DTS OUTREACH TO INDIA WEEK 2

Week 2 in India                

Monday 27th of October

                This Monday was a rest day, or Sabbath if you will, due to having ministry on Sundays. We all did a variety of things, some went and explored some more of Kolkata and some also others stayed back to catch up some necessary reading. Not too much goes on during these off days, just preparing for a upcoming wonderful week of ministry.

Tuesday 28th of October

                Started the week of right with a morning of worship and great intercession, followed by afternoon of open air Bible reading. The Bible reading in public is such a ice breaker to begin to explain to people not only why we are here, but also to present the message of Jesus clearly to them. Later today we had our first kids ministry with some of the greatest kids worldwide! We were blessed by getting to act out the story of Jonah and the whale accompanied with coloring sheets, followed by a exciting time of duck-duck-goose.

Wednesday 29th of October

                Started this day by Bible reading in the streets ,so yes this morning did not differ from past mornings by any means. Though it really helps to read publicly because people everywhere knew who we were and knew a little about the Bible also. In the afternoon into the evening we went to our ministry sight where we held a kids ministry. Let me tell you these kids love duck-duck-goose, and foreign students attempting to speak Bengali, we also did a drama and story of the "Good Samaritan". I know some readers are wondering things like "where do they eat every night?" and let me tell you, Thank God for Ujan's!!! We also cook at the church we are staying at quite often for lunch and dinner, but tonight was a special treat. We went to a restaurant named Chaplin's it was extremely good, and change of pace for those adventurous students.

Thursday 30th of October

               

Great morning, a time of preparation and then some street Bible reading. The Bible reading was becoming more and more popular by the people who live around us. We kept returning to certain spots that had good results previously ,and because of this, we made friends locally and some invited us for food and tea. How great God is that any situation can be used to talk about this Great News we know of, and to share it with the world. Just wait this night gets better! We were once again asked to lead a church service this time it was in a neighborhood by us. Such a fun service they also did worship songs but in Bengali so it was so awesome to be a part of that. Best of all 2 people asked Jesus into their hearts after the message, so great to be used by God especially in our weakness. Easily the highlight of the week so far! This is the exact reason we came to India as harvesters in very plentiful harvest fields! Thank You Jesus!!!

Friday 31st of October

       

         Friday started off a little easier with the ministry for the day taking place again at the location we have for the kids. This time we told the story of David and Goliath. We used the story to show Jesus will never let you down and with him in your heart not even a giant can stop what God has planned for you! The best part was a couple of local teenagers had to translate for us. After when we were thanking them they answered that they were glad to because it was for God, and by helping translate they were helping God. How encouraging to hear and even a little "self check" to make sure that we are always viewing it that way, to always be ready to help even if it doesn't look beneficial to us in the moment because the outcome is always to glorify our Creator.

Saturday 1st of November

               

On this Saturday we divided into 3 teams led by students and the students picked then decided on a type of personal evangelism they felt God was leading us into. One group went to the local square and held a time of worship and Bible reading. Again reading the Bible in public is like a huge magnet that draws people to ask questions. That afternoon we headed to a soccer (football) field about a 15 minute walk from the church we stay. Playing soccer around cows was quite an experience but one we won't soon forget. Part of the group played worship music while the others played a pickup game with the guys there, and then the opportunity to explain why we're here was more than easy to explain.

Sunday 2nd of November

                Today started what was to be a very busy Sunday we had to split into two groups. One went to a church near our "kids club" and the other headed to a small house church where we met the most amazing guy who said he would translate for us whenever we needed. Which could not have come at a better time, God definitely knew what we needed and provided for us. That night we again went to the square as a team this time and held a night worship time and passed out tracts that are in Bengali to everyone who stopped. That way if we could not give the Gospel in English then we could still handout the Gospel in Bengali!

Week in review

                This was the greatest week so far easily due to the fact that people accepted Jesus into their heart. India is getting more and more normal so much less culture shock this week. The trains no one will get used to but still an experience riding those! Thanks again to the supporters due to you all of us could be here spreading the love of God. I also wanted to apologize personally as the student who is to be keeping up with the blog, I have done a poor job of keeping you all involved and informed. Thank you for all your prayers and continue to pray for unity as a body of Christ and for seeds that will produce a 100% crop. People that will accept Christ and begin to spread this love across India! Til' next time!