January 7, 2025
The day got off to a shaky start, so to speak. Shortly after I got off the phone with Emma, the room began to wobble and I watched a clothes hanger shaking back and forth. An earthquake in Tibet had sent shockwaves our way. It didn’t impact things for us in India; we’ll see in a couple of days if our contacts in Bhutan were impacted at all.
After checking out of our hotel, we headed to the conference center for day 2. Both days the event was kicked off by a bit of singing and prayer. It is beautiful to see such deep and unabashed faith, complete with joyful clapping and carefree dancing. With Epiphany being yesterday, such differences in culture and worship practice are a healthy reminder of how vast the church of God truly is. We don’t speak the same language, and our worship practices may vary, but we trust in the same Jesus who came for all peoples.
After the conference ended, we jumped into a hired car which drove us 3.5 hours away to Dalsingpara. (I may have fallen asleep on the drive.) A new, abbreviated teaching conference begins tomorrow.
