SUNDAY IN HATIDUBA BUSTY

Sunday morning came early!  (Every day comes early when the sun rises at 4:30!) we had breakfast while the taxi driver waited to take us out to the village of Hatiduba Busty to meet Mahendra.  He was ready to load up with us and head out to the Sunday School location for us to experience one of three simultaneous English Sunday Schools he runs before church each week.  Grace went with us, but the other two girls were already at the local class.  About twenty five children met us in the yard of one of Morning Star School's students.  Six other children were also students from the school.  The children were excited to sing for us and were very attentive as each visitor presented a lesson.  They had pencil and composition books to copy down whatever we dictated to them.

The owner of the house is suffering from partial paralysis of his arm and leg and pain.  Mark anointed him with oil and prayer.

When we got back to the house, Jyoti, Tabitha and Glory had already left for church.  All were seated and set for service when we arrived.  Their worship is much like our service, except it is conducted all in Nepalese.  Everyone was involved in the worship including round robin readings from both the Old Testament and the New.  Even Grace had a part in collecting the offering!  I really liked the new communion cup tray Mahendra had designed.  Mark did an excellent job with his sermon!

Lunch at the house was quite a surprise!  This is a totally vegan family, but Mahendra heard Mark say he liked to eat beef.  So he had gone to a special market and got beef in a country that holds the cow as sacred to make a meal for his honored guest!

I enjoyed a few minutes with each of the girls and ladies of the house to share a few treats I had for them while the men visited in the living room.

Then it was off to Morning Star School for a tour before the young people came for classes.  Two new classes, a sidewalk, flower gardens, teacher toilet and shower, a new well and a playground have been added since September!

The land adjacent to the school has been purchased and cornerposts are in placed designating its size and shape.  It will eventually be the location for the new church building and preachers/Bible school.

Mark was blown away with Mahendra's record keeping and the meticulous handiwork of the school!

We had about eighteen students for English classes ranging in age from 14-24.  Ray discussed Indian Geography and his own family history.  Mark covered US geography.  I visited about careers and travel.  Long and hot are the descriptors for today, but what a blessing!