Assessing Needs

I'm enjoying a bit of a rest-up day (Monday) here at the seminary -- more beautiful southern-Cal weather. January is really the best time to come.

This morning I went through every classroom in the Moriah school to look for needs (missing desks, etc), and after that I completed a list of high-priority congregational needs, such as church construction and fresh water wells. I also snuck in a walk as well.

As usual, our weekend trek to 3 villages turned into 6. I count on every plan changing several times. I simply wait until the planners finish discussing things in Telugu, then go wherever they point. It's a bit like trusting in God, actually; blind faith in those who know the land better than you do.