Our time in India is quickly coming to a close. The people here will leave a lasting touch on our hearts. We continue to spend every day in the hospital seeing some of the sickest people we have ever encountered. It's sad that people will not seek out medical care till either something is falling off or they are unable to open their eyes. They are so poor that they don't want to "waste" money on a taxi ride if it's truly not needed.
On monday we got to go to a remote village and share our testimonies and passages from the Bible with some in the community. On tuesday we took the day off from the hospital to travel to the wildlife reserve. We saw a few rhinos and played with a tame family of elephants. I'm still trying to figure out the culture, and when I think I have a handle on part of it, new things arise. Just yesterday, there was a thing called a banh. It's our version of a strike. No one knows why people strike, but the general feeling is that they are unhappy. They are unhappy with the infrastructure, lack of food, influx of military, and the violence. So what do people do during a banh? The members tear up things and set fire to whatever they can, destroy food storage's, and kill people. This causes the government to send in more troops. Completely counterproductive. The people are just upset and need an outlet. All the more reason for the need of Christ in this area. The banh was just for 24hrs and over now, but another one could be issued and if it is, it's between us and the airport. This could make things interesting getting home. The plan is already to make our two hour drive for the airport very early in the morning. We have faith it will all work out.

Once again thanks for your prayers, love, and support