Change is hard. Most often, it is good and beneficial to refining a person. But, oh man it is hard.
This past week we were a part of some training and one of the teachers talked about when the Israelites left Egypt during the Exodus. They were following God into a land that they didn't know and time after time God provided for them and showed them his power and provision. HOWEVER, time after time they grumbled and did not trust God.
One part of the story that stood out to me is in Exodus 15:22 when they found no water to drink. Then they found water and it was to bitter to drink. Wow, if there is one thing I have taken for granted my entire life, it is having clean water. Access to clean water is nothing to take for granted here. The water that comes out of our faucets is totally undrinkable. It is filled with bacteria and parasites :0
Apparently, the World Bank estimates that 23% of communicable diseases in India are related to unsafe water. Diarrhea alone causes more than 1,600 deaths daily-the same as if eight 200-person jumbo jets crashed in to the ground each day. Most of these daily deaths are children under 5 years old.
I don't write this to make people feel guilty or have pity on India, there are actually many things we could learn from the people here. I just think God is teaching me and helping me dream of what the world would look like if there was clean water, better education,(and on and on) and if there were not children needlessly dying everyday.
God is in India. He is working and moving and many people here are desperately seeking him. Please pray for us that we would have wisdom and creativity in our role here and that you would have wisdom in your role wherever you are. The Kingdom of God IS growing and it is really exciting!
I really had no idea when I sat down what I should blog about, and honestly I don't think this blog makes much sense(its kinda scattered), but I guess this is just a glimpse of what is going on inside my crazy mind right now....
I do want to more consistently share our experiences about living in India, but right now there is so much I could share I feel a little overwhelmed. Maybe ya'll could help me out by sending me questions or things you want to know about our lives here in India, India culture, food, travel, ect....
Just leave a comment.....Thanks, hopefully my next blog post will be better ;)
A few random pics:
This was a first for me. This toilet doubles as a western style toilet you can sit on and then lift up the lid and it can be used as a squatty. I think you have to have pretty good balance to squat up there..
Ryan in front of the Red Fort in Delhi. It was built from 1639-1648 and was home to the Mughal royal family and served as the capital of the Mughal empire.
This past week we were a part of some training and one of the teachers talked about when the Israelites left Egypt during the Exodus. They were following God into a land that they didn't know and time after time God provided for them and showed them his power and provision. HOWEVER, time after time they grumbled and did not trust God.
One part of the story that stood out to me is in Exodus 15:22 when they found no water to drink. Then they found water and it was to bitter to drink. Wow, if there is one thing I have taken for granted my entire life, it is having clean water. Access to clean water is nothing to take for granted here. The water that comes out of our faucets is totally undrinkable. It is filled with bacteria and parasites :0
Apparently, the World Bank estimates that 23% of communicable diseases in India are related to unsafe water. Diarrhea alone causes more than 1,600 deaths daily-the same as if eight 200-person jumbo jets crashed in to the ground each day. Most of these daily deaths are children under 5 years old.
I don't write this to make people feel guilty or have pity on India, there are actually many things we could learn from the people here. I just think God is teaching me and helping me dream of what the world would look like if there was clean water, better education,(and on and on) and if there were not children needlessly dying everyday.
God is in India. He is working and moving and many people here are desperately seeking him. Please pray for us that we would have wisdom and creativity in our role here and that you would have wisdom in your role wherever you are. The Kingdom of God IS growing and it is really exciting!
I really had no idea when I sat down what I should blog about, and honestly I don't think this blog makes much sense(its kinda scattered), but I guess this is just a glimpse of what is going on inside my crazy mind right now....
I do want to more consistently share our experiences about living in India, but right now there is so much I could share I feel a little overwhelmed. Maybe ya'll could help me out by sending me questions or things you want to know about our lives here in India, India culture, food, travel, ect....
Just leave a comment.....Thanks, hopefully my next blog post will be better ;)
A few random pics:
This was a first for me. This toilet doubles as a western style toilet you can sit on and then lift up the lid and it can be used as a squatty. I think you have to have pretty good balance to squat up there..
Lauren and me at an Urdu festival. People kept wanting to take pictures with us....
Getting Henna(Mehndi) done on our hands.
yay for new blog posts!! I don't think it was that scattered. I'll try to think of questions. Tell us about your thanksgiving. And about language learning when you get started. love you!
ReplyDeleteYou want questions??? That is my specialty.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you normally eat at home? Where do you buy food? What kinds of TV programs do you have? How often do you see cows wandering around? Do you often see monkeys? What do the coins and bills look like? Can you hear much city noise in your apartment at night? What is the most weird food you have tasted so far? What is a squatty? What is the weather like? What sports seem to be most popular?