INDIA OUTREACH WEEK 4 UPDATE

Last Week in India (4th week of outreach)

Monday 10th of November

                I know what you are thinking yes today is Monday, and normally our Sabbath day, but this week we changed it up. We all headed farther into the heart of Kolkata and visited mother Theresa's house. Quite an inspirational experience, to think that one women feeling the call of God to help so many people really did make a change in history. Goes to show if God calls you, He will give you the tools and strength to do it! This just happened to for shadow the next stop in our day. We headed to an orphanage that is run by a family and some volunteers, but houses 17 little girls. These girls were the most adorable little girls possibly ever.  We did a kids program for them involving a couple of dramas and games, but we were very surprised to find out they had a special dance to show us also. Correction that was the most adorable thing ever! Then we hopped on the metro and headed back to the church we stay at for a goodnights rest.

Tuesday 11th of November

                Today was a special day because all the teams staying in Kolkata met for a meeting that is called corporate. It was a very awesome time of sharing testimonies, fellowship with other students focused on what God has called them to do in Kolkata, and a group time of worship that was much needed. The meeting did not stop there each team was paired up with other groups for a giant time of evangelism in the city. There were a total of 16 teams at this meeting and each has their own zone to do ministry in that way the entire city can be targeted at one time. Our group went from 10 students to about 32 people, and because of this we headed to a busy train stop to do a time of open air. Such a great time and what made that all worth it was that 2 people asked Jesus into their hearts, and when all the teams came back together we found out that the total number of people who accepted Christ that day was 16!!! God was moving on this day, and all praise to Him because it was not because of our dramas or speeches that they wanted Jesus, it was all the Holy Spirits moving them. We are so grateful to be just a small piece in something so big that is changing the world.

Wednesday 12th of November

                Now today was our free day! Again some of us went out and others decided to spend the day resting and refreshing in order to be ready for the upcoming time of evangelism. Always good to have an extended quiet time! A great day to reflect and prepare though.

Thursday 13th of November

                Morning began with intercession and a time of worship, and after that we started the teams planning for the next couple of days. See the students were given this morning to plan for upcoming ministries they would like to help in and be a part of through the following Monday. Team 1 planned out this afternoon and we had a time of personal evangelism like handing out tracts, and 1 on 1 witnessing to people that lived around the neighborhood of the weekly kids ministry we have. Then we headed up onto the rooftop for our time of kids ministry. We taught the story of Daniel and the lion's den, and explained that when Jesus is in our hearts He will never leave us or forsake us no matter how bad the situation looks. The sad part was saying good bye because this was the last time we would be able to come to this location and see these kids before we left for Nepal.

Friday 14th of November

               

Today was a great, and it started off by the whole team heading to a local church to build a bathroom for them. There were two hired men assisting in the build, and had already done. We did help quite a bit though ,and then we had to stop because we needed to split into two teams in order for one team to stay and have a kids program with the church and the other was to meet up with another pastor for a time of open air preaching. Both went spectacular at the open air 1 brave man came forward and wanted to accept Jesus into his heart, while the team at the kids program enjoyed their time also with the children. We also were able to enjoy some wonderful Indian cuisine some of us twice depending if we went with the open air preaching group. Any day someone gets saved it is a great day and that is why today was so great!

Saturday 15th of November

                It was an awesome experience today as we were able to meet the team that would be in our zone after us and also to be able to cook for them. We all enjoyed lunch while getting to know the team and then we got to pray for them as a group, and they right after prayed for us. Such an

awesome time to get the discuss what God had used us to do and to hear the vision God had put in the groups heart. We then went to the local soccer field where we had held previous ministries before, but this time with a different plan in mind. The whole group brought trash bags and began picking up trash in order to show that we appreciated their openness to us, and to usher in the gospel by doing something physical for them. Some kids loved it and jumped in to help in the efforts which helped out a lot. After that we played with the kids and some had a small soccer match. Great night of making a physical difference and getting to be Jesus' hands and feet to these kids. We want our walk to prove more than our talk.

                                                                                                                   

Sunday 16th of November

                Our last Sunday in India was similar to the first. We attended the same church that first open their doors to us during our first Sunday in town. It was a great service we were again asked to preach and lead worship, and it was such an honor to get to encourage the church here. This same

church was the one as doing local open airs and personal evangelism times we were able to get the people who were interested info in order to attend this church. After this we went back to the place where we did our first open air preaching, and held a kids program for the kids there. The kids loved the crafts and songs. It was impactful to be able to go back to a place where we had preached to also have fun with the kids. By doing this the message of Christ's love for us has a tangible picture to it. We did not come to teach a new religion, but to express the love that the Father has and wants a relationship. Such a great way to end our last Sunday here and knowing that we were able to help the church here.