Sweating to the Oldies

Yeah, it is definately "hotting up" over here. It is soooooo hot. I just take Moriah down to the mission office for about half the day and spend the rest of the day recuperating in the AC room in our apartment. Rob came home from the University and his clothes were sopping wet with sweat. Okay maybe now I am giving a little too much info but I just want you all to know that if you need a break from the cold whether at home, India is a good spring break choice:)

Tonight we went to a Maundy Thursday service at an English speaking church. It was nice to have a break from our typical services. Moriah enjoyed trying to get everyone to look at her like usual:)

Rob has had lots of school work this week and I am plugging away at Tamil. I am learning to read childrens books now. It is kinda fun to go back and read stories about mean trees and lizards missing their tails... Tamil seems very impossible somedays and other days I feel like I am right on the verge of getting it. I can say some simple phrases but overall the pronounciation is difficult and overwhelming. I just know that I must learn the language if I am going to ever understand this country and culture.

I have included a picture of the leaders of our conference churches. This is the board that makes the major decisions effecting all the churches. The leaders are preparing for a meeting in a couple of weeks and there will be new officers soon so they are trying to get as much business done as possible. Unfortnately, church politics are as ugly in India as they are in the States and there has been a lot of bickering and things with the leaders. Some of the leaders are not very honest people so it is difficult to know who to trust. This has lead me to believe that the best thing I can do is pray. I just know that I need to spend as much time as I can submitting these men to the Lord in prayer and trusting that He will fight the necessary battles for us. I hate to always be pointing out things that are "not Christian," so I just try to display Christ in my life and pray like crazy. Ultimately, a heart change can only be brought about through a radical move by the Lord.