Long Days 1/21/13-1/22/13

LONG DAYS 1/21/13-1/22-13

Today begins a 3 day stretch of long days.  The team is splitting into 2 groups for these 3 days only.  The New Hope team will be working at the school in the mornings and the Encouragement team will be working at the BMS.  The New Hope team planned lessons for the schoolchildren at New Hope School.  The Encouragement team is hosting a retreat for the workers and administrators from various aftercare homes and welfare agencies.  I am part of the school team.

In the afternoon we will meet at Sanlaap, an aftercare home.  There are approximately 150 girls at Sanlaap.

Everything at both locations has gone very well.  There have been some amazing testimonies of what God is doing at the school, the retreat, and Sanlaap.  I wish I could write more tonight but I am absolutely SPENT.  Tomorrow is our last really long day but it is a big one.  The entire team will actually be at New Hope slum village but the 2 teams will still be separated.  The school team will be once again leading the lessons there.  The Encouragement team will be prayer walking the village in anticipation of our big event tomorrow, the showing of the Jesus film.  PLEASE be in prayer at 5 pm India time or 5:30 am Wednesday CST.  Please pray for safety of the team as well as everyone at the film site.  Please pray for wisdom for Pastor Rudra and Mita.  Pray that the hearts will be softened and that those that hear the message will receive it well.  Pray for logistical details, technology, and that there would be no distractions from the film.

I'm so tired but wish I could write more.  Just know that everything is going very well and God is at work here in Kolkata!  I am so blessed to be even a small part of it. I love India!