Hey, where's the TP?

I recently spent three weeks in a village and it was quite an experience. The purpose of staying there was to practice language and it was a good time. I stayed with a nice family who took care of me and helped me to get settled into the culture. Our days were filled with visiting different people's home and drinking lots of chai. I was able to hear many people's stories and it was quite fascinating. Many people had been oppressed by sickness or demonic spirits and were healed by JC. In the evenings we would travel around the district for meetings in villages. The Father is doing some great work in these villages. Most of the people that we met with were first generations followers of JC. There was one meeting that had well over 100 new followers. It is great to see what the Father is doing out here, and I am blown away by his mercy and grace.

As you can imagine this experience helped me learn much about the culture. Everyone shares what they have. It is not uncommon for a friend to come and use your motorcycle for a day to make a trip, and extended family will often stay with each other. At the house that I stayed the nephew lived there most of the time. They are a very communal society. During the summertime most people sleep outside because it is cooler there. When my roommate came out to visit me we had quite the crowd following us. There were probably 50 kids in the village that were following us around. Eventually they just started coming into the house and bothering us, but I just tried to have fun with them. Toward the end of the village stay I was ready to go back to my city. I was tired of hearing and speaking Punjabi all the time. Overall it was a great experience, and I am glad that I was given that opportunity.



Some of the Rascals that were following us around



The little boy who lived with me



My first turban tying



The finished product