Nandanam Dedication

Today we went to the Nandanam church to help dedicate the new additions to their church building. In India there is a dedication prayer service for any random thing that could possibly be dedicated. Today we dedicated bathrooms, a water pump, and a baptistry. I appreciate the fact that they do indeed take the time to pray over each of these things. The church was a smaller building and the area surrounding the church appears very poverty stricken. The pastor's name is Selwyn and he is a quiet man and he seems very nice. During the service they also welcomed us as the new missionaries and honored Martha and Earl for their 10 years of service here. The church served us a meal of briyahni on bannana leaves... This is the typical Indian meal it consists of rice mixed with a bunch of random spices and some form of meat or vegetable. Today's Briyahni was vegeterian with peas and bread pieces in it. You mix this with onion curd they put on you leaf and brinjal which I have been told is eggplant???? I kind of like eating the briyahni. It definately is a unique experience.
It has been interesting for me to watch the Indian people say goodbye to Earl and Martha. I do not know what the next years hold for us but I cannot fathom being at the other end of this journey and leaving after 10 years of service and work in such a foregin land. I can't wait to see the things God will do in the next years.