Friday, Day 5. We planned a party to say goodbye to all the kids at Shah Abad. This was an opportunity to give hugs, tell everyone again how much they are loved by Jesus, encourage the teachers to continue with this ministry, basically bring closure to the week. We also planned to bring the entire team to Muneer, the Muslim Community visited by 5 of us the day prior. There was more work to be done, more flooded roads to repair, relationships to build, Christ’s love to share.
That was OUR plan. God had something else in mind however and delivered many, many, many inches of rain throughout the greater Delhi area. The roads into Shah Abad were impassible. The Christian School in the Muslim community was knee deep in water. At 8:30pm Thursday, the decision was made by our leaders to not return to the schools.
As disappointed as we all were to miss saying good bye and continue working on projects that had only just started, we were reminded, again, that we were not going to accomplish everything in one visit. Fighting the American mentality to just “get ‘er done”, we submit to God’s will and accept that the work we have started will be continued by the faithful servants already in place and the other teams from various countries who follow. God is alive and moving in India and He has a plan that we are watching unfold, fortunate to have been used for a short while for His purpose.
As we were reminded at Delhi Bible Fellowship this morning, Jesus commanded us in John 13:34-35 “…Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” May the love we showed the kids of Shah Abad and Muneer and to the many people of India be a reflection of the love Christ has shown for us. To God be the glory.
That was OUR plan. God had something else in mind however and delivered many, many, many inches of rain throughout the greater Delhi area. The roads into Shah Abad were impassible. The Christian School in the Muslim community was knee deep in water. At 8:30pm Thursday, the decision was made by our leaders to not return to the schools.
As disappointed as we all were to miss saying good bye and continue working on projects that had only just started, we were reminded, again, that we were not going to accomplish everything in one visit. Fighting the American mentality to just “get ‘er done”, we submit to God’s will and accept that the work we have started will be continued by the faithful servants already in place and the other teams from various countries who follow. God is alive and moving in India and He has a plan that we are watching unfold, fortunate to have been used for a short while for His purpose.
As we were reminded at Delhi Bible Fellowship this morning, Jesus commanded us in John 13:34-35 “…Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” May the love we showed the kids of Shah Abad and Muneer and to the many people of India be a reflection of the love Christ has shown for us. To God be the glory.
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