Thus Far

So it's been over a week and I've finally got settled into the city. I love it so much. The people here are amazing, the food is incredible, the coffee shops are insane! Coffee, coffee, coffee! No but really, this is an incredible place to get to live for two months. You might have to have an adventurous spirit and be willing to get lost for a while, but it's all a part of the journey.

We've been blessed to have already encounter many amazing people and new friends, and through that see God move in salvation and healing. This is such a place of cultural pluralism and even religious syncretism that to come here with another idea can seem hopeless, but watching people react to the Gospel of love and to Jesus Christ the way that they have even in the short week we've been here has been an incredible encouragement.

Tomorrow morning, bright and early at 4 am, we get to greet our first team at the airport. The strides five of us have made in sharing the gospel has been incredible, but we get the opportunity to watch this team of twenty two boldly engage this city for Jesus, and I'm so excited to get to watch that and try to sow into what is reaped through that with discipleship. This is the first of many teams and they are going to be a major refresher and joy to spend time with.

In the meantime, our team will continue building relationships throughout the city, and looking for what God is doing and playing a part in that.

In my own heart I'm finding a brand new since of freedom in the Lord. I think it's so easy to be on mission and see it as business. Meet people, share the Gospel. Meet people, share the Gospel. But there are so many parts that make the latter more effective. Such as waiting and the Lord and see where and how He wants to move. There is a language of the Holy Spirit and we need to get involved in following it. Also, if we wee to try to engage a city without doing so relationally we would severely hinder the work of the Lord. Take for example the work of the seventy two in Luke 10. Christ saw it more effective to initiate the message of the kingdom of heaven through relationship rather than unfamiliarity. Food for thought.

Love you family and friends and i'll talk to you very soon. Two days, I promise.

I miss beef,

Weston

P.S. I'll fill you in more on South India culturally next post.