India Day 6

Well today was the big day for the church. Many of the volunteers were up till 3am decorating and then going again at 6 am. Everything kicked off at 10 am. The atmosphere is a lot like the worship time at youth camp, but it is an all day event with the only break for lunch at 3 pm. The major difference is that these people are sitting on hard benches, with no AC, and no big projection system.

The hardest part is communicating. Most people speak English but because of the culture some things make sense to us but don't go over well here. For instance I led the game gorilla - man - gun and I am sure it looked funny, but the participation was zero. Instead I got a lot of puzzled looks. Pastor David was gracious and said it was great, but I feel like I missed it. Preaching is also difficult because during the preaching parts the Americans are asked to use a translator. That makes it had to get into a flow and you really have to watch out for words that are slang that might not translate well.

The highlight of the day for me was the decision time. We got to pray and counsel with many people. One specific lady I prayed with wanted to be baptized. Baptism is a huge step here. Some people take years to follow through with baptism. She wanted me to pray for her husband. He started drinking and stopped going to church. He also flushed their only Bible away.

The day was LONG. We registered over 5000 people. Many decisions and a lot of excitement for the Lord.