I must say it’s been interesting planning a wedding, celebrating Christmas and ringing in the New Year all in one week. We’ve had a great time thus far, but i must say I’m a bit confused of the season. We were listing to Christmas music while putting together the order of the wedding ceremony. this [...]
Archive for December, 2007
Christmas, a wedding and New Years
Posted in Uncategorized on December 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
texas and africa in India
Posted in Uncategorized on December 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Each meal i eat here in India reminds me of both texas and africa. When i went home to texas with a friend of mine, we had fajita wraps very often- as part of the main course, as an appetizer or as part of a desert. Here we have several different kinds of wraps, and [...]
Jesus bring Justice
Posted in Uncategorized on December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
as we were driving around Bombay yesterday, i could not help but long for God’s kingdom to come on the earth. Everywhere i look i see injustice. So much poverty and pain and worshipping of demons. I was stirred with a spirit of prayer as we drove, longing for God to make himself known in [...]
odds and ends
Posted in Uncategorized on December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today i smiled as i saw a taxi chauffeuring a man and his goat. I’ve seen dogs, cats and a number of other pets riding in cars, but i must say seeing a goat as a passenger is a first.
The driving rules here…well there really aren’t many. a few stop lights here and there and [...]
First Impressions
Posted in Uncategorized on December 16, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I have been in Mumbai for almost two days now and already i have experienced so many blessings. I am living as one of the family here. They call me their own daughter. The culture here is similar to zimbabwe and so i feel right at home.
Esther and i sang a duet in church today, [...]
Led by the Shepherd
Posted in Uncategorized on December 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
These last couple of days have tested my trust in God. I have experienced some different sicknesses, little sleep and a days delay on flight plans. With each circumstance, i could feel my heart crying out more to God and finally i broke saying, “Lord, you are good and i have trusted you until now, [...]
Benefits and barrenness of fasting
Posted in Uncategorized on December 5, 2007 | 2 Comments »
We are on day two of a seven day corporate fast and all I can think of is food; yep, even dreamt about it last night. The benefits of fasting…let me recount them…um…right now I’m not feeling anything but a hungry stomach. So, why fast?
A simple answer: Jesus did (and said we would). In the [...]
Song in the night
Posted in Uncategorized on December 2, 2007 | 1 Comment »
One day in Israel, I was in the old city of Jerusalem on a Friday just as the Muslim sirens were calling for the afternoon time of prayer. Friday being their holy day, brought more men to the Dome of the rock than during the week. I found myself quickly getting off the main walkways [...]
