We had a God meeting on Erin's birthday confirmed by today. We were at the shopping center that is nicer than the Cedar Falls and Waterloo mall... super nice... examining the array of chocolate and double chocolate cake choices that would help Erin forget that she indeed is celebrating her 23rd Birthday in India! A white woman comes up to us and asks us if we are Americans and proceeds to introduce herself and ask what we're doing here. She is from Canada and her husband flies for Jet Airways and they live here! So we tell her about our volunteering and our plans for going to Thailand (P.S. We're going to Thailand for 10 days for a Holiday!!! Laying on the beach, suntans, kayaking, thai massages, and swimming here we come!). She got super excited and said she lived in Bangkok for one year and offered to meet us for dinner and give us lots of tips for our trip. So last night we met at a great restaurant called Afraa Restaurant and Lounge where we had great food and it was like a NYC night club... cool lights, white couches, outside patio on the 7th floor overlooking a shopping center that is all lit up and beautiful. She gave us all kinds of tips for Thailand and also invited us to her Kolkata apartment which turned out to be fantastic! Now we understand how people live here in Kolkata for longer than 2 months!
At her house she had a bible by her bedside and so I asked if she was a Christian and she invited us to an Assemblies of God church this morning. It was great with a choir, special music, basically very similar to an American service. Afterwards she invited us out to lunch with a family of four who is just beginning a 3 year committment here in Kolkata. We had the most wonderful conversation about the church, fundraising, God moments and just how cool God is. It was SO great. These are the days when it is so fun to be here--Meeting people who are brave enough to live here and have a relatively normal life. It is inspiring.
So there's an update... I am sorry that I keep posting...I know you all want to hear from each of us... the different perspectives give a better idea of what we're seeing and feeling. Hopefully when we get home, you will remember some of these posts and be able to ask more specific questions so you get a clear picture of our trip:)
Lots of love!
DK
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So cool, isn't God good ~ lead on ladies, shine the light...
Glad that you met some new friends! Even in the poorest of conditions there can be wonder! The night club sounded very unique and it sounds like you were able to get some celebrating in! Enjoy it all.
Luv us Hektoens
How cool. A spring of living water for your souls. Love it. I wonder if heaven will have the sharing of the God stories from all over the world. That could last for eternity! Blessings today.
Hey Girls!
It was a great lunch with you that day, getting to know you and just chatting. We have each of you in our prayers for what lies ahead for each of you ...
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