Remembering India in 2001

I created this blog in order to share information from our upcoming mission trip to southeast India. By "our" I mean Pastor Mike Weaver and myself -- we are leaving Thursday.

Now, I do not have any idea if I will be able to post updates during our trip. Perhaps once or twice, perhaps more, or perhaps not at all. We will be at the mercy of the internet service that we find as we travel.

Before we go, though, I thought I'd share a few photos from my last mission trip to India, in October 2001.

We visited several churches a day, and sometimes it would be nightfall before we'd make our last stop. This is a brand-new and mostly-finished permanent BFLC church building in one of the smaller villages. Yes, I am that much taller than most everyone around me.

A typical scene in the rural villages.

I believe this baby was baptized while we were there. I imagine Mike and I will participate in a few more of these when we are over there.

Children from the Moriah Home orphanage getting ready for school. All of the children have 2 uniforms, in addition to their personal clothes. Notice the small child on the right saluting the cameraman -- it's how they say "hello" in a formal manner.