8/24/98: Ken gave us a tour of the Duncan Hospital compound today… A worker’s strike in the town meant everything is closed, so the hospital is quite slow, but we are non-union,…
Vacant Gaze Of Hopelessness
8/23/98: Arrived safely in Raxaul, India… Transport from the trainstation was riding in the back of a cart pulled by a bony old pony… We have had many conversations with locals since…
Dignifying The Destitute
8/22/98: Last day on a short visit to this city… Visited Nirmal Hriday, Mother Teresa’s home for the dying destitute… She passed away last year, but her beautiful work of Christian ministry…
Expect Great Things From God
8/21/98: Visited Serampore College today, the school and ministry founded by William Carey (1761-1834), who expected great things from God… He so elevated those he came to serve that he is still…
Making An Impact
8/20/98: 150 days of travel!… Photo shoot of several initiatives of Emmanuel Ministries: the Pavement Club (an outreach to children of homeless families), a free elementary school for children to help elevated…
The Coromandel Coast
8/19/98: By train along the Coromandel Coast along the Bay of Bengal… Our train was five hours late, three of which was spend sitting half a mile from Howrah Station… But we…
Heading From Chennai To Kolkata
8/18/98: Woke early for a pancake breakfast with Roger, June and Krishna… Spent tim in prayer with Mr. & Mrs. M… Travel day, heading from Chennai to Kolkata… Shared our compartment with…
Thomas Brought The Gospel To India
8/17/98: Ground breaking ceremony at the Church Growth Association of India… Jesus sent his Apostles out as missionaries to the world, and Thomas brought the Gospel to India… We visited the Roman…
Worship And Wedding
8/16/98: Breakfast with the Roger & June H., then attended church with them… Jaychandran whisked us away to visit four other churches today too… Got to witness a wedding at the Syrian…
Here Comes The Rain Again
8/15/98: Tamil Baptist Church retreat… Here comes the rain again, during a monsoon season… Cows knowingly positioning themselves under store-front awnings or the eaves of buildings to stay dry while watching us…
Longing For A Hotter Fire In My Own Heart
8/14/98: Prayer meeting at a small Pentecostal church… I felt awkwardly intrusive, but the people were so fervent and focused that they were oblivious to the camera clicks and flashes… As I…
The Living Word In Every Language
8/13/98: Jaychandran picked us up around 11am and took us to meet several pastors so we were able to set appointments for church visits on Sunday… Photographed an evening Bible study at…
Into The Heat And Humidity
8/12/98: We met Sunil on the train, and before we debarked in Chennai, he gave us his phone number and said if we needed anything at all we could call him… We…
Partner In Ministry
8/11/98: Immanuel took us around looking for an ATM, but could not find one that would allow us to withdraw cash… Ironically, Hyderabad is attempting to become the “Silicon Valley” of India…
Continuing Gospel Ministry
8/10/98: Purchased train tickets for next travel day… Visited the Hebron Fellowship, founded by Brother Bakht Singh, a converted Sikh who made a big impact as an evangelist all over India… We…
The Generosity Of The Poor
8/9/98: Visited Gethsemane Evangelical Free Church… Visited a house church too… Amazed by the generosity of the poor, when we were festooned with flower leis at church in the slums of Hyderabad……
Christians Across Every Caste
8/8/98: Spent time today with Christians who are part of higher castes… Vedanayagam is a retired university professor, and had interesting insights on social status as it relates to educational level… Visited…
You Reap What You Sow
8/7/98: Photographed an indigenous Christian media ministry “for Indians, by Indians, and from an Indian perspective”… Met with a group of itinerant evangelists and pastors from “Harvest Ministries,” who are planting churches…
Diverse Religious Heritage
8/6/98: Immanuel showed us around Hyderabad today… Hussain Sagar (“Lake Hussain”) a man-made lake created during the Moghul Era… In the middle of the lake stands the 60-foot tall Buddha Purnhima… A…
The Power Of Prayer
8/5/98: The photography work documenting indigenous Christianity for Roger H. and his research kicked into a higher gear here… This morning we met with Caleb P., and picked his brain about Harvest…
Just Another Tricky Day
8/4/98: Greeted at the Hyderabad train station by Caleb and Immanuel… We arrived safely and on time, but on the drive to the hostel we witnessed an horrific traffic accident: two boys…
Overnight On The Indian Railway
8/3/98: Travel day, overnight on the famed Indian Railway… Made it to the station and checked in on time… Shared compartment included 4 bunks, 1 each for Ruth and I, and 1…
Transcending Language
8/2/98: One more visit to a Mumbai house church… Singing of Gospel choruses in Malayalam, but the joy and thankfulness translated clearly because worship of Christ transcends language… Rokny preached, we were…
Just Like Back Home, Sort Of…
8/1/98: Out and about doing some curio shopping… Still seeing many unfamiliar things along with plenty that is familiar too… India is a country with 28 states and 8 territories, 22 different…
Officially Outlawed But Still Practiced
7/31/98: An up-close view of the caste system, officially outlawed in 1950, but still practiced throughout India… Visited a house church in one of Mumbai’s vast slum neighborhoods… Rakesh also took us…