Chet called again just a little while ago. They're doing well. They took some time today to learn more about the culture and how to effectively evangelize (there's an American missionary there that they're working with). Earlier today, he went for a couple of walks (one with Matt and one with Ryan) to locate a few things in town, and apparently they had some fun conversations with little kids on the way. He said they were really cute!
Chet said that, as they were discussing their plans for the teaching times, everything changed from the original plan (which they knew was up in the air anyway). Ryan teaches the larger group tomorrow, and then Chet will teach on Thursday. I'm not exactly sure when or how they'll work out the small group plan, but that's when each guy will take a group to teach. Anyway, this is totally new territory for Chet. If you've ever seen/heard him teach, he always has more prepared than he's planning to say... just because it may be helpful. This is an excellent quality, but when you have no idea how to prepare, how it's going to go talking through a translator, or what questions people will have, it becomes a little disconcerting. I'm confident he'll do a great job, and apparently Brian thinks he'll do well (otherwise, he wouldn't have assigned him the task), but I'm not sure Chet's quite as sure as everyone around him. His main concern is that he wants the men they're teaching to get as much out of it as possible.
Thankfully, he's not freaking out or anything. However, I'd say it's definitely a good thing to pray about. Please pray that he will have clarity of mind, that the Holy Spirit will fill in the blanks where he would otherwise fail to clearly communicate, and that the men he's teaching will know what questions to ask if they don't understand something. Let's pray the same for Ryan as he's teaching tomorrow.
Matt and Brian should be on their way to the remote area (I'm not sure if I'm supposed to name these places, so until further notice, it's just "a remote area") if they haven't already arrived. Please pray for them throughout the week. And pray for the believers there. The church there is struggling and, from what I understand, is suffering some persecution. Matt and Brian will try to encourage and further equip them to face these uncertain times.
The guys haven't been able to check their e-mail since being in India, but they found a couple of possibilities that they may check out tomorrow. Chet will try to call again on Thursday if he can't get the e-mail thing to work in the meantime.
FYI--they're 9.5 hours ahead of Eastern time.
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2 comments:
awesome, okay now we know more specifics to pray. So fun! We will pray for Chet as he prepares...its a whole new ballgame to teach through a translator, but he will get the hang of it and do SO GREAT I am sure. Thanks for the update!
Chet and the others will do well. What an excellent chance for all of them to FULLY trust in the Holy Spirit for guidance in preparing and teaching & studying. It's like they're all instruments in an orchestra and at times they'll have a solo. Putting it all together & guiding them is the "conductor" aka GOD!
Chet-You are absolutely in my prayers and heart. Be careful and take care of each other.
Love you, Mom/Stephanie
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