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So, I have just a few minutes before I go to teach. It is Saturday morning and it will be my second day of teaching pastors here in Mumbai. Yesterday really went well. There were 12 pastors from Mumbai and areas outside of the city. I taught from 10 AM until about 5 PM from the Book of Titus. I loved the experience, as there was very good interaction and good questions.

One of the men is a man of 30 years old named Gyanesh. He came to Mumbai a few years ago from Orissa, India. He felt that God was telling him to go to Mumbai to share the Gospel. He arrived with little money, and, thus, had to sleep on the floor of the train station for 3 nights. Finally, he decided he would share the Gospel with some of the folks at the train station, and as he was talking, a man came up to him and said he was also a Christian and invited him to stay with him. Since that time he has developed a ministry in the slums of Mumbai, going there daily to help and share and do whatever he can. He has established a small church there and is dedicated to reaching the people that nobody wants to deal with. God bless him.

There are other stories I can tell you about the men in attendance, but don’t have the time.

Thanks for the prayers. More tomorrow!

David

I’m sorry that I haven’t  had the opportunity to post a blog prior to now. This is a quick note to say that things are going wonderfully here. For the past several days, I have met with pastors and leaders in seminars, as well as having preached in a church on Sunday. This has been an extraordinary time. We have one more day tomorrow, August 29, conducting a seminar with another group of pastors. So thankful for your prayers and support. The leaders are talking about me coming back next year for an extended time, maybe 2 weeks.

When I get back home I hope to post more stories and some photos from this remarkable trip.

 

David

Debbie and I were scheduled to fly to Entebbe, Uganda this coming Saturday, May 19. We were going to be participating in a Pastors and Wives Retreat for East African Pastors. We’ve gone the past 2 years and were looking forward to being there once again. But on Saturday, May 12, my mother unexpectedly passed away. It was a shock to us all. Today, May 15, I am in Palm Springs, California, making arrangements for her burial, while at the same time going through all of her material things. It is a painful process, but I have my wife and daughters with me. Because of this turn of events, it became impossible for us to go to Africa. I hope we can go again someday, maybe next year. God is good!

 

Blessings,

David