Home Again

Wow, those last few days flew by so quickly! The team split into two camps and we held our last two medical camps on Friday. After the camps, we boarded the bus again and headed 10 hours north back to Ahmedabad. We arrived back 'home' early Saturday morning, got some rest, and then headed out with our friends for some souvenir shopping. Some of us were even able to take a motorcycle ride and experience true India traffic and driving! :) Later that night our friends dropped us off at the airport and we made the journey home.

It is good to be back home, but what an amazing time we had in India. It was great to see how the group melded together and worked so well as team. God's grace and mercy truly allowed us to work those long hours together and to see about 2500 total patients. He gave us the strength and energy we needed for each day and each medical camp. We are thankful for the opportunity we had to serve in India and also the opportunity to see and experience a new culture. Most importantly though, we were able to help local leaders and pastors spread the Good News. Please continue to pray that our work there would open up doors for the gospel to be spread and churches to planted. Pray that our friends would be equipped for the harvest, for His honor and His glory.

Fifth Camp

Today we had our fifth day of medical camps. The group split into two groups and each had seperate camps on the outskirts of Silvassa. On the drive up, we passed through some gorgeous countryside. It was also interesting to see how the bus managed to get everywhere on the tiny country roads. The area we worked today has never had a medical camp before and our friends and the ministry center are currently trying to reach that area with the gospel. We were each given a rose before the beginning of camp, an expression of their gratitude for our serving in the first medical camp there. Approximately 250 people were seen and treated at each medical camp. Please pray that our work there today would open up doors for the spread of the gospel and that our friend and his team would have many opportunities to reach that area with the good news of Christ.
Tomorrow, we split up into two different camps again. We will be working in an area north of the city and after the camp, we will be driving 10 hours through the night back to Ahmedabad. Please pray for strength and endurance tomorrow, as well as safety traveling. Also, several team members have been experiencing some stomach sickness. Please pray that they would feel better and be able to finish strong.

New Location

We had our fourth camp today in the rural town of Pervad, about 45 minutes outside of Vyrana. Approximately 300 patients were seen and treated. Please continue to pray that we work diligently and with wisdom. Please pray for those patients that we were not able to help with medicine. Pray that God would move amoung His people to save them for His glory. After we were finished, we had some extra time to play with the kids and hand out candy. Such cute and lovable kids! We are now about three hours further south in Silvassa. In the morning we will break up into two camps. Please pray for endurance and strength for the team. Also, there is no wifi, so our updates will be less frequent.