Saturday Rob went with Immanuel to a facility on St. Thomas Mount. We are trying to find a place to hold our pastors conference in May and have had some difficulty because May is such a busy month. Well we finally got a lead on this place that was run by the Catholic Church and we thought it would be easy to arrange our conference there. Not so much... Rob and Immanuel spent an hour negotiating the prices with the nuns. They kept insisting on a higher rate becuase Rob is American and Immanuel kept insisting on a lower rate because it is a mission function. Either way it goes to prove that everything is negotiable in India. It is never easy to just find the price of something and for Rob and I it is pretty impossible. They see white skin and think that we should have to pay and arm and a leg because we are American and in their eyes all Americans are rich.
On a more positive note:) We had the graduation for the Conference Bible College tonight and it was very fun to spend time with the Bible women and pastors as they celebrated their hard work. Rob had to wear a fancy robe and he gave the address to the students. I handed out the diplomas and tried to keep Moriah happy most of the night. It is great to see the students trying ro learn and grow in Christ. I pray that they continue to seek the Lord and serve Him alone!
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