Pictures take while in Indian on a mission trip for the Foreign Mission of the ALCA
Date(s): 03/2010. Album by Bruce and Leif. Photos by Bruce/Leif. 25 - 35 of 35 Total. 1245 Visits.
25 Many services were late at night and very large. The largest service had 2000 people.
26 Don't you love the colors?
27 This is the congregation that had to witness a pastor beheaded during the sermon. When captured by police, the murderer still had the head of the pastor with him. They have no church building, but have a total of 400 members for their street services.
28 Typical trucks that are everywhere
29 Hindu temples abound! Usually not this big.
30 11 People were baptized.
31 Water buffalo showed up only a few feet away during the baptism.
32 Young people leading in singing at one of the many of late night large outdoor services. This one was on the street. All sermons are broadcast throughout the villages with ver loud speakers.
33 This oxcart was on a small road, but you can meet these in the center of the city or on the largest highways.
34 Pricialla and Aquilla. Aquilla told us that he just got back from winning the release of a Christian that was bound because he was a Christian. Where did this happen? Exactly where we just came from before we met Aquilla. No wonder we did not get a good feeling at that place.
35 These parents tragically lost the two pictured daughters by drowning. This happened a few months ago only a few hundred yards from their home.