Shane’s Thursday blog

Shane’s Thursday blog

The train ride was an inspirational trip.  On one part it shows us how most Indians travel from city to city.  On the other end I had the opportunity to see how an Indian man protects his family.  Throughout the night a man continued to pull our curtain back and check...
Access and Acceptance

Access and Acceptance

Wednesday afternoon we were blessed with another session with church leaders.  We again had about 20 in the room, and the combined number of first generation churches planted was around 240.  It was a great privilege to hear from six of them including one gentleman...

To the Least of These

Wednesday morning, for security reasons (not wanting to attract too much attention), we split into two groups.  Half of us went to the kids’ shelter near the railway station, and the other half visited two ministry schools with a total of about 35 students at a...
Arrival in Gorakhpur

Arrival in Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is a city of about one million and headquarters for the ministry.  Upon arrival we heard a musical program by the children from the railway shelter.  After dinner at their compound we had a tour of the facilities.  A recent development is that they have...
On the Road Again

On the Road Again

Tuesday morning we experienced the “automobiles” portion of our “planes, trains, and automobiles” Indian experience as we traveled from Varanasi to Gorakhpur.  The following is my rambling stream of consciousness as we journeyed. 150 miles in 6 hours = 25 mph average...