Well it has been quite exciting here in South Asia so far. I have been traveling a lot seeing many places throughout the NorthEast. I have now spent 2 weeks in a place for the first time since I have arrived here. That was actually at the place I studied language at. But before I go into that, I would like to apologize for being unable to update this blog in quite a while now. Traveling mixed with low internet capabilities makes it very hard to update a blog. But now I have some internet and there is something to write about. Well there is always something to write about. So let me start off with what I have been doing for these last two months.
I simply teach that is my job. Travel and teach in the NorthEast. I love it!!!!!! {Mai prim kar hun|} So it is great. It has been a life changing, life forming experience so far. I teach about church planting. Ever time I hear it, something new is revealed to me. The letters of Paul, church planting. The book of Acts, church planting. Jesus' ministry, church planting. I mean it is right there in front of my nose all these years and I never really saw it. But now God has revealed it to me. Praise His Name!!!! I wish I could come back to America right now and teach it, so people would change their traditions and start reaching out to the lost people in way that will plant churches. And the other big thing, that is so big, wich breaks my heart cause the people in the NorthEast seem not to be able move past it sometimes, church buildings. Why do we need them? What is the point? Does it save lost people? I have come that conclusion, No!!!! It never has and never will. It is a building. And I wish the people in the NorthEast saw that. Not all of them are like this but a lot are. I wish they would realize that if they put away the church building and did house church or met at a school, a coffee shop, how more people could you reach that way. A church does not have to be 200 people, 300 people, 1000 people; all it needs to be is people [2 or more] who glorify God. That can happen anywhere. And when it does God will change people's lives. Why? Cause He is a God that wants to do that. He came to seek and save the lost. That is the most amazing truth we can ever learn. Praise His Name!!!!!
Now I could go on and on about the church planting material and all that God has taught me, but that will have to wait till another day. I would like to tell you about my language learning that I just got done with a few days ago. It was a two week schooling, and yes I mean schooling. My partner and I sat in a classroom with the little children in class 2, Kindergarden, class 3. It was so much fun!!! They became our teachers. But from all of that I was able to learn how to read and write Hindi, and now I know the grammar so I can form sentences. I am not able to talk it quickly, but I can speak and have a broken up conversation. But I hope to continue to learn and become able to speak it by the end of December. Well that is my goal. Everyday we woke at 6 am for our first Hindi lesson. Quick note, the sun here rises at 4 am. After our first lesson, we would go have breakfast. Then we would go to class witht the children, and then after school was out we would one more lesson. Our in between time we would just study or go try to speak it to the children. It was a lot of fun. God truly blessed us with wonderful people in our paths. The people here are amazing and that is all there is to it. Once you meet them you would fall in love with them in a heartbeat. I know I have!!!
But that has been my advebture so far in a nutshell. Now I am preparing to go to Thailand for a short break and some meetings. Then come back and begin the work once more. Learn more Hindi. And most of all love the people more and more!!!!!! This is a wonderful place and sometimes I think God why did you choose me to come here. Why did you choose to bless me with this and not someone else? But He did choose me, and I am thankful for that. So I am ready to come bakc home right now, not cause I am homesick, but to spread the truth of God's word that He has revealed to me. I wish I could do that, but God has called me here. And that most certainly will become a path one day. Praise His Name for all His goodness for He gives it so generously!!!! I hope all is well with you!!!! Keep God number one in your life!!!!! And tells others of His wonderful love, cause it is so amazing!!!!!!
P.S. I will pst again as soon as I can, I hope!!!!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
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Hey man,
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering when You will post again. My mother heard about your blog from a friend and recommended that I check it out as I now live in Asia as well. Mera naam Will hai. Love to hear more about what you're doing.