South West Asia Team: MONSOOOOOON!

Parents: We will be calling on your Sunday night between 730pm -9pm

It was a whirlwind week as the monsoon has arrived, friends from the states are here and we continue to meet with amazing believers who have a vision to see their city reached. We had the opportunity to share with many South Asians this week the whole Good News, many of them hearing for the first time. We also had the privilege of leading w-ship and speaking at a local body here. We are becoming experts at making chai and negotiating the price for autos. We live by a simple Code: Act like you know how much something costs and give them that amount. It usually works. We continue to mentor students here in how to share the Good News and this week we will take many of them out to do some practical training. The South Asian people have been so hospitable to us, inviting us in and feeding us (which is a pretty large task). They even "slayed" us a chicken. Your PRs have been answered as we met many english speakers this week and are making plans to meet with them again. The Father is so faithful and we are seeing him work here in both big and small ways.

View from our window

PR Requests:

-We have encountered some people who are interested in reading the Word, and we are working on getting those to them

-PR that we would have a sense of urgency in our short time here

-For continued health

-For even more awesome friends

-For people to not only hear the Good News but believe

Your PR is so appreciated, now here are a few stories from our week.

Aaron: I can't believe we are already half way through our stay. It feels like it was just a few short days ago that we got here. This week I met two English teachers from another part of the country. They are at a university here for a short refresher course. I have been meeting with them every morning. I am earnestly sharing the Father's story with them and they are mostly open to it. PR that Sammy and Chris would hear the Father's voice in what I have shared with them. We are all doing fantastically well and enjoying ourselves immensely. Time is flying by and before we know it, we will be saying goodbye to this city.

Patrick: This week has been awesome. Even as South Asia can be a tough place to live, the Father is really working here. We were able to meet some guys at the mall and immediately share with them The Good News that can save them. They listened intently and promised they would think about what we told them. PR that we would get a chance to meet with them again and answer their questions. But that is only one of many Good News encounters this week. Many South Asians heard it for the first time in the past few days. On top of that, we met some awesome believers here and were able to worship and PR with them throughout the week. I am so grateful for the opportunity to do the Father's work here. As of me writing this, I have 44 days, about six weeks until I get married to the most beautiful girl who is so dedicated to the Father. PR that the transition and quick turn around would go well. Gayle, I love you and miss you.

South Asians LOVE selfies... too much

Silas: This week has gone by like a blur. I can't believe how little time we have left here. I miss everyone at home, but wish time would slow down. As I was mentoring two young men last night, The Father really impressed on my heart the magnitude and urgency of our purpose here. I realize that we are only here for the Father's glory.

Storms blowing in

Jacob: Sickness averted yet again. Brandon figured out that we have met around thirty friends so far! I met one guy named Henry a couple days ago. We weren't able to talk for very long but I did get his number. Please PR that the Father will give me a chance to spend more time with Henry. I will spare you all the story, but there have been a few frustrating things that I have been dealing with this last week. However, Father has been teaching me that I need to rely on His plan for everything, even the small things. We opened some letters and gifts from family and friends this week. The letters were very uplifting and encouraging. Thanks to all of you who gave them to us.

Shout-out to Aaron and Logan: Your letters to me were awesome. Thank you both so much!

Brandon: I can’t believe this is already our 3^rd blog! Time is going by so fast! I have really come to love this place (See Silas’ last blog post) and long for the people to hear the good news. This week has been a great one. We’ve been able to share the good news and follow up with many interested people and are also making some really good friends. Mentoring local brothers and teaching them to share the news has also been really fun and exciting. Our good friend from the States was able to come visit our city this week and it has been such a blast getting to spend time with her here as she shows us the ropes (she used to live here). Some other highlights of the week have been leading w-ship at a local CH, shooting sketchy fireworks off our roof with our friends, jamming on guitar with local brothers and sisters, and doing nightly propane tank workouts with Aaron and Silas.

Shout-out to Logan: I’m glad you’re getting better! Crazy story, Patrick woke us all up in the middle of Tuesday night because he had this strong feeling we needed to PR about something right then. We were sitting there not knowing what we were supposed to PR about and we ended up PRing for you, among other things. Our friend told us about you when she got here and it turns out we were PRing for you just about the time you got sick. We’ve kept PRing for you and I hope things continue to improve.