For almost 35 years Kevin has visited various parts of India. It is 32 years since I first met the late Pastor K.N. Stephenraj and the brothers and sisters of the Early Apostolic Church. How things have changed in India generally! There are many reasons but most clearly the economy has developed markedly. The reason is partly due to the development of the many telephone call centres offering jobs with significant incomes for many young Indians. Kevin Kamalraj remnded us that while some see the benefit of the rising economy as good, there is a down side in the young being enabled to involve themselves in pursuits that will not help them or their country. Nor does it do anything to close the gap between the rich and the poor!
Our few days here has givn opportunity to enjoy being with some of the brothers and sisters here. We enjoyed a real 'love-feast' where we looked back at where Father has led us and gave thanks an praise for the deep friendship that we know. This is so much a reality that it would not be wrong to mark our reason for the visit on the entry card coming into India as 'visit family and relatives'!
It was also a joy to connect again with the brothers and sisters who meet as a small group of the Church in suburban Chenai. They have moved from a local fellowship where there was strong contol that robbed people of their place of freedom in Jesus. They have been meeting together for quite a few years now and are seasoned believers. They too are a joy to share some time with.
And of course, once again the staff of the Hotel Blue Damond have cared well for us.
Monday evening next we catch a Singapore Airlines 747 for the trip to Sinapore and the a further 8 hour journey to Melbourne and home again!!
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