Thanks for all who prayed for Tom. He was all better and ready for the 7 hour ride to Bangalore. We arrived here on Sunday afternoon and reunited with Marykutty and David. Thomas arrived a few hours later.
Leaving our friends at QC was sad. We all have built friendships there and we take them home with us in our hearts. Saturday we went to visit some of the village people. One couple, Boron and Neela, are a Hindu couple. We got to share our faith with them. Sal shared the gospel and they decided to accept the Lord. We put them into the care of Pastor Wausu who will disciple them and help them. We then visited a women named Annama and her two sons. We shared the gospel with her and her sons. She was very agreeable, but is not ready to give up all the idols. She believes in Jesus and all the Hindu gods as well.
Viju took us for one more jungle safari looking for elephants. It was a trip we will never forget. We came upon a mama elephant and her baby. We watched them for a while and then decided to move on because the mama looked to be a bit agitated at our presence. As Viju began to pull away we heard a hissing sound coming from the front wheel. We blew a tire! Viju is a jungle boy and a quick thinker. He slowly pulled the jeep up about 50 feet from the elephants. He jumped out of the jeep to look at the damage. No flashlight. Thank God Bev had a flashlight app on her phone. Sal and Bev jumped out to help and Elena kept watch for any wild animals that might be hungry. The tire was changed in 5 minutes and we were headed back to QC safe and sound.
Today is Monday and we hope to do some shopping in the city. Tomorrow we will do the final lock and load and head for the airport about midnight. Our plane leaving at 3:40 AM and we will be home on Wednesday at about 2:00 PM. We are grateful to God for all He has accomplished through us. We are grateful to God's people for the prayers and kind comments that have been left on the blog.
Leaving our friends at QC was sad. We all have built friendships there and we take them home with us in our hearts. Saturday we went to visit some of the village people. One couple, Boron and Neela, are a Hindu couple. We got to share our faith with them. Sal shared the gospel and they decided to accept the Lord. We put them into the care of Pastor Wausu who will disciple them and help them. We then visited a women named Annama and her two sons. We shared the gospel with her and her sons. She was very agreeable, but is not ready to give up all the idols. She believes in Jesus and all the Hindu gods as well.
Viju took us for one more jungle safari looking for elephants. It was a trip we will never forget. We came upon a mama elephant and her baby. We watched them for a while and then decided to move on because the mama looked to be a bit agitated at our presence. As Viju began to pull away we heard a hissing sound coming from the front wheel. We blew a tire! Viju is a jungle boy and a quick thinker. He slowly pulled the jeep up about 50 feet from the elephants. He jumped out of the jeep to look at the damage. No flashlight. Thank God Bev had a flashlight app on her phone. Sal and Bev jumped out to help and Elena kept watch for any wild animals that might be hungry. The tire was changed in 5 minutes and we were headed back to QC safe and sound.
Today is Monday and we hope to do some shopping in the city. Tomorrow we will do the final lock and load and head for the airport about midnight. Our plane leaving at 3:40 AM and we will be home on Wednesday at about 2:00 PM. We are grateful to God for all He has accomplished through us. We are grateful to God's people for the prayers and kind comments that have been left on the blog.
Whoa! A real live jungle experience! I can just see you guys telling the grandkids about this one!
ReplyDeleteWonderful to hear how God has used you. WORLD magazine has a heart-breaking article this month about the fate of little girls in India. What did you see/hear of this?
Safe journey home! Love, Sandy