Hey all the wonderful people at home. Hope that everything has been well on that side. This side it has been tough but what an adventure!!
Our trip started with us flying from Joburg airport to Cairo, having a 18h lay over there and then flying to Mumbai. Cairo was fun as Egypt Air booked as into a larney hotel where we had 3 buffet meals for the day and Stoffel and I could go site see abit in the markets. Traffic is a mess to say the least and being an Islamic country, it always felt kind of gloomy... it might also just be the whole dessert thing!!
In Mumbai we visited pastor Matthew at his orphanage and spent most of the day there. Then we took a 30h train trip to Delhi. Loved the food that you could buy at the stations and drinking Chai (an Indian type of tea). The toilets are a mess as they don't use toilet paper and apart from that, its just vile. I prayed that I didn't have to nr 2 on the train... God was faithful!!
In Delhi we are stayng and serving at the Emmanual Home Orphanage in Dwarka. There is about 90 kids there. They have prayer and worship 3 times a day, the first one being at 5 am. Its early, but I'm getting into the routine. We have been doing a lot of work around the buildings up to now as the children are writing exams and need to study, that means not a lot of play time. From next week, we will be able to spend some more time with them. The food (rice, dall and chopattis) is good. Every now and then someone goes to town, then everyone puts in their orders for sweets and cold drinks.
We watched a DVD of Rob Bell the other day, really good. He spoke about a lot of things, but the one thing that stuck was to be on the mountain. When God called Moses onto the mountain, he said climb up the mountain and be on the mountain, meaning don' t think of how you are going to get down, but take in what is around you while you are there. Be in His presence.
I had to adjust that in my life, because India is just worlds apart from the culture and lifestyle that we are used to and I find myself already thinking about going to Thailand instead of taking in what I am experiencing here and what God wants to teach me here. Its been tough, but hey, getting shaped and sculpted into His image was never going to be easy.
Thank you for all your prayers and support. I really appreciate it.
Much love
De Necker
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:-) Ek geniet jou skryfstyl baie hoor....en ek het nou lekker gelag so tussen die ernstige dele deur. Dis vir my lekker om so nou en dan blocks te kan lees van 'n paar van julle en so via julle webpage bietjie op hoogte te bly van waar julle travel en wat julle deurmaak. Klink asof dit nogals 'n kultuurskok kan wees daar in Indië, sjoe! Maar ek is seker dat dit alles die moeite werd is en sal wees, en dat eendag as julle terugkyk (dalk eers eendag as mens ten volle sal weet en verstaan) sal julle sien hoe die Here selfs in die moeilikhede die kleinste dingetjies en glimlag dalk in iemand se lewe gebruik het! Sjoe ja, die 'on the mountain' deeltjie is nogals treffend....ek weet weer met myself kan dit maklik gebeur dat ek baie dink oor wat more, volgende maand of jaar mag inhou en hoe na mens gedoen het wat die Here NOU van mens vra, hoe mens al dai dinge in die toekoms mag baasraak wat daarna mag volg, en so kom mens dikwels nie uit by wat mens eintlik nou moet doen nie....in plaas van
om net elke tree met Hom te stap soos Hy lei, en vertrou dat Hy elke tree in Sy hand hou, en geniet en leer wat Hy nou op mens se pad bring. My nogals aan die dink gesit.
Anyway, baie sterkte met elke dingetjie wat julle as 'n span mag aanpak! Groete en seen.
Marien
Hi De Necker
Great to hear from you; I'm getting a little nostalgic hearing about your time in India; sounds like in for an incredible time of God moulding and shaping you for His purposes. Enjoy every moment my friend; we really grow in the tough times.
Look forward to hearing more of your news.
Bless you mate,
Scott
Kloof Harvest
Hi Seun,Wel wat kan ek sê.Ek bewonder jou en dit wat jy in Jesus se krag vermag.Puntjie se leefwyse het jou seker 'n klein bietjie gehelp met die anderste leefwyse.Toevallig het ons Sondagaand "Slumdog Millionare" gekyk.Nou kon ons ten minste 'n idee kry hoe dit daar rond lyk-veral die buitetoilet!!!!
Lief jou.Ons 3 van Durbanville
hi dk! lekker om te lees wat in jou lewe aangaan. baie sterkte, weet dit klink partykeer meer glamarous en dat dit baie harde werk is. Anelle se troue was die naweek. Was baaaaie lekker maar het jou gemis. Mooi bly!
Hi De Necker
Dis lekker om te lees van jou wedervaringe en ook hoe jy jou reis met die Here deel. So leer ons van mekaar. Alle seen, gesondheid en sterkte met jou werk in Indie. Ek sal so deur jou e-posse op hoogte bly van wat aangaan.
Groete uit Durbanville
Andre van Wyk
Ng Durbanville
Amazing :-) Ek bid soos Andre hierbo dat julle gesond bly deur al die "siviele loopholes" en tekorte! Mag jy elke dag verfris opstaan (al is dit so vroeg!) en by elkeen leer met wie jy in aanraking kom.