Church... hanging with His precious ones

Our team was asked to do “something” at Church today, so we sang a song for the congregation, shared about Synergy, and then Julia reluctantly gave her testimony… which was amazing!!!  It was so powerful and so many hearts were touched… including mine and so many others who were just meeting her for the first time.  So awesome to hear God’s story in other’s lives… thanks Julia for sharing!!!

After church we headed over to Pauline Bhawan to hang out with the kids at this childrens’ home.  After we arrived we were welcomed with a feast that the awesome wardens of the home prepared.  We are so spoiled.  So delicious.  Then we hung out with the girls and the little boys who live there… taught them monopoly deal, chatted, did line dances like the electric slide and cha cha slide, and other things.  Time well spent….

Afterwards we took the local train back to the flat with one of the young men who grew up in the ministry… abandoned by his parents and brought to the ministry as a 2 year old, and raised by the EMC family, educated through their school and now serving in a variety of capacities with the organization, caring for the boys at the home we are staying at, all the while studying for his undergraduate degree.  God’s handprints are all over this young man.  The joy that exudes from his smile, the laughter and peace in Him that fills even our serious conversations…  I’m so thankful for this brother… I’m so thankful for God’s leadership in His life… and I’m just so thankful that we are family.

We found out that the electricity was out and that they insisted we go and stay at the office…  they insisted it’d be unbearable without the fans and we’d have water issues.  We’ve learned that it’s sometimes just better not to argue and go along with their concerns and plans… so, we packed up a bag and headed over.   as we left the building, the boys were all hanging out at the entrance of their building playing cards and games in small groups using the natural light from the moon shining through the smog filled polluted sky and burning candles.  They were so precious, so joyful, so excited about this power outage… almost as if they were on a camping trip… only none of this was by choice.  No fans means heat but also mosquitos since the fans help keep the mosquitos at bay… anyways, super cute.