Friday, 21 November 2008

  • Reflections [Tom]



    Well, we have just returned to our beloved homes in San Jose.  While it’s great to travel, there’s no place like home. 

     

    As I reflect on what God did through and in us while we were in India we are very grateful.  I believe the trip was successful by every measure.  The Bishop was very pleased with all of our meetings.  He was already receiving very favorable feedback from the pastors of the churches we served.  While we were not able to serve all of the people in all the 200 churches in the BFM [Bible Faith Mission] network we were able to serve a representation from many of the  local churches.  We had a workshop for Pastors, visited the school, did a camp for the children, met with the youth and offered training for parents.  We also were able to preach and give testimonies in four of their local churches.  Apparently they felt that every group in their churches was served.  We are grateful that everything went as it should, even if not according to our original plans. 

     



    I think the most important thing we did was just love the people.  The Dalits live in difficult circumstances under the weight of poverty and oppression.  We were able to express this love not only through serving them by also when we stopped and just listened to the people.  The people were very grateful for the time we spent with them.  We hope we also left them with some practical things they will find useful and pray the children who received Christ will continue to walk in Him. 

     

    Traveling in India is difficult because of the complexity of their cultures and dissimilarity to our own.  Fortunately the team worked together very well and provided support for one another even while most of us were living in the same room.  We all felt we grew through the experience, some in significant ways.  The Bishop is a very godly man and we were blessed to spend time with him and his family and were challenged to dream big by this visionary. 

     

    I would like to express my sincere gratitude for all you who lifted us up in prayer and for the financial support we received.    

     

    Love,

    Tom

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