the last week has been full of events that i will soon go into detail.
josiah and duane did come, which left me with minimal sleep for a few days.
we made friends with two girls from argentina, and went with them to agra where we met up with the team. oh, it was so good being with them again. it was complete opposites.. meaning, they are at the final few days of their outreach and here we are just beginning the time here.
i was able to sit down at chat with a few members of the team, at it served as a huge blessing for me.
we shared worship together, praises and ministry. it is so obvious that God has completely blessed this team and it was so great being able to see them again with all the changes and growth that God has been doing in their lives.
i was more than blessed and excited to see sam (my roommate from ebc, whom i came to know this team from idaho through). we sat at a rooftop restaurant with a view of the taj mahal and monkeys.
the monkeys here are very dangerous. we just heard a story from our friends today that one was chased by one as she was hanging up here towel on the balcony... as she ran away, a man with a rifle came and shot the monkey. i have also heard of stories about monkey gangs and the brutality of them... eek! then as i was meeting on a roof with one friend, we were warned about them from the hotel manager. later i saw the silhouette of one, and we immediately made out way down the stairs.
last night, we left for another smaller town where we were to catch a train to varanasi. our argentinian friends faced many hours of delay.. which is quite normal for the railway system in india. so we should have expected for our own trip to the same city with the same schedule. upon arriving, our waiting time was about an hour... but quickly changed to three.. then with another added on as time got closer to when we were suppose to leave. of course, it turned out that our 830 train didn't come until 1230... but we were able to make conversation and drink chai with some polish people who were waiting on the same transportation delay.
it was... all in all.. fun!
eventually, the train came, we slept, and around noon, six hours after our original eta, we arrived here and enjoyed hot showers and time to rest.
i am left with mixed feelings about being in this place. the ganges. the holy city. varanasi.
oh how i wish God would come down and show all these people the love they are made for... but i know that His timing is perfect. so i wait, and pray.
we are here for only three days leave the third at night back for delhi. we will seek to attend the ywam conference while there, and meet up with more from ywam colorado springs. as for direct itinerary, we just continue to seek God for it and He continues to bless us with opportunities to see Him.
after the conference, there are some possibilities.. but we may be coming back to varanasi as well as agra.
please continue to keep us in your prayers. God has been more than faithful in bringing back my health, blessing us in many ways, and open ways to share about Him to people from around the world.
please pray for continue protection and grace.. and that we proclaim Him boldly and lovingly. also for unity among us as a team.. and finance.
sorry that this blog is everywhere..
but thank you all for the crazy blessings of prayers that you continue with.
Papa, we love You! thank You for being with us! make us part of Your plan. Jesus! You are amazing!!!
viel Liebe!
israel
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