Tuesday in Naxalbari

Naxalbari is a community close to the Nepal border, about a 45 minute drive from our Siliguri home. A dozen of us went there today. We met in a home and did a refresher course on presenting the Good News with the eCube.

Pastor Birwa prayed for our adventure…

We split into two teams and set off into the village. There was a healthy Muslim presence in this village.

My group met with a young sister, to encourage and strengthen her. She took us to a couple of homes of friends and family. My friends shared the eCube story with a woman who was her neighbor, first in Hindi, and then some follow up in Sadri. She wants to talk to Pastor Birwa some more.

We then went a couple doors down the path and talked with some relatives of our young sister. One of our team shared his testimony. Another talked about some issues with the young man. A third encouraged him, in Sadri.

Rob will have to share the story of his adventure, but the following are some photos he shared with me of his walk through the village…

We had a late lunch and drove back to Siliguri. The following is a photo of the new version of the highway that goes through Siliguri. It’s been upgraded significantly and though traffic can still be horrendous in Siliguri itself, it’s a much smoother ride as you go west of town now – with center divider to keep (most) oncoming traffic out of your lane. There are still often 2 or 3 more vehicles than lanes a lot of the way though…

Tomorrow we’re going on a safari, I think…