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…
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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…
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…
Elephanta Island
7/30/98: Breakfast at Picadilly, non-Indian food now seems rather dull… Tour boat to Elephanta Island and the “City of Caves”… Now ruins surrounded by lush jungle and wildlife, it was a marvel…
Neither Static Nor Passive
7/29/98: Feeling a little bit run down… busy exciting days, and not enough sleep in the tropical heat and humidity… Visited Victoria Terminus to look into trains to Hyderabad… Visited another house…
Weather And Traffic Patterns
7/28/98: A visit to another house church was cancelled due to cyclone alert in the city… I decided not to go to Pune with Pastor A… Did go out to nearby restaurant…
Church Leader Prayer Meeting
7/27/98: Invited to attend a meeting of Mumbai church leaders… Leaders clustered into small groups of prayer for over an hour, their prayers sounding as an a cappella song of murmuring worship……
A Sunrise For My Soul
7/26/98: Wow!!! What a day! Attended the service at New Life Church… three hours… Together with Christians from India, Iraq, Kenya, US (besides us)… Prophetic words and interpretations… Invited to share a…
The Arteries Of The City
7/25/98: We took the train from Churchgate Station north to Mumbai Central Station. We are getting a feel for the arteries of this city, as well as the bones. Roger H had…
One Thousand Million People
One Thousand Million People Tags: Del Shimandle, Ruth Shimandle, Del and Ruth, Further Adventures Of, Adventure Travel, Live With Purpose, Travel With Purpose, India, Mumbai, Bombay, South Asia, Location: Mumbai, India…
A Very Long And Complex History
7/23/98: Slept in a bit, then took a 2:00PM bus tour of the city. In four hours, we made a very long and complex series of stops, which appropriately reflected the very…
The Best Way To Get To Know A City
7/22/98: We woke early and spent the day walking about. Exploring on foot is the best way to get to know a city. Searched for a tourist info center. Found it, but…
Tales Of India
7/21/98: Very gladly arrived alive in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) at 5:00AM, and stepped into our own tales of India. It was very hot and in a downpour. Through customs quite easily. Checked…
Out Of Africa
7/20/98: Up early, a busy final day in Kenya, before a terrifying flight to India… 7/20/23: Re-reading my diary entries from our time in Kenya was a surprise to me. I recalled…