We arrived in Kolkata
last Monday and spent two days there before heading to Darjeeling.
While we were in
Kolkata we were able to get out and experience India's everyday life. We had quite a
lot of food on the streets and even went to a market. The weather there was
very humid and sticky. On our last day in Kolkata we were able to meet up with
the YWAM Newcastle crew, who were just finishing up with their outreach phase.
On Wednesday night we
went to the train station to catch the train to Siliguri . We were
two hours early for the train and so Cole and Robin started playing
guitar and drew in quite a crowd. It was so great to be able to bless the
people with music. After the 10 hour train ride we arrived in Siliguri. We then caught a jeep up to Darjeeling
After settling in at
the YWAM base here we went on a scavenger hunt to familiarise ourselves with the
city. It was lovely to be able to see all the different markets and get a
feel for how things work in Darjeeling.
On Saturday, Debbie
and Becky went to an orphanage to do some kids ministry on the topic of Daniel
and the lion’s den. Robin, Cole and Matthias went to a young adults youth group
and shared on the prodigal son, had a testimony and played some games.
On Sunday we all went
to a local church. After the worship we did a skit called ''Lead me to the Cross'', then Robin shared his testimony and then Matthias preached about our identity in Christ.
So, after our first week we have already experienced a lot of the culture and started our ministry! We have so much more planned for our time here and we are excited to share about what we are doing on this blog!
please continue to pray for us in the areas of team unity, courage and boldness, compassion and health.
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