Hyderabad
Just checking in with the Western world.
It’s Sunday night and Aaron and I are in Hyderabad, India. We’ve been the past week in Warangal for the Indian Evangelical Team annual conference. There was no internet access where we were staying. Not that it would have mattered much. I had no time for any bloggishness. I spoke thirteen times. They asked me to speak for an hour and half on each occasion, but occasionally I would shirk my duty and speak for only an hour. I also met with many pastors, laid the cornerstone for a new building and wrote a new message which I gave Saturday night.
Preaching thirteen times.
My voice sounds like an old blues singer. Except I still can’t sing.
After preaching this morning we hired a taxi to take us Hyderabad where we have a flight at 7:40 Monday morning. It’s a two hour drive from Warangal to Hyderabad. After one flat tire, one broken fuel pump and four hours later we arrived.
In the morning we fly to Bangalore, then to Cochin and then drive three hours to Kumbanadu where I will be speaking at the 82nd Annual Indian Pentecostal Convention. This is one of the largest Christian conventions in India with 5,000 pastors for the daytime sessions and who knows how many people in the evening meetings. I will be preaching Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening as well as daytime session Tuesday and Wednesday. I don’t know a single person at this convention, so…I wonder what it will be like?
Oh, yeah, after I accepted the IPC invitation to speak in their convention, they sent me the topics they want me to preach on. That makes it more demanding. Well, I’ll trust Jesus and swing for the fence.
I know this is a boring blog. Just a travel update.
And a prompt for prayer.
Pray for me.
BZ
PS
Speaking of old blues singers. My favorite: Blind Willie Johnson
Next up on the iTunes…
Soul of a Man
by Blind Willie Johnson
I’m going to ask the question
Please answer if you can
Is there anybody’s children can tell me
What is the soul of a man?
Won’t somebody tell me
Answer if you can
Won’t somebody tell me
Tell me what is the soul of a man?
I’ve traveled different countries
Traveled to the furthest lands
Couldn’t find nobody could tell me
What is the soul of a man
Won’t somebody tell me
Answer if you can
Won’t somebody tell me
Tell me what is the soul of a man?
I saw a crowd stand talking
I just came up in time
Was teaching the lawyers and the doctors
That a man ain’t nothing but his mind
Won’t somebody tell me
Answer if you can
Won’t somebody tell me
Tell me what is the soul of a man?
I read the Bible often
I try to read it right
As far as I can understand
It’s nothing but a burning light
Won’t somebody tell me
Answer if you can
Won’t somebody tell me
Tell me what is the soul of a man?
When Christ taught in the temple
The people all stood amazed
Was teaching the lawyers and the doctors
How to raise a man from the grave
Won’t somebody tell me
Answer if you can
Won’t somebody tell me
Tell me what is the soul of a man?