Pastor's Blog

This e-mail came yesterday, 5/31:

Pastor,

Greetings from our final abode in India. We flew in this morning from Kotchi and was met by almost unbearable heat and what seemed like half of India’s 1.2 billion people all driving at the same time.

There are so many more motorbikes and cars than I remember from my last visit. Alex says the common man in India has discovered “credit” and now almost anyone can get at least a motorbike and many a small car whereas until about five years ago you had to pay full price cash for any vehicle.

Wednesday night I shared at a church service held in Alex’s family home. About 70 people attended. There were rugs and mats placed down on the floor and everyone say down. The electricity went out just as I began but it does that here very regularly….anytime …. anyplace. be prepared for it to go dark. The people never miss a beat, they just go right on doing whatever until it comes back on so as I was sharing they just broke out the candles and flashlight and we kept right on. Afterword everyone was fed. As people finished eating the mats were taken up and once everyone had finished and left Alex’s family gathered around the table for their meal. It was a a very special evening for Gloria and I.

Sunday I will be speaking at the PTL Center church here in Delhi. Alex predicts there will be about 200-300 in attendance.

We may make it a tourist day Monday with a trip to Agra to see the Taj Mahal but that is not set yet. Wednesday the 5th we will start our journey back and arrive in DC on the 6th.

Thank you all for your continuous support and prayers for Gloria and I and for the Saints in India.

Jerry and Gloria.

I was not going to post an entry today but decided otherwise as I so much want to be like Dr. Jack Bailey!  (He posts an entry daily)  He is my inspiration!  (Or something like that!)

Bro. Kerry’s surgery has been scheduled for Wednesday, 6/5, at 11:00AM.  The doctor has told him to just “do nothing” until then so he will not be leading our musical worship tomorrow.

Yesterday, I posted the arrangements for Eric’s dad.  Everything takes place on Monday from San Souci Baptist.

Parent/Child dedication tomorrow during the 10:30AM service.  Family members need to be on time as that will take place early in the service.  Our deacons need to be prepared to take part in this service too.

Worked in the garden and yard yesterday from mid-morning until dark thirty.  Picked almost another bushel of snap beans after having picked over a bushel on Monday and the same on Wednesday.  The pea plants have set peas and I saw at least one pod of okra yesterday.  (I hesitate to share this information as John Milton tends to migrate toward my garden following these reports!)  I will most likely break out the spray today for the peas, okra, and corn.

Had to change the blades on my mower yesterday which meant I used Charles’ mower jack.  He only charged me $79.99 for the first fifteen minutes and $29.99 for every five minutes thereafter.   Said it was the going rate for mower jacks?  I finished in ten minutes and he charged me $19.99 for not using the entire fifteen minutes.  Wow!

I hope to see many members of the Friendship family in our services tomorrow.

I pray that you will have a great Saturday with Jesus.