Home to Bihar

It has been good to travel. Today we finally made the transition into Bihar. Each place we visit is very special. It is good for me to be back in the Indian state of my childhood, Bihar. We have such a good time as I talk with people in Hindi. I received a nice compliment today from a person who said my Hindi was "clean." He used the Hindi word, but it mainly just means that I still have the ability to communicate. I am so grateful.

Bihar is know as an unruly state. The first stop after we passed the border it seemed the issues on the train changed and voices were louder than what they had been up until then. Maybe it is just a perception thing, but it seems it happens again and again. Yet this is still my state.

We will be with the church planting work here in Patna tomorrow. This is the city of my brother's birth. It is exciting today for the church that is being birthed in this place. The bulk of the people who are responding are under thirty. We are looking to meet with a group of some 100 people tomorrow.

Anil Bara is the pastor of this work. There are now seven worship centers in the city within about a thirty kilometer radius. We are renting a Roman Catholic Center tomorrow to hold our meetings with these dear people.

I will likely post again, but the trip is almost over. Tomorrow evening we get on a train for New Delhi, arriving on the morning of the 27th. I put the team on a plane to return that evening. Carol and I will stay for two additional days and look to return to the States the morning of the 30th.

Thanks for your support and prayers. Blessings to all who find time to read these posts! Ken