Well, we are packed and ready to go to the airport. It's a few hours yet but soon. We are ready to be home but have truly been blessed by our time here. To all of you who have helped send us, THANK YOU. Anything we have been able to do in helping this work is because of your generosity. We could not have done this without all your help and prayers. I have been invited to speak again at the lectureships December 1-4, 2009. I don't know about that but we'll see. Raising funding for myself is not something I do well, but we could not do any of this without it. If those who oversee our work and those who contribute to it choose for us to come again... well, we will see. Right now we are ready to be home. While it has been thrilling for us to participate in the spread of the gospel in India, it has been very strenuous as well. We dread that long flight but anxious to get started. I don't fit well in airline seats! But, we would not trade this experience for anything. We have really "connected" not only with the American missionaries here but particularly with the native preachers. I spent hours talking and encouraging them when not speaking somewhere. We discussed scripture, the church in America, and they felt free to discuss anything with me.
I was really miffed to have to try to explain things like: "Why are some churches in America turning to instrumental music." My only explanation is that some preachers and some elderships have chosen to do things not authorized in scripture. I assure you, the average Indian preacher is better grounded than such preachers and elders. They KNOW BETTER and you will not fool them into worship in a way which is an abomination to the Lord. I wish some of them could come and preach to such churches! Believe me, they would be kind, but would take such false teaching APART! They just don't understand such apostasy---- well I don't either. It is just that some seem to not respect the authority of scripture. And NO, I won't apologize for my thinking about those who have taken the church down that road. THEY KNOW it's in opposition to the will of God and have done it anyway......
Thats enough soapbox. We love you all and look forward to seeing and reporting personally about all you have made possible. I'm sure I will talk too long! God bless us all in His service.
