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In February 2008, two mission teams from St Stephen’s Church, Twickenham, will travel to New Delhi, India, to each spend over a week serving the poor in the slums of this vast city. Once again, working with the Indian NGO ‘Asha’, the aim of the mission is to demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ to just some of the three million people who struggle daily to live in one of the worst environments in the world. Each group will undertake some manual work to help improve the community clinics at the centre of two slum colonies in West Delhi. We will also spend time with individuals and groups from within the slums, listening to their stories, encouraging them in all they do, performing workshops with the children and generally working with the Asha team in whatever way is helpful to bring hope into these seemingly hopeless situations.

Monday, February 18, 2008

day 3

day 3

hello from team two at the end of day #3! today we started the painting, we decided on an under the sea theme in one room and dinosaurs in another. We were all so driven that we've got loads done already; 2 bass coats, another layer for hills AND plenty of dinosaurs in just one day! Fish were bright and colourful, both rooms look gorgeous already and we can't wait to do even more. The children were very helpful too, although decided to go over our green hills with a bit of purple..woops!

at the end of the afternoon, 5 of us and two interpreters went for a prayer walk through the slum to a few houses where the people had requested a prayer visit. we only went to four houses but were so moved and exhausted by the end, the stories were so sad and yet encouraging. one woman's husband had just passed away of TB last month and she had no family or anything and wanted us to pray for her, and then when we'd finished also mentioned that she had cancer, as if it wasn't really a big deal and most of all she just missed her husband. there was antoher old woman who 4 months ago had got hit by a car in a hit-n-run (not surprising really - you should see the driving - im surprised there are many Indians left!) and had fractured her shoulder which had healed but also her leg and she was supposed to go in to hospital every month to have the metal thing sticking out of her leg cleaned up and stuff but she couldn't afford to go, and was totally bed bound in a house that literally had room for a tiny mattress that only just fitted her minute frame and about 2 shelves and that was it. i dont think there were any windows either, and thats where she has been for the last 4 months. we prayed for them for a bit, and recieved some pictures for some of the women which was encouraging, which were then translated and told to them. a really encouraging family was one where the woman was a christian and every friday and saturday held a prayer meeting in her tiny room and wanted to grow closer to Jesus and also to educate her kids. but that was really encouraging, to see God working and spreading His light in this place. The whole thing was a really spiritual experience and even though they didn't know what we were saying, the women were really greatful.

After that we visited a massive emporium for gifty bits, and now off to dinner. health seems to be deteriorating a bit all round, most people will grumble about something or other if you ask them, so lots of prayer for physical strength please! As we have only just started our real work here.

God Bless

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