Dear folks – Steve wrote a recent blog that was quite touching. Also, one of Steve’s teammates on the World Race wrote a recent blog. I thought both were worth copying portions of to get the feel of what the team is having to deal with this month.
Steve needs $2,500 total to finish the race - $700 of it by Sept. 1st. If you can help him out, please contact him at www.stevewright.theworldrace.org. Go to “Support Me” and follow the directions.
Thanks. Here’s the quotes.
From Mark Stratman –
I have to say, however, that I'm feeling like a marathon runner at the moment. Everything...EVERYTHING is getting to me. Delhi is a tough place to be at this point in the race because it's a noise pollution definition. A simple walk to the corner store to get something to drink involves getting honked at from 3 motorcycles, 2 cars, and 3 rickshaw bikes must ring their annoying little bells all right in my ear...in case I didn't know they were there. While my ears continue ringing, I step over cow poo, walk around a cow, and smell some really nasty scents. I am over it. I think it's funny, still. I must admit that after yelling at the drivers to shut up and stop honking at me, I laugh. What if I brought this culture to the States? What if I decided that the lines in the road were optional? What if I took 1 million cows and released them in New York City, declaring that you couldn't so much as touch them? What if I honked at everyone just to let them know I'm around them...every car, bike, pedestrian, cow? What if I busted up the road to make them so pothole covered that you needed a 4x4 to go anywhere? What if I took away all the Wal-Marts and malls and replaced them with mini stores that you could get 3-4 things on your shopping list at any store and had to go to 4 stores to get all the things you wanted for dinner? What if?
From Steve –
We basically have three ministries that we have been doing. Orphanage, leper colony, and Burmese refugees. At this point I’ve been to all three, and they are going well. At the orphanage, we've been able to play with the children, and they love the bible lessons and singing. IN the morning when they are at school, there is a group that has gone in and fixed up the place as best as they can. We bought some paint and also fixed a few fans of theirs.
About a week ago I went to the leper colony, and I saw something that was difficult to take in. There was a man that was crippled from leprosy. All I could do was pray for him. We prayer walked through the colony and played with kids. Some of us sat a talked with some of the people there. As soon as I went off on my own I saw this man, covered in a blanket, and swarmed with flies. I went to put my hand on his shoulder and I only felt his bone. I had to walk away after that, I didn't have anything to give him.
Continue to pray for Steve and the ministry – I know he appreciates it!
Pastor Bob
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