We spent two nights visiting a feeder school in Issapur. This is as far west as you can go in Delhi. A small, rural farming town where we felt almost at home. The vast countryside reminded me of OK or TX with fields stretching as far as the eye can see. Cattle and sheep graze freely while workers harvest the crops (not sure exactly what that is). The town was very attractive in its own way. The brightly colored homes adorned with decorative gates were stacked on top of one another. In the mornings we'd enjoy a cup of coffee while watching the peacocks fly from rooftop to rooftop and occasional see one of the male birds "dancing". We stayed with a teacher named Antony, along with his wife Shanti and daughter Neci. They are a wonderful family and I can't begin to describe there excessively generous hospitality. Their house is nestled between the PE teacher Raja's apt that he shares with two other teachers and Siri, another teacher.
Pictured left to right: Raja, Siri, me, Antony and Neci in front of the school.
We had a great time singing (taught them deep & wide and bop shoe bop)
and playing games with the students. Cricket was their favorite but we managed to squeeze in a game of football(soccer) and then duck, duck goose with the smaller children. We told a Bible story or two, read some stories and worked some math problems. I believe God has great things planned for all of the Good Samaritan Schools and students. Christ and education working together to change India from the inside. I thank God for this experience and we're already planning another visit.
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