It's Sunday afternoon here in Delhi. I had the privilege of preaching this morning at Delhi Bible Fellowship. Pastor Arvind has just begun a series on the Gospel, so I preached this morning from Romans 10, "God's One Message for ALL People." What a tremendous opportunity here in a land of syncretism and pantheism. I felt the freedom of the Spirit to speak the Word with authority and conviction. I had many conversations with people afterwards saying that this truly is one of the most important religious issues facing Indians today. Pray that the Spirit will work among these people and accomplish His work.

Yesterday, Arvind and I attended a board meeting of a local ministry---Indian pastors reaching villages and planting churches all over northern India. I was tremendously encouraged to see the vision and the passion of these brothers to bring the Gospel to the most unreached. The job is enormous, but I was challenged as I heard of their desire to do whatever was necessary to get it done. Afterward, we all had lunch together and I had the privilege to sit with some very choice servants of God and hear their stories.



Just five more days here . . . and I have a very full schedule. So far, I haven't even had an hour to go shopping and look for gifts to bring home. It's been really full. Hopefully this week will open up some of those more touristy opportunities.

Just yesterday, I had time to sit and think and dream. I don't know if the Lord is giving a vision for future ministry or if it's my own dreaming. We'll see. My sense is deeper than ever that God has great plans for our church and for the church here. Pray that those dreams and ideas are from him and that we'll move forward in faith.

Thanks for your prayers and your notes of encouragement. I have sensed the Lord's presence in an unusual way during my time here. Pray for these final days, more meetings, and opportunities to see other work going on here.