision for this city!
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By Amy Calfas
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