Last week and also this week, the school has mid-term examinations, so instead of teaching, I have been helping the teachers with the exams in the classroom. Usually, after I teach my English classes, I have one on one counseling with the 10th grade boy students in the afternoon. This past week, I started discipleship training with the 2nd year PU-College students (12th graders). I have three students in each group, and I have a total of five different groups, one group for each day of the week. I spend about one hour with them going over a discipleship training booklet which covers the foundations of the gospel. This has definitely been a new experience for me, as half the students are Christian and the other half are Hindus. As you may already know, Hindus just believe Jesus as another god, along with many other gods they believe. I am excited for this opportunity to share the gospel. Please pray for God to be moving in the hearts of these students and that they would come to believe that Jesus is the one and only true and living God. On a side note, I found it quite funny how students are excited coming to discipleship class because they get to leave their academic class during this time.
We purchased a new scooter (since the old one died) for me to ride during my stay here. I pitched in a third of the cost, as the remaining was covered by Pastor Abraham and the ministry here. When I leave in March, the scooter will be used for the staff and pastors. It was quite interesting when we went shopping to purchase the scooter. After finding a decent scooter, it's advised to purchase the scooter then and there as the dealers then to change parts for cheaper ones if you decide to go look at different shops and come back.
Also, when riding in the streets and when pulled over by the police, the drivers give money to the police and they are free to go, instead of receiving tickets. The police are usually standing by the streets, and as they see people riding without helmets or riding three people on a motorcycle, they would come into the middle of the street to stop them. However, on my way home, I was waiting at the stoplight. As I was waiting, I saw a policeman walking towards a man riding without a helmet. The driver backed out and drove off avoiding the policeman. Right after, I saw another policeman standing in the middle of the street trying to stop a motorcycle that was coming, but the driver dodged the policeman driving off. I thought it was quite interesting how people can just drive off and the police won't chase after them. Traffic violations are definitely handled differently here than in America.
Next week, I will be traveling with Pastor Stephen to different places in India. Please pray for safe travels, health, and guidance!
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| My new (used) scooter! |
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| This was during their arts exam. They were to draw a flower in a flower pot. Here are some of the students' works: |
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| Indian sweets! |
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| Trying some street food! I forgot what the name of this food was, but its basically a fried hollow ball and the cook pokes a hole filling it with different ingredients and sauce. |
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| Trying some street food! |
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| Chicken roll and chicken kebab! |
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| Momo (dumplings!) |
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