December 2010
2 posts
The last post from India (possibly)
I’m spending my last couple hours in Mussoorie typing on the EMI office computer trying to think of a clever or interesting post to write before I travel back home. After tonight’s train to Delhi (we get in around 6am Tues morning), a day wandering Delhi, and a 1am takeoff Wed morning, I’ll be homeward bound.
Since I know once I get back home I won’t have as much time as I...
The last week
Well faithful followers, this will be my last week in Mussoorie. Crazy to think that a year ago at this time, I had absolutely no clue where, or even if, I would be gone a semester for. But alas the only thing constant in life is change, and in view of all the great things God has done for His glory during my stay, I cannot complain.
The last week a few of us went to the village for one night,...
November 2010
7 posts
Picture Update
This week’s happenings
Krishna, Pratim, Jenny, and I are headed out to the village tomorrow (Tues) and Wed. Please be praying for us! It will only be one night, but God can still move no matter how long we go (or if we’re even there at all.) I’m going to be wrapped up in multiple layers. It’s getting cold here!
Raju, one of the guys we’ve been tutoring, is leaving...
Back to the blogging world
My apologies for my lack of correspondence the last couple weeks. They’ve been plenty busy, but alas I need to let my faithful followers (the few of you that actually read this) in on all that’s gone down. Luckily, because of the density of events and lack of remembrance on my part, you’ll get an easy to read, pared down version of the last two weeks.
Vilage
Krishna, Jenny, and...
WatchJoin in the PARTAY!
This is a glimpse of my church here, CNC. Prior to the song, the pastor called out all the different nationalities/people groups in the room (like 10 of them), and encouraged people to dance in whatever native dance they knew. I almost busted out the white-boy and robot, but abstained.
Anyways, they get after it for Jesus every Sunday morning. It’s pretty sweet.
A post as short as my facial hair
For those confused, the title is referencing the disaster that is “No Shave November” which is happening on my face. I don’t have a current picture, but I’m sure in the next week I’ll post some updated ones.
A couple cool things from this week:
-Wednesday when we went out to do English class, I was feeling complacent/apathetic and didn’t really want to teach....
WatchA glimpse at all of us singing praises in that one older couple’s house.
Praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights above. Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly hosts. Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars. Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters above the skies.
Let them praise the...
Another week, another post
First of all, thanks to everyone who prayed for the retreat last week! I have no doubt all those prayers helped make it as great as it was.
The early part of the week was the same as the last. Monday-bible study, English class, Tuesday-catching up on chores/reading, Wednesday-English class, start of the retreat. I’ll do a quick recap of each day of the retreat.
Wednesday the kids got in...
Blog post "Speedy Gonzales" style
This update is mostly to get out prayer requests, so you guys benefit with an easy read :)
The last week was basically spent in the city, so it was a bit more relaxing than past weeks. Highlights:
English teaching MWF. But Rakesh, the guy I usually help, wasn’t able to make it W or F. Slightly discouraging, but the goal’s always to make yourself available for things to happen without...
October 2010
5 posts
Good looking family
I was blessed to skype with these guys for the first time since I’ve been in India on Saturday. There are no words to express how thankful I am that God placed them in my life and how much joy, love, and patience they’ve given me.
Praying for you guys!!
Quick rundown
Last week we were at the village Mon-Wed. We were able to have fellowship/bible study both nights again! Pratim...
Past Happenings
Luckily for you, the last week has been filled with similar activities so there won’t be paragraph after paragraph of text that I know all of you undoubtedly read word for word. Plus there are pictures. Pretty sweet yeah?
Village Week 2
Pratim, Krishna, and I went to the village again Tues-Thurs. The set up was basically like last time, where we were able to fellowship with the kids two...
The Village (with bonus features!)
The last week has been quite the ride.
We were able to go to the village tues-thurs, though originally we planned to stay until friday, someone on the team needed to get back for a doctor check up.
But before I get into my first stay in the village, let me just share that the days preceding the village were days where God’s grace totally overwhelmed me. Amongst being sick and dealing with...
Mussoorie Livin'
After the monstrous blog post that was the last few, I will keep this short.
Ministry is finally starting to get rolling here in Mussoorie. Monsoon is gone (Praise the Lord. Big Time. Feeling the sun is like the most amazing thing ever here, haha.) So opportunities to go the village are back, despite the poor conditions of the road from the landslide.
We are actually headed to the villages...
Project Trip part 2
I didn’t mean to make the last post so “cliff hanger-y”. My intention to write this 2nd part the next day was foiled by a nasty little cold bug that kept me feeling rather miserable for the majority of my woken consciousness. Thankfully lots of rest and fluids have gotten me back to a moderately functional state.
Williamnagar/Project cont.
Each day we would have a devotion led...
September 2010
6 posts
Project Trip part 1
Seeing as it’s been quite some time since the last update, I’ll try my best to recall the best and/or worst parts of the project trip so ya’ll have a general idea of what went on. I want to thank all of you guys who prayed for the team and I during our 2 weeks out. There were actually quite a few attacks and complications that I have no doubt were to test us. Praise God we were...
Delhi for a day
Quick update.
I’m currently at a guest house in Delhi, where our team lead knew some people so we were able to just put our stuff here for the day.
Woke up around 3am. Drove to Dehradun. Got on a train to Delhi. I was in one compartment by myself since the other team members got their tickets earlier. Was asleep for most of the ride and things were pretty smooth minus the dude that sat...
AUTOBOTS, ROLL OUT!
In an hr or so I’ll be leaving the house and going up to the EMI offices for the rest of the night. By 330am tomorrow morning I’ll be leaving for our project trip to Williamnagar. Great Excite!
I’m not bringing my laptop so I don’t know how long it will be before the next update, but I’ll do my best to find some internet cafe or something of the like and do quick...
PR's + some big news!
Thank you for all the prayer so far. It’s an everyday miracle to feel the sustenance of God through the committed prayer of all of ya’ll back home!
BIG NEWS
So I asked EMI if I could go on a project trip with them, and the next day I was put on a trip! Haha. So from Sept 9-22 I’ll be going with one of the teams to a city called Williamnagar to help out the EMI team. I believe...
Haridwar and Rishikesh
These were the two cities the EMI interns and I visited. It was part of their orientation (as previously posted) so we had certain things to fill out for a scavenger hunt to get us to engage with the culture. Things from marking down prices of bus tickets, talking to foreigners, talking to shop keepers, finding out the meanings of certain words, taking pictures of certain things, all in all your...
Architects and Engineers Follow Me Everywhere...
This past week has been mostly consumed with EMI related activities. It’s been rather busy, hence the update coming a little later than usual. I’m actually currently sitting in the EMI offices bumming off their internet :) The title is a minor shout out to my roommates, who are architects (have fun in Italy guys), and the majority of my AACM class, who are all engineers.
For those...
August 2010
10 posts
I'm so excited for the school year!
O wait.
Amongst all the status and blog updates about the beginning of the school year, I feel like my posts are less exciting than the pre-school commotion, or at least they include less exclamation marks and less promises to oneself about changes to be made for the new academic calendar.
Seriously though, my excitement for the school year is still rampant halfway across the world. Even without...
Rain rain go away...
So I get the feeling that posts will be coming weekly because even when I have nothing to do around the house, updating the blog is 2nd to last on my to do list (below “do nothing” and right before “rub my face in any of the piles of cow manure I see on the street.” On second though, the latter sounds enticing just to say I had the cajones to do it…)
But because I...
Massive Update 1 continued...
Personal Stuff
It’s been quite the emotional roller coaster since I’ve arrived. Many of the missionaries I’ve talked to say that you hit culture shock 3-6 months in, depending on the person. Culture shock is where you finally hit your breaking point and just want to leave and go back home, when you can’t take the culture anymore or when the excitement of a new culture...
WatchThis is the drive from Dave’s house to the 1st main road. The part of the road you see around :05-06 is the beginning part of the drive way from Dave’s house.
We hit the little town by us at the 1:00 mark
You’ll see the soccer field for a boarding school by us around 3:00 and the basketball courts at 4:25. The dormitory for Woodstock is right there, and they walk up to get to...
Massive Update 1 (w/ pictures!)
I put a “1” after “Massive Update” because I foresee a good amount of them coming in the future. Yeah. Deal with it.
Greetings comrades. I am most definitely alive and well. I know many of you were worried sick on the off chance that a rampage of Indian cows possessed by Satanic spirits trampled me in the streets. A normal worry for sure, but praise be to God that such an...
Promised pictures of Pioneers
Here are some late photos of where I stayed in Orlando. Pioneers HQ is sweet, more reason to go through them for missions! (only half heartedly kidding here)
Some pics of my room. I came in inspecting some cabin/buckner/retreat-ish room. I forgot that the people coming to candidate orientations are usually adults that have real lives and needs sometimes kids as well. Hey, I’m all for...
Safe and sound
Tumblr community and/or stalkers who don’t have a Tumblr,
Thanks for the prayers everyone! I am deeply deeply grateful. It’s been a long trek from Delhi to up here and it is such a relief to finally be here.
I’m dead tired from all the traveling (19+ to get to India, night in Delhi, up at 330am, 11+ hrs on the bus), so I’ll crash soon. But I wanted ya’ll to know...
Difficult
I remember why I quit blogging so long ago. I have always lacked the perseverance to keep updating. It is difficult and my flesh is like fading leaves, a garden without water (Isaiah reference, what what!) :(
I’m currently one of the few left in the Pioneers campus now, and by the time I post this, I’ll be the 2nd to last to leave. I’ll try to take some quick pictures of the...
Something's different...
Hello readers. I apologize for my lack of communication over the last few days (I’ll get to why in a moment). But I am okay and God’s working in the rest of the candidates and myself mightily.
Trying to go through every little thing would be too much so I’ll hit some highlights and talk about what God is doing.
Summary
It’s been a busy few days. There’s about 40 of...
July 2010
1 post
The first one
Welcome everyone who’s seeing this! Just so you know, as first blog posts go, this one is going to be on the lame side (my apologies).
I used to be a blogger (xanga what up!), but I’ve stopped since entering college. Of course this blog will not be like my normal blog since I’ll be in India, but I’ll try to channel the past blogger in me in order to give nice updates that...