June 9th

Today was the day of the well visits. We traveled out the farthest away from the city today. Over 2 1/2 hours. As I was driving, I told people how much the terrain reminded me of documentaries I had seen of the African savanna. It turns out that the first village we visited did not have a well yet. Andrew wanted to take a survey for a well and since this village was so far out there, he rarely had a chance to get out there. This village had NOTHING yet they welcomed with open arms and fed us lunch. This was the 4th day of Rice and Dal but I was determined not to waste any of it. If anyone would be interested in sponsoring this village for a well, go here and get information. We left this village and visited a few more wells. The last one was for me the biggest example of God's sovereignty. First, a little background. The team was supposed to be 11 members. My friend Stephen and his wife went on a similar trip to India last year. They were planning on going this year. But Jessica got a new job and was unable to get off for the trip. We then had an extra spot open. Dale, the team leader talked about who we can take. Andrew's wife Roshni also works for Neverthirst. She was able to travel with us on the trip. She was an invaluable asset. At the last well visit, we visited a slum in the capital city of Ranchi. While Dale was interviewing the pastor, several of us noticed a group of women gathered around a few of the women for our team, Roshni was translating between our team and a couple of ladies living in the area. She was able to allow those ladies to hear the prayer of our team. I don't believe that if a male translator would have been there that the ladies would have been as open to talk with us. It was a beautiful God moment that probably wouldn't happen if Roshni is there. Praise God for being in charge of every detail.