Day 1

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Good morning to you from Kotagiri, India. As I write this post, it is 6:00 AM on Wednesday morning in India. Houston, Texas, is 10 ½ hours behind India time. So, it is 7:30 PM on Tuesday night for many of you.

We arrived safely at the hotel in Kotagiri Tuesday afternoon around 2:30 PM. We had great flights with very few challenges. All of our luggage arrived safely. We were able, in Bangalore, to deliver 30 Proclaimers and 30 Bible story cloths to Sunil Dandge, the field strategy coordinator, and Balchand Shejule, the JESUS Film coordinator. Proclaimers are tools for pastors and churches on the mission field. They are basically speakers with the New Testament stored in their memory in the native tongue of the people. They run on battery, solar power, or by turning a crank. So, they are very versatile. The Bible story cloths are beautiful pieces of cloth with about 50 pictures on them. Each picture depicts one of the scenes of the Bible. They can be used in children’s Sunday school classes.

The trip from Coimbatore to Kotagiri via two mini-buses was beautiful. Remember, Kotagiri is 6,600 feet above sea level. The sights were spectacular. The driver was questionable. We arrived safely and are glad to be on site. The hotel is very nice and the food is delicious.

When we arrived at the hotel, we met up with Cynthia and Sharon Samuel who were already in India. Somehow, when we saw them, it seemed like we were home.

Today, we begin our work project and VBS. We will eat breakfast at 7:30 AM and be at the worksite by 9 AM. We will work until 4 PM. We have not seen the church worksite yet, but we are told that the walls and roof are up. It looks like our work project will primarily consist of putting plaster on the inside walls of the church.

At 4 PM we will clean up and go to a Child Development Center by 5 PM for our first night of VBS with the kids. Following VBS, we will have a prayer meeting with the King of Kings Church of the Nazarene here in India. Our day will end around 9 PM with dinner back at the hotel.

Thank you again for your prayers. I look forward to sending more posts to keep you updated on our project.

Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 by Scott Rainey

10 comments (Add your own)

1. Barbara Rigsby wrote:
Good morning to our LWN family in Kotagiri! I am praising the Lord you had a safe journey! Thank you for the post, and we are looking forward to the next ones. We are praying for all of y'all, the work on the church to be done, and the VBS. Much love to all!

July 21, 2010 @ 8:40 AM

2. Sam McPherson wrote:
Greetings from West Texas. A special hello to Aaron Webster, we watched him grow up here in Amarillo. We are praying for you and your work there in India. I know you will enjoy working with the children in the CDC there. The CDCs are a great blessing to the children and the community as a whole. I was in Bangladesh and India last year and in Bangladesh again earlier this year and spent some time visiting CDCs and learning about their impact on the community. God bless you and keep you safe.

July 21, 2010 @ 10:21 AM

3. Chelsey M. Dolan wrote:
Praise the Lord! I am very happy you guys made it to Kotagiri,India! I am praying for each and everyone of you, and the people of India to have open hearts and minds! For your safe travels and for you guys to have full energy!
Love you guys!
I'll be looking for lots of amazing pictures and blessing stories~
Love always
Chelsey!!

July 21, 2010 @ 10:40 AM

4. John & Cathy Aller wrote:
We are so thankful to read that you all made it safely and that everything is going well! We'll continue to pray for you each day.

Blessings to you as you share the Gospel!
John & Cathy

July 21, 2010 @ 12:26 PM

5. catharine diehr wrote:
T-dear and all: I am delighted to hear that all has gone according to prayer and to see pix of your group makes it real. Right now I hope that you are sleeping and will awaken refreshed. I know that our God delights in all of you and your hearts for Him. And so does Jo Mama!

July 21, 2010 @ 12:47 PM

6. Jenny Earl wrote:
Hello from NW Ohio to all of you! We are looking forward to following your trip through the blog. Thanks for the information & pictures. Our prayers are with you all.

Much love to Morgan. We can hardly wait to hear all God will teach you in the days to come!

Joe, Jenny, Grace, Jack, & Isaac

July 21, 2010 @ 2:02 PM

7. Erline Binkley wrote:
Glad to hear you have arrived safely. We are praying daily for all of you. We are so excited and thankful for Morgan to have this opportunity to serve. Scott, I am trying to figure out which one you are in the picture - will have to check with Jeri and make sure I am right! Morgan - love you!

Erline and Dale Binkley
July 21, 2010 @ 3:23 PM

July 21, 2010 @ 2:29 PM

8. Scott Rainey wrote:
Erline, I am the tall guy... fourth from the left. Jenni my wife is in front of me. Great to hear from you all.

July 21, 2010 @ 8:03 PM

9. Robello Samuel wrote:
Looking forward to seeing you all this Sunday!!!

July 22, 2010 @ 6:16 AM

10. Dale Binkley wrote:
Good to see Morgan doing some labor. I know she is being totally blessed by being on this mission. Thanks Sc ott for asking her to go with you. I am only worried when she makes contact with your dad. Please continue to protect her when that happens.

July 23, 2010 @ 5:41 PM

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