(I planned on posting this last Thursday but never got the opportunity to. New post later tonight). Cars honking, vendors yelling, cows walking…people everywhere. That pretty much sums up the market place here. We went with Suresh to the market place on Wednesday to purchase some materials for the village, which we will be heading to today (Thursday). Suresh finagled his way through the narrow streets into these tiny shops to buy things such as cloth, water heaters, and school equipment while we did our best to keep up. The air was so polluted that it caused us to cough. Alex said that the market place reminded him of biblical times.It would seem that the Jewish culture at that time does closely resemble our experience in these markets. In our minds, we could really sense the environment that JC and his disciples witnessed 2000 years ago. In fact, being here has reminded us of the true importance of the Scriptures, the sufficiency in our Father’s Word. In The Heavenly Man, the author makes a point which I feel compelled to share with you all because it has influenced our ministry here: “You can never really know the Scriptures until you’re willing to be changed by them”. Let me tell you, our Father’s word has absolutely changed these children and us! Another team arrived later from North Carolina. 
They consist of about 9 people and are here for the school dedication, which will take place on Saturday. We went to the ministry with this large group and the people in the slums all gathered around to see us. We went to sleep early so that we could wake up early in order to Skype with two camps back in America. The camps had about 700 people each! Now, we are about to leave for the village so the posts may have to stop for sometime. Please pray for the school dedication in the village as well as for the children and pastors. We are excited to see what our Father has in store!
Grace and Peace.
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