And now ... it's a blessing to be able to share some of the ministry pictures
from Ryan's time in India this summer!
While in Calcutta, the guys would stay back and pray while the gals ministered,
and then the gals would stay back and pray while the guys ministered.
It was such a darkly oppressed city, reliance on prayer proved key
to their safety, health, and effectiveness
The team did not take a lot of pictures during ministry because they were uncomfortable objectifying people ... but there were a few days the girls did snap a few ...
Theses pix are from the primary school Ryan, Ben, Christy & Sara taught at in the slums...
10 foot by 10 foot with up to 25 children,
and a ceiling they could not stand up in without hitting their heads ...
The train station ...
a zoo of a transportation mode to get to and from the school each day ...
It seems like the kids enjoyed the pictures and Sara & Christy very much!
Sara & Christy also took their cameras one day as they served in one of Mother Theresa's Homes ... these are from an orphanage and a home for developmentally disabled children ...
The team also taught two sets of english classes to adults as they shared
the gospel, the truth of God's word, and eternal salvation
through faith in Jesus Christ ...
While in Calcutta, their lives of loved also touched many whom they visited and prayed,
the nuns at the Seva Kendra house where they lived, and
other missionaries who had come to share the love of the Lord.
They reported that Calcutta was a very dark & oppressed city, filled with death, disease, idol worship, and prayer to the goddess of darkness & destruction. But they loved it there. A contrast that makes no sense from a material world perspective, but spiritually, it was a place where they could see lives changed instantly as faith in Jesus brought great healings, their own faith was strengthened, and they grew together as dear friends.
Peace to You ...
from Ryan's time in India this summer!
While in Calcutta, the guys would stay back and pray while the gals ministered,
and then the gals would stay back and pray while the guys ministered.
It was such a darkly oppressed city, reliance on prayer proved key
to their safety, health, and effectiveness
The team did not take a lot of pictures during ministry because they were uncomfortable objectifying people ... but there were a few days the girls did snap a few ...
Theses pix are from the primary school Ryan, Ben, Christy & Sara taught at in the slums...
10 foot by 10 foot with up to 25 children,
and a ceiling they could not stand up in without hitting their heads ...
The train station ...a zoo of a transportation mode to get to and from the school each day ...
It seems like the kids enjoyed the pictures and Sara & Christy very much!Sara & Christy also took their cameras one day as they served in one of Mother Theresa's Homes ... these are from an orphanage and a home for developmentally disabled children ...
The team also taught two sets of english classes to adults as they shared
the gospel, the truth of God's word, and eternal salvation
through faith in Jesus Christ ...
While in Calcutta, their lives of loved also touched many whom they visited and prayed,
the nuns at the Seva Kendra house where they lived, and
other missionaries who had come to share the love of the Lord.
They reported that Calcutta was a very dark & oppressed city, filled with death, disease, idol worship, and prayer to the goddess of darkness & destruction. But they loved it there. A contrast that makes no sense from a material world perspective, but spiritually, it was a place where they could see lives changed instantly as faith in Jesus brought great healings, their own faith was strengthened, and they grew together as dear friends.
Peace to You ...
1 comment:
This post brought tears to my eyes. What precious children.
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