More to come...

Life is a great adventure! Living cross-culturally is a fairly wild adventure. Each day is sure to bring about something new.

Last week I became quite ill. Not to worry, I am doing much better now. However, I did spend a few days in a local hospital. I am so thankful for the services that were provided, but, it was an extreme cultural experience, to say the least.

I have thoughts to share and stories that will be priceless, but am just not quite ready to share those yet. I will share them as I am able to fully process this crazy experience. Know that the father has continued to provide for and take wonderful care of me.

• Please ask him to continue to strengthen and heal my body so that I am able to soon be up and going, as strong as ever.
• Please ask him to protect Cathy, Rachel, and I from illness. It certainly seems to be the enemy's sharpest and most relied upon weapon these days.

~Heather

Ari's Family

Ari comes each morning and patiently assists in the learning of Hindi. Some days are certainly better than others, but she is ever patient, continually listening to and correcting my toddler-like Hindi sentences.

Ari happened to join us for fellowship and worship on Sunday morning. She became a believer just last year. Monday morning as she arrived for a language session, we had a sweet, honest discussion about believers in this culture, especially regarding how they are viewed by those who have not yet become believers.

Ari brought her cousin with her to fellowship on Sunday morning, so I enquired of whether she was a fellow believer and of her siblings, as well. Ari's cousin, Pippy, has two older brothers, one who is a believer, and one who is not. Pippy's father is a believer, but her mother is not. Ari has two younger sisters, neither of whom are believers. Also, her father is a believer, but her mother is not. As the conversation continued to get more complicated in trying to label members of Ari's family as being believers, or non, she finally looked up with the most gentle, compassionate expression on her face, and said, "I am praying for the day that my whole family believes."

• Please join Ari and I in pleading with the father to bring this desire to complete fullfilment.
• Ask the father to use Ari to make an eternal difference from within her family.
• Ask the father to use me as an encouregement for Ari.

~Heather