Archive for the 'India' Category

First Maranathalert Blog Posting!

Friday, April 14th, 2006

Thanks to my son Tim, who lives in Idaho, I now have, or will very soon (if this works) a blogsite attached to my website. Tim is a full time freelance graphic designer, including websites. He designed my website. This is my first posting using the new blog capability.
 I expect to put Bible messages on this blog, designed to encourage […]

India Mission Trip - Bombay and Home

Thursday, September 15th, 2005

Then Sunday, September 15th, they took me to the Bombay International Airport, about nine hours North of Kolhapur. On the way we went back by Panchgani and the Cambridge High School for lunch and a brief meeting and prayer. They had some gifts for us. We flew out of Bombay late Sunday night, actually early […]

India Mission Trip - Kolhapur

Tuesday, September 13th, 2005

Friday afternoon, September 13th, we left for Kolhapur with R & R at the Sane’s and another opportunity for shopping on Saturday.

India Mission Trip - Survey of the New Testament

Friday, September 9th, 2005

The class was back on Monday morning, September 9th, for our second week. That week we taught the Bible College manual, “Survey of the New Testament.” It was a special blessing to me to hit the mountaintops of the New Testament, from Matthew to Revelation. They had heard that I specialized in Revelation and wanted […]

India Mission Trip - Jaison’s church

Thursday, September 8th, 2005

On Sunday morning, September 8th, the people of Jaison’s church came to the hotel for our worship service with the students. Several of the pastors had to be in their churches, so the class number was down. Again, I preached on “Getting Through the Storm” (Matthew 14), -demonstrating “Expository Preaching” which I had taught the […]

India Mission Trip - Goa

Wednesday, September 7th, 2005

On Saturday morning, September 7th, Pastor Job showed us many local historic sites. Goa was a Portuguese colony thru the 1800’s & until 1952. We saw a large Roman Catholic Church and a Museum. I was also able to do some shopping.
Saturday evening we had a service in Pastor Job’s home. There were about 30 […]

India Mission Trip - Goa

Thursday, September 1st, 2005

On Sunday morning, September 1st, we drove to Goa, on the Southwest India coast where the Luther Rice Bible Institute classes were held, -another six to seven hours South of Kolhapur. We checked into the Majestic Hotel there. It was very nice, even air-conditioning which we enjoyed because Goa is hot and humid. We met […]

India Mission Trip - Miraj

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005

On Saturday morning, August 31st, we drove to a larger city in that area, Miraj, population about 200,000, where we did a seminar in a Presbyterian church. My subject was “Security Under Authority” with Dr. Sane interpreting for me. We had an hour before noon tea break and an hour after noon. The pastor asked […]

India Mission Trip - Soni

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

On Friday night, August 30th, we went back East to another village called Soni. The service there was in a church building that had been closed. There were about 70 people there that night. Again we had singing with a guitar and the three kettledrums. Dr. Sane is starting a new church there so I […]

India Mission Trip - Uplavi

Monday, August 29th, 2005

Thursday afternoon, August 29th, we drove to Uplavi, a village about two hours East of Kolhapur. Dr. Sane has been preaching and teaching there for several years. They had an outdoor platform with a colorful tent over it. Four men led the singing with a guitar and three small tunable kettledrums. A group of children […]