Small beginnings… sorta
Dear Friends and Family
I am alive and, concerning my last post, feeling like we really are playing in traffic from time to time. It has been one CRAZY adventure that’s for sure! It all began when three of my team members and I were held up at the airport in Christchurch where we “weren’t allowed to fly” till the airlines discovered their fault. We had been withheld from our flight wrongly so they set us up at a 5 star hotel and fed us better than I’d ever pay for in my entire life. Haha, God is good right!? Excellent beginning to a Backpacker’s Outreach.
Much of our story I will make short because much has happened in the past 2 weeks but we all got to India. Our other four team members flew on ahead of us to Shanghai where we met up with them. It was from there that we flew to New Delhi together to meet up with our contacts. Our friends in New Delhi were incredible and helped us SO much. However, we did much traditional ministry with them. We went around to poor villages to pray for pastors and play with children.
Our leaders, Benny and Lindsay met up with us before we left for Darjeeling. The 30 hour train ride here was grueling and I kinda hard on the team. Lucie got sick from something on the train and was not well for several days. She’s doing excellent now, sitting across the coffee shop from me chatting away with three backpackers.
We’ve all discovered a love for the mountain culture here as well as Backpacker ministry. Everyone is super open and looking for friends. Its great to love on these people who are all searching and hungry for something new. We’ve made many friends here and been able to bless SO many already. The people of Darjeeling are incredibly friendly and much more enjoyable to be around than people of the plains… at least that’s been my experience. They smile when you smile at them and they don’t badger you as you walk past their stores.
The team could use prayer for health always but as well a few other things. Pray for unity and motivation. These are absolutely necessary for us to accomplish what God has for us here. The coffee shop is filling up around me with westerners so I’m going to get off and join my friend Lucie.
God Bless and take it easy
Thank you all for your prayers
-Matt
