Final days in India

On Saturday, we took a trip to Karnataka to visit the Brethren In Christ church there.  The group had to split up for travel—some by van, some by bus and a few on a scooter—for a 3 hour drive!  We all arrived safely late afternoon on Saturday, with lots of stories to tell.  Everyone had an interesting experience with their mode of transportation. 

Our hotel in Karnataka was also an interesting experience.  We’ll let the pictures speak for themselves!

Saturday night we spent time with Hephzibah’s family.  We shared a meal together and spent time sharing with each other about our roles within the Brethren in Christ Church and Brethren in Christ World Missions.  Pastor Aaron, Hepzie’s father, is the pastor of the church there, and Hepzie’s sister, Angel, leads the Kids Up ministry.  We learned that the church is definitely growing, but also experiencing a great deal of persecution.  It was exciting to hear how God is working through the leaders there to reach the neighboring villages as well.

On Sunday morning, Chris and Bruce shared in the church service, and a group of us helped Angel with the Kids Up program.  Amy read the Bible story of Noah’s Ark while the children held up animal puppets we brought along with us.  There were 60 children!  We didn’t have enough craft material to do crafts with all of the children, so we spent some time coloring with them. 

After church, we shared lunch with the family before traveling back to Goa.  We all split up again, either by bus, van or scooter and left for Goa. 

Today, Monday, we leave for the U.S.  We’ll first fly to Mumbai in the evening, then onto Newark, arriving early Tuesday morning (but it won’t feel like morning to us when we land!! Jet lag is sure to hit us soon).  Pray for safe travels as we make our final trip home.

Our two weeks in India and Nepal have gone by fast, and it will be hard to say goodbye to this part of the world.  But we are looking forward to returning home and sharing with many of you about our trip and our vast amount of pictures!!

Thanks for following along with us as we have travelled! We have greatly appreciated your prayers and support.