Church

We went to church this morning on the outskirts of town. It was a small cement building with a thatched roof. It was a very small church building but soon was filled with lots of children. There were a lot of ladies and a couple of men but mostly children. It was also fun to see a couple of other moms with their little babies. The children seemed to come without their families. I think that many were from Hindu families and they just came because the pastor and families care for them. The teenage girls love to see Moriah in particular. Rob preached and the service went very well. I enjoyed meeting these people and learning about their ministry.
Afterwards we went to a Arul's house because he wanted to dedicate the new room he added on. They dedicate everything to the Lord... everything. I thought it was just supposed to be a couple of people but it ended up being quite a crowd. Arul is a neat man. He is in his 70s and has been involved with the mission since he was a kid. He is able to give us a lot of history and information. He also speaks very good English and is able to understand our western ways pretty well. After the dedication we had lunch. Lunch was pretty good. I am getting used to eating rice at every meal and eating it with my hands:) They also had a corn potato mixture that was pretty good and he even served ice cream at the end. I definately enjoyed it. Speaking of food. Everyone should know that Rob gets teased a lot for his eating habits. They have learned that he doesnt eat breakfast but that he does walk down the road to a little store and get pepsi or coke every day. (THere is no Mt. Dew) Rani, one of the ladies is always teasing Rob about not eating and that he is only drinking coke. They drink a lot of coffee but not cold drinks. I cant figure that out. It is so hot here and they drink coffee or tea every other hour but they think if you drink something cold that you will get sick... Interesting.