8/2/98: One more visit to a Mumbai house church… Singing of Gospel choruses in Malayalam, but the joy and thankfulness translated clearly because worship of Christ transcends language… Rokny preached, we were…
Just Like Back Home, Sort Of…
8/1/98: Out and about doing some curio shopping… Still seeing many unfamiliar things along with plenty that is familiar too… India is a country with 28 states and 8 territories, 22 different…
Officially Outlawed But Still Practiced
7/31/98: An up-close view of the caste system, officially outlawed in 1950, but still practiced throughout India… Visited a house church in one of Mumbai’s vast slum neighborhoods… Rakesh also took us…
Elephanta Island
7/30/98: Breakfast at Picadilly, non-Indian food now seems rather dull… Tour boat to Elephanta Island and the “City of Caves”… Now ruins surrounded by lush jungle and wildlife, it was a marvel…
Neither Static Nor Passive
7/29/98: Feeling a little bit run down… busy exciting days, and not enough sleep in the tropical heat and humidity… Visited Victoria Terminus to look into trains to Hyderabad… Visited another house…
Weather And Traffic Patterns
7/28/98: A visit to another house church was cancelled due to cyclone alert in the city… I decided not to go to Pune with Pastor A… Did go out to nearby restaurant…
Church Leader Prayer Meeting
7/27/98: Invited to attend a meeting of Mumbai church leaders… Leaders clustered into small groups of prayer for over an hour, their prayers sounding as an a cappella song of murmuring worship……
A Sunrise For My Soul
7/26/98: Wow!!! What a day! Attended the service at New Life Church… three hours… Together with Christians from India, Iraq, Kenya, US (besides us)… Prophetic words and interpretations… Invited to share a…
The Arteries Of The City
7/25/98: We took the train from Churchgate Station north to Mumbai Central Station. We are getting a feel for the arteries of this city, as well as the bones. Roger H had…
One Thousand Million People
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