June 6- Tuesday

Today we began our first day of teaching in the Mercy Christian English School. Most of us were a little unsure of ourselves and what this task held for us. We were given a schedule of classes and upon entering the classroom a workbook out of which to teach. The children all stand and say, "Good morning teachu!" After the lesson, some of us taught the children to sing "Jesus Loves Me".
After lunch, we headed out into the village of Natang. This village was much more rural than the village from the day before. People in the more rural villages are even more ensnared in the rituals of temple life. As we passed out Bibles, it was exciting to drive up the street and see people reading their new Bibles. The were for the first time reading and learning the Truth that is God's word! One specific man we visited, called "Mr. P." whom Tom (a pastor of one of the village churches) met a couple months ago, had a form of leprosy in his left hand and in his left foot, was greatly deformed as a result of serious infection that it has almost completely eaten away at his foot (from a injury twenty yrs. ago). In his seventies, Mr. P. is living in his house like hermit because of his deformities. We were able to share with him about the love of Jesus and His power to heal. God has already brought some healing in his hand and has been softening his heart to Christ. Pray for Mr. P's salvation. He will be coming to church this Sunday.