So, here here we are back in Kolkota after a whirlwind tour of ministry in West and North Bengal. On Saturday, we met Vivek at the airport who whisked us off to his ministry in the city. It was there we were able to minister in two services to children and youth. He personally runs a ministry that reaches 350 youth and children. Each week these street children come to their home, actually their rooftop to be ministered to! All of the children come from Hindu homes. So, we shared the gospel and to get the point across this time, I talked about our Father who gives good gifts. If we ask for bread, would our earthly fathers give us a stone…so I took some stones and put them in my mouth, that got a good reaction, but more importantly hopefully we left a vivid image. Phil left clothing and we were able to give candy out! One little girl did a traditional dance for us. She was a little beauty!!
It is Sunday and we have now been here for a week and have just finished breakfast with Ashok. He is a man who puts everything in perspective and someone who you can just sit with and soak in so much from listening to him. As a pastor, I realize that there is very little difference between us in the challenges that we face as we seek to stay true to the message and continue to create new forms to wrap it in. One insight that has always stuck with him is that Jesus called fisherman to be fishers of men. There is a significant difference between the two. Fishermen catch live fish that die whereas fishers of men catch dead men that become alive! It is an awesome thing to see people come ALIVE in Christ!
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