All in the Timing

Yesterday Rob was going through the mission files, books, and things that have been left by other missionaries. He found many tracts written in Tamil stored away. At the same time Magimadoss came to visit and mentioned he was going to the hills to do evangelism this weekend. Rob asked if he could use the tracts and his eyes got real big. Magimadoss said he was just praying for the money to buy some tracts for his ministry. So Rob was able to share these things with him and some other things we found which he could use. Magimadoss has a wonderful ministry in these villages and now we are praying for the resources to plant permanent churches in the area. These are previously unreached areas.
Paul Sunder Raj also came today to pick up the boxes of clothes which he will take to Bihar and distribute to the villages. He was thrilled to find over 20 boxes from America, New Zealand, and Chennai. We were blessed to see even the local churches here try to find clothes to send. These people already struggle for their own clothes but know that the destruction is immense in Bihar that the need is greater there and so they give even in their own poverty.
It is also interesting to note that it is now winter here. Winter means the high is in the low 80s and the low is in the low 70s everyday. It is amusing to me to see people wearing coats, hats, and gloves when it is 78 degrees. Kiruban asked why I did not have a sweater on Moriah and I laughed. I told him that people in America keep their Air conditioning on lower than this temperature. I was still sweating in my short sleeves. All of his kids were bundled up:) So the cultural lessons continue. Meanwhile the Indian people are sure that I am freezing my daughter in 80 degree weather:)