The Spice of Life

What gives life that zip that puts a bounce in your step? To look at the dishes we sampled from Sri Lanka to India this trip you would think the nationals would shout "CHILLY AND CURRY"! Perhaps the secret to a happy intestinal track is a bit of chilly running through at all times. 

Seriously, what captivated us on this trip was the level of scholarship our brothers and sisters in Christ are hungering for in these countries. What a privilege to attend the first class (pictured here) of an extension of Asia Biblical Theological Seminary in Delhi India. Twenty five mature men and women with years of ministry are plunking down their scarce resources in order to gain an accredited masters degree from a US university. Several of the Christian workers that we visited were working on advanced degrees to improve themselves and their qualifications to teach and mentor the national church leaders God  has placed them among.


What gives these students a bounce in their step? Having a COOL opportunity to gain world class training in their own communities  - that's what! Will you join us in praying for the development of leaders in the churches of India and Sri Lanka? Pray that the Holy Spirit would ground the Asian church in sound biblical truth as the membership explodes. Last year one of the churches our friends work with were planning to start a Hindi service.  This year that service has 200 members with  24 new believers baptized last Sunday.

Additional Prayer Requests: 

1. Alberta and I are entering into an extremely busy season here in Chiang Mai. Pray for us and our co-workers, the Doughertys, as we jointly host a member care workshop for Team member care facilitators Oct. 25-28. Attendees will be joining us from Nepal, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
2. We will be hosting two of our close friends (Merly and Rosana) from the Philippines who will be attending a seminar on Sharpening Interpersonal Skills. Pray for their travel and their ability to not only learn the material but pass it on to the Bible school and churches they come from.
3. Pray for Heather, half way through her directing internship at the Barter theater, that God would reveal to her His next steps for her.

Serving Christ with You, Steve and Alberta 

ps to view a few more pictures from our trip click on this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/41581865@N00/sets/72157636426218073/