We wanted to thank everyone for your prayers. Besides an occasional intestinal bug, we are healthy. The rash on my(Eric's) body is almost gone. And the Lord has kept us safe. In fact, the town we are in has a huge military compound down the street. One of the top ranking generals lives less than a mile away. So security should be at its best here.
Continue to pray for the church here in India. It is still under persecution in many areas. We are also finding that many who do call themselves Christian is by names sake only. Last night we had the opportunity to share our stories with the hospital Bible study, and tonight we are going out into a village to help with a Bible study. We are trying to get together a trip for mid week to go out into the edge of the jungle to see the conditions and probably offer some health care. So far, we've seen many illness' while in the hospital. Severe cases of TB, tetnus, malaria, typhoid, and stroke. We have seen a patient was run over by a bull, one who was run over by an ox, and even saw one who was run over by a rhino. Please pray for the hospital and for the patients. Recently there has been many patients who have passed away. It's not the fault of the hospital, but it can sometimes be seen that way by the family. The people in this area are so poor that they will wait to seek medical care till they are completely unconcisous and totally sick. By the time we see them, there isn't much we can do except pray.
Also, pray for us as we start our multi-day trip back home starting on saturday. We will not officially be landing in the Cincinnati airport till late monday.