Day 1 Visit Two

Dark clouds and thunder rolled in . I remember thinking how interesting it was going to be navigating these steep trails if they were wet.

He happened to come upon this house just as the skies were ready to open up. As you can see, this family owned an incredible amount of farming land...this is just a portion of it.

We were visiting outside the home, and then the man invited us to go in for chai and cookies.

The stairs we used were right behind the water buffalo. It started raining on us as we were removing our shoes to go in. It poured while we were in there, but we had a nice long visit and it had stopped by the time we left!

I think she was the daughter-in-law...she was so sweet and beautiful. She served us the chai and cookies, but was too busy working to sit and visit with us. I was sad she wasn't able to hear our conversation.

This man was 80, which is quite old for mountain living. He was very strong and his mind still very sharp. It was a very interesting visit. He did lots of talking. He also did quite a bit of debating with our translator. He kept talking about how Brahim made the uppercaste (his family) from his head, the middle class from his hands, and the lower caste from his feet. He talked about days of British rule and war. He also talked about the upper class killing the lower class because they were converting to Christianity and buying into the concept that all men are created equal.

It was sad to hear him so resistant to the truths we were sharing, but despite that, he was very kind and hospitable and allowed someone to read from Romans and teach. Most surprising was as we left, he pointed out where his neighbors were so that we could go and visit and share with them.

His grandchildren were in the room during much of the conversation...hopefully God's Word will stay in their minds and penetrate their hearts and help them know that we were all made by a loving God that wants a relationship with us.

We were able to pray with the family and speak heartfelt words of praise for him being such a man of peace who welcomed us heartily into his home (not all will do this).